Show layer custom properties in Esri Layer dialog

StevenCorpus — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 21:07:43 GMT

I created a Plugin Datasource layer that uses a proprietary file as a datasource. CustomProperties are added to this layer upon creation. Is there a way to show these values in the standard Esri layer property dialog where the custom properties are listed on the left along with General, Metadata, Source, etc?

Re: Show layer custom properties in Esri Layer dialog

CharlesMacleod — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 16:18:33 GMT

here's an example of a custom page for feature layers: - assuming u have added a property sheet/page to your addin (eg using the item template). The key is updating the desired property sheet collection. In this case, I am updating "esri_mapping_featureLayerPropertySheet" which is the collection for feature layers.

Config.daml (note: by default the template uses "<page..." - note that for "<udpdateSheet" u need to use "<insertPage ..."

Module1.cs

internal class Module1 : Module { ... protected override bool Initialize() { if (MapView.Active != null) { var layers = MapView.Active?.GetSelectedLayers().OfType<FeatureLayer>(); if (layers?.Count() > 0) { var json_settings = new JsonSerializationSettings() { PrettyPrint = true }; QueuedTask.Run(() => LayerJSON = layers.First() .GetDefinition().ToJson(json_settings)); } } ArcGIS.Desktop.Mapping.Events.TOCSelectionChangedEvent .Subscribe(async (args) => { var layers = args.MapView?.GetSelectedLayers().OfType<FeatureLayer>(); if (layers?.Count() > 0) { var json_settings = new JsonSerializationSettings() { PrettyPrint = true }; LayerJSON = await QueuedTask.Run(() => layers.First().GetDefinition().ToJson(json_settings)); } }); return true; } private string _layerJSON = ""; public string LayerJSON { get { return _layerJSON; } set { _layerJSON = value; } }

Property page View Model and View:

internal class FeatureLayerCustomPageViewModel : Page { ... public string LayerJSON => Module1.Current.LayerJSON; }

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Show layer custom properties in Esri Layer dialog

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