Hi there,
Today I was trying to programatically set the source uri (local filepath) of a ArcGIS.Desktop.Layouts.PictureElement with the provided SetSourcePath() SDK method. Unfortunately this seems to have no effect at all. The PictureElement on the layout remains empty without any feedback.
After I looked at the implementation of the SetSourcePath() Method, I could implement it by myself.
private void SetPictureSource(string uri)
{
// SDK call '_pictureElement.SetSourcePath(uri)' not working
_pictureElement.SetSourcePath(uri);
// manually setting source url over cim definition working
QueuedTask.Run(() =>
{
var definition = _pictureElement.GetDefinition();
if (definition is CIMGraphicElement graphicElement &&
graphicElement.Graphic is CIMPictureGraphic pictureGraphic)
{
pictureGraphic.SourceURL = uri;
graphicElement.Graphic = pictureGraphic;
_pictureElement.SetDefinition(graphicElement);
}
});
}
The SDK implementation almost looks the same but its setting PictureURL instead of SourceURL.
// SDK Implementation
public void SetSourcePath(string URI)
{
LayoutUtil.EnsureWorkerThread();
string fullPath = Path.GetFullPath(URI);
if (!File.Exists(fullPath))
{
throw new Exception("Invalid Picture path");
}
ElementUtil.UpdateElement(_container, base.Name, Resources.OperationUpdatePictures, delegate (CIMElement cimElement)
{
CIMPictureGraphic cIMPictureGraphic = (cimElement as
CIMGraphicElement).Graphic as CIMPictureGraphic;
if (cIMPictureGraphic != null)
{
cIMPictureGraphic.PictureURL = fullPath;
}
});
}
Is this a SDK Bug or do I use the method the wrong way? Would appreciate any response.
