Is there an easy way to open/activate the catalog pane through the SDK?

[Anonymous User]

Hi, I'm just looking for an easy way to grab the Catalog Pane object and activate it. It seems like there's not an incredibly intuitive way to open or activate it programatically.

[Wolf · Accepted solution]

You can use Pro commands to accomplish this task.  To reuse existing Pro commands (like showing the catalog dockpane or view) you can use the following pattern (copied from a sample button command):

protected override void OnClick()
{
  ExecuteProCommand("esri_core_showProjectView");
  ExecuteProCommand("esri_core_showProjectDockPane");
}


/// <summary>
/// Generic implementation of ExecuteCommand to allow calls to 
/// execute any Pro command / tool by using its Id
/// </summary>
/// <param name="proPluginId">Pro ID (command/tool) to run</param>
/// <returns></returns>
private static void ExecuteProCommand(string proPluginId)
{
  var command = FrameworkApplication.GetPlugInWrapper(proPluginId) as ICommand;
  if (command == null || !command.CanExecute(null)) return;
  command.Execute(null);
}

 Here is some documentation on this subject:  https://github.com/Esri/arcgis-pro-sdk/wiki/ProGuide-Reusing-Pro-Commands 

[UmaHarano]

Here is another way to get the Catalog Pane,  selected items:

//Get the catalog pane
ArcGIS.Desktop.Core.IProjectWindow projectWindow = Project.GetCatalogPane();
//Get the selected items from the catalog pane:
var items = projectWindow.SelectedItems();
//or get the active catalog view...
//ArcGIS.Desktop.Core.IProjectWindow projectWindow = Project.GetActiveCatalogWindow();