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How to Update MapView with Graphics via ViewModel?

KhurramAli — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 11:13:53 GMT

I am developing an application with ArcGIS Runtime SDK for .Net and following the MVVM Pattern, in my ViewModel I have an ObservableCollection of GraphicsOverlay that I have binded to the MapView in my View, now when I add a new GraphicsOverlay to the ObservableCollection and add Graphics in it, graphics are not reflection in the View,

I have implemented INotifyPropertyChanged and all other things are working fine with the ViewModel

public class MapViewModel : BaseViewModel
{
private Map map;

public Map Map
{
get { return this.map; }
set { this.map = value; }
}
public ObservableCollection<GraphicsOverlay> GraphicsOverlays { get; set; }

public MapViewModel()
{
GraphicsOverlays = new ObservableCollection<GraphicsOverlay>();
}

And in my Method that is called by any event

public void UpdateMarker(MapPoint point)
{
GraphicsOverlays[0].Graphics.Clear();

// Create a symbol to symbolize the point
SimpleMarkerSymbol symbol = new SimpleMarkerSymbol(SimpleMarkerSymbolStyle.X, System.Drawing.Color.Yellow, 20);

// Create the graphic
Graphic symbolGraphic = new Graphic(point, symbol);

// Add the graphic to the graphics overlay
var newGraphicsOverlay=new GraphicsOverlay();
GraphicsOverlays[0].Graphics.Add(symbolGraphic);

}

And in my View I have

<esri:MapView x:Name="MyMapView" Grid.Column="0" DataContext="{StaticResource MapVM}" GraphicsOverlays="{Binding GraphicsOverlays}" Map="{Binding Map}" Cursor="{Binding MapViewCursor}">

I am unable to find any sample that does exactly this, so how to do this, I am new to arcGIS, Thanks in advance.

Re: How to Update MapView with Graphics via ViewModel?

JoeHershman — Thu, 01 Nov 2018 19:56:54 GMT

Use GraphicsOverlayCollection instead of ObservableCollection<GraphicsOverlay>

Re: How to Update MapView with Graphics via ViewModel?

JoeHershman — Fri, 02 Nov 2018 13:53:29 GMT

To give a little more context an ObservableCollection responds to items being added or deleted to the collection. So when bound to a list type control it will reflect those changes to the list. With an ObservableCollection changes to the objects within the collection do not send notification (raise IPropertyChanged). In normal C# if you wanted to have a bound list and also be able to see changes to the objects in that list you would use a BindingList.

With adding Graphics the Graphics property on the GraphicsOverlay changes, so there is no type of notification sent by the ObservableCollection. The GraphicsOverlayCollection was provided to fire the proper notifications to see changes to the graphics (I'm assuming).

Cheers

Re: How to Update MapView with Graphics via ViewModel?

KhurramAli — Fri, 02 Nov 2018 14:05:45 GMT

Joe Hershman thanks for the insight.