What's New in the ArcGIS Pro 1.4 SDK

[Anonymous User]

 Original Author: @ChristopherZent 

ArcGIS Pro 1.4 is now available, and included are many new updates to the Pro SDK.  As with each release, the SDK can be upgraded from within Visual Studio at the Visual Studio Gallery (recommended) and also can be downloaded from My Esri.

Some of the 1.4 SDK enhancements include:

• Configurations – a new add-in pattern / template which allows you to customize the Pro UI/UX at start-up.  See the new ProConcepts and ProGuide docs for more information.

• Light/dark theme styling – with the new Pro 1.4 light and dark theme capability, the SDK allows you to style your add-ins and configurations for the best visibility.  See the new ProGuide for details.

• API enhancements –  there are new classes and methods for working with geodatabase joins and SQL syntax, horizontal/vertical datums, and also new controls.  See the What’s New page in the API reference for details.

• New code samples and guides – found at the community samples site and the SDK documentation wiki.

There is a helpful “What’s New for Developers at 1.4” page in the API reference which includes a new Highlights section with links to some of the more notable API/SDK change content in the release.  The What’s New page includes an API Changes section with a full listing of all the new additions.

Also, as with each release, there are new code samples, and new ProConcept and ProGuide docs available on the Pro SDK Documentation Wiki, links below.

• SDK Documentation Wiki
• API Reference
• Community samples
• Code Snippets
• Build your first Pro add-in

In the coming weeks, we’ll do some follow-up posts on a few of the key enhancement areas listed above.  We hope you’ll check out the links above, read up on some of the new content, and try out the new samples and templates.

[TedChapin]

Christopher Zent‌ Is the 1.3 documentation available online somewhere? How about a code migration guide? I found a couple changes that broke my 1.3 add-in.  For example:

Dim oids As List(Of Long) = _layer.GetSelection.GetObjectIDs()

used to work in 1.3 but for 1.4 I had to change it to:

Dim oids As IReadOnlyList(Of Long) = _layer.GetSelection.GetObjectIDs()

Not a build error - it's a runtime error. So I have some testing to do. But for people who want to keep developing in 1.3 it would be nice to go back to previous API reference.

[Anonymous User]

Hello Ted, there were no changes in the 1.4 SDK release that would result in the behavior your seeing.  If you can reproduce it or need further assistance, please contact Esri Support.

Regarding the API references, you can always find the API reference of any of the SDK releases, along with the SDK installation files, at the Releases page.  You can access it from the Pro SDK Github page and then press the "releases" link, as seen outlined below.  You can also navigate there directly here, and bookmark it.

[MaxMax2]

In 1.4 you've added some controls:

• Coordinate System Picker
• Coordinate Systems Details Control
• Burger Button
• Circular Animation Control
• ProWindow
• Message Label
• Waiting Cursor Control

But help pages for every new control don't have any images. It would be much better if developers know what particular control is and how it looks like before using it at their projects.

[Anonymous User]

Hello Max, thank you for your feedback, and we'll consider this for a future release.  You can find some images and further information here on the SDK Wiki doc Framework page.

[CharlesMacleod]

Also, https://github.com/esri/arcgis-pro-sdk/wiki/ProConcepts-Framework#ui-controls

[MaxMax2]

Thank you Christopher for info. Waiting for a future release

[MaxMax2]

Thanks Charles for the link. It is what I need. Waiting to see these pictures in the API Reference.