topic Re: How to to get current legend column count using arcpy? in Python Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-to-get-current-legend-column-count-using/m-p/532472#M41693 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>If I'm understanding your question you are looking to get a total count of layers represented in the legend? If so then you could use:</P><P></P><PRE class="lia-code-sample line-numbers language-none">mxd = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument("Current") df = mxd.activeDataFrame legendCount = len(arcpy.mapping.ListLayoutElements(mxd, "LEGEND_ELEMENT", "Legend")[0].items)</PRE></BODY></HTML> Sat, 11 Dec 2021 23:09:37 GMT LukeSturtevant 2021-12-11T23:09:37Z How to to get current legend column count using arcpy? https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-to-get-current-legend-column-count-using/m-p/532471#M41692 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi</P><P>Is there anyway to get current legend column count using arcpy? like legegend.columncount&nbsp;&nbsp; OR legend.getcolumncount ? I couldn't see these properties in documentation.</P><P></P><P>I am trying to increment&nbsp; column count conditionally using&nbsp; legend.adjustColumnCount </P><P></P><P>Thank you</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 03 Nov 2015 20:44:03 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-to-get-current-legend-column-count-using/m-p/532471#M41692 SurendranNeelakantan 2015-11-03T20:44:03Z Re: How to to get current legend column count using arcpy? https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-to-get-current-legend-column-count-using/m-p/532472#M41693 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>If I'm understanding your question you are looking to get a total count of layers represented in the legend? If so then you could use:</P><P></P><PRE class="lia-code-sample line-numbers language-none">mxd = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument("Current") df = mxd.activeDataFrame legendCount = len(arcpy.mapping.ListLayoutElements(mxd, "LEGEND_ELEMENT", "Legend")[0].items)</PRE></BODY></HTML> Sat, 11 Dec 2021 23:09:37 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-to-get-current-legend-column-count-using/m-p/532472#M41693 LukeSturtevant 2021-12-11T23:09:37Z Re: How to to get current legend column count using arcpy? https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-to-get-current-legend-column-count-using/m-p/532473#M41694 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I&nbsp;&nbsp; want to know how many columns in the&nbsp; legend element.&nbsp; Not how many items in the legend.</P><P>I hope It is clear now.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 03 Nov 2015 21:12:47 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-to-get-current-legend-column-count-using/m-p/532473#M41694 SurendranNeelakantan 2015-11-03T21:12:47Z Re: How to to get current legend column count using arcpy? https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-to-get-current-legend-column-count-using/m-p/532474#M41695 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Can you explain why incrementing <SPAN style="font-family: arial, helvetica, 'helvetica neue', verdana, sans-serif;">adjustColumnCount doesn't work? It seems like you should be able to:</SPAN></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="font-family: arial, helvetica, 'helvetica neue', verdana, sans-serif;">1.) make any changes to your legend</SPAN></P><P><SPAN style="font-family: arial, helvetica, 'helvetica neue', verdana, sans-serif;">2.) record the current (original) legend elementWidth</SPAN></P><P><SPAN style="font-family: arial, helvetica, 'helvetica neue', verdana, sans-serif;">3.) increment the number of columns using adjustColumnCount</SPAN></P><P><SPAN style="font-family: arial, helvetica, 'helvetica neue', verdana, sans-serif;">4.) when the incremented legend elementWidth = the original legend elementWidth, you know the number of columns</SPAN></P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 03 Nov 2015 22:15:36 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-to-get-current-legend-column-count-using/m-p/532474#M41695 DarrenWiens2 2015-11-03T22:15:36Z Re: How to to get current legend column count using arcpy? https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-to-get-current-legend-column-count-using/m-p/532475#M41696 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>The default for column count is 1 if your trying to increment a legend simply start or reset the legend to 1</P><P><A href="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/desktop/latest/analyze/arcpy-mapping/legendelement-class.htm" title="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/desktop/latest/analyze/arcpy-mapping/legendelement-class.htm">LegendElement—Help | ArcGIS for Desktop</A>&nbsp; </P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 30 Nov 2015 14:55:50 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-to-get-current-legend-column-count-using/m-p/532475#M41696 WesMiller 2015-11-30T14:55:50Z