Announcing ArcGIS Runtime SDK for .NET 100.12

[MichaelBranscomb]

We are pleased to announce the 100.12 release of ArcGIS Runtime SDK for .NET. This release includes significant new features, enhancements to existing features, performance improvements, bug fixes, and a preview of the roadmap. You can read about the highlights common to all ArcGIS Runtime SDKs in the shared ArcGIS Runtime blog post and additional details in the 100.12 Release Notes.

For our .NET community here a few more highlights...

• API : New API Reference documentation format
• API : Support for WinUI 3 (preview)
• API : Additions and enhancements
• API : Web and security
• SDK : Toolkit
• SDK : Samples
• SDK : Doc
• SDK : Roadmap
• Deprecation notices
• Known Issues
• ArcGIS Runtime Local Server

API : New API Reference documentation format

New API reference documentation for ArcGIS Runtime SDK for .NET provides a unified reference that more accurately represents the APIs available with each NuGet package and with each target framework or platform. For example, when working with the WPF UI framework using the Esri.ArcGISRuntime.WPF package you can now browse the API reference by .NET 5, .NET Core 3.1, or .NET Framework. A new Applies To section lists the frameworks/platforms on which an API is available and the ArcGIS Runtime version at which it first became available.

API : Support for WinUI 3 (preview)

With the 100.12 release we have updated the preview of ArcGIS Runtime support for WinUI 3 to target the Windows App SDK version 0.8 (Microsoft.ProjectReunion).

Try out ArcGIS Runtime and WinUI with the Sample Viewer: https://github.com/Esri/arcgis-runtime-samples-dotnet/tree/main/src/WinUI. 

Note: Support for WinUI 3 with ArcGIS Runtime is in Preview and cannot be used in production at this time.

API : Additions and enhancements

• Introduced GeoModel baseclass for Map and Scene to facilitate developing for both 2D and 3D.
• Improved behavior of `IsNavigating` property during manual geoview flick manipulations.
• Added PortalInfo.DeveloperBasemapGalleryGroupQuery property and Portal.GetDeveloperBasemapsAsync() method for retrieving the collection of basemaps that are accessible and metered via API keys for developers.
• New type CheckoffOnly on Enum KmlListItemType to provide improved support for building Table of Content experiences that target KML.
• Nullability annotations added to the Toolkit for ArcGIS Runtime SDK for .NET.
• New language support for Slovak (driving directions and developer error messages).

API : Web and security

• Reduced the number of parallel generateToken requests resulting in reduced network traffic.
• Added a new GeoprocessingTask.CreateAsync overload that takes a Credential.
• Improved serialization of certificate credential when working with Credential Persistence on Android and iOS.
• Improved serialization of NetworkCredential to honor PreAuthenticateBehavior when working with Credential Persistence.
• Improved support for certificate authentication when targeting frameworks .NET 5 or .NET Core 3.1.
• Added property `AuthorizedCrossOriginDomains` to PortalInfo to support Portals with broad CORS disabled to support getting the collection of allowed domains. For more information see Restrict cross-domain requests to your portal and ArcGIS REST API - Portal Self (Organization).

SDK : Toolkit

The Toolkit for ArcGIS Runtime SDK for .NET is released in unison with ArcGIS Runtime 100.12 and includes components that support your development of apps when using WPF, UWP, Xamarin.Android, Xamarin.iOS, and Xamarin.Forms.

With the 100.12 release, there are three new upcoming controls planned for release shortly after 100.12 general availability:

• Basemap Gallery
• OverviewMap
• Search

SDK : Samples

New samples, sample updates, and enhancements to the sample viewer apps:

• New sample: Query with CQL filters
• New sample: Display OGC API collection
• New sample: Browse OGC API feature service
• WPF Sample Viewer target updated to .NET 5
• Updates to OAuth samples
• Updated labeling samples

SDK : Doc

New and updated topics on the ArcGIS developer site.

New topics

• Device location 
• Migrate to ArcGIS Platform location services
• Work with Geotriggers

Enhanced topics:

• Add raster data
• Debug using ArcGIS Runtime Windows symbol files
• Dictionary renderer from a style
• Navigate a SceneView
• Support for the web scene specification

New Tutorials

• Display Device Location
• Display a web scene

SDK : Roadmap

We have an exciting few months ahead as we continue to work on planned support for .NET 6, MAUI, and WinUI to ArcGIS Runtime SDK for .NET. 

The ArcGIS Runtime SDK for .NET Visual Studio extension includes preview support for Visual Studio 2022.  

Deprecation notices

• Support for .NET Core 3.1 and .NET is deprecated. The next release of Esri.ArcGISRuntime.WPF will require .NET 6 LTS. Support continues for .NET Framework 4.6.1+.
• UWP minimum supported SDK level updated to Windows 10 1903 18362.

Known Issues

• When using SDK-Style projects with .NET Framework (<TargetFramework>net461</TargetFramework>) the PlatformTarget must also be specified, for example <PlatformTarget>AnyCPU</PlatformTarget>.

ArcGIS Runtime Local Server

ArcGIS Runtime Local Server 100.12 now supports geoprocessing and map packages created with ArcGIS Pro 2.8.x. The following geoprocessing tools are now supported with this release:

• Create Mobile Map Package
• Create Mobile Geodatabase
• Create Map Tile Package

We thank you for your ongoing support and feedback and hope you will find these updates valuable as you continue to use ArcGIS Runtime to build amazing applications for your users.

The ArcGIS Runtime .NET Dev Team

[MichaelBranscomb]

The ArcGIS Runtime .NET Dev Team