CreateLayer(Uri,ILayerContainerEdit,LayerPosition,String) Method

Creates a new Layer instance with the specified path to a dataset and adds it to a container such as a map or a group layer. Optionally you can provide a name to override the default display name. This method must be called on the MCT. Use QueuedTask.Run.

Syntax

C#
Visual Basic (Declaration)

public Layer CreateLayer( 
   Uri dataUri,
   ILayerContainerEdit mapOrGroupLayer,
   LayerPosition position,
   string layerName
)

Public Overloads Function CreateLayer( _
   ByVal dataUri As Uri, _
   ByVal mapOrGroupLayer As ILayerContainerEdit, _
   Optional ByVal position As LayerPosition, _
   Optional ByVal layerName As String _
) As Layer

Parameters

dataUri: An URI represents the path or url to a dataset or .lyrx or .lpkx file.
mapOrGroupLayer: A map or group layer instance to which the Layer will be added
position: LayerPosition specifies whether the layer should be auto positioned or be on the top or at the bottom
layerName: (optional) When it is not provided, the default display name gets used e.g. the dataset name or alias. (default value = "")

Return Value

Layer Layer

Exceptions

Exception	Description
ArcGIS.Core.CalledOnWrongThreadException	This method or property must be called within the lambda passed to QueuedTask.Run.

Remarks

Some sample paths to:

A FeatureClass in a FileGeodatabase	C:\Data\MyFileGDB.gdb\Census
A shape file in a folder	\\Machine\SharedFolder\MySpatialData.dbf
A RasterDataset in a FileGeodatabase	C:\Data\MyFileGDB.gdb\DEM
A FeatureClass from a SDE	C:\Connections\MySDEConnection.sde\Roads
An image file in a folder	\\Machine\SharedFolder\Imagery.tif
A .lyrx or .lpkx file	\\Machine\SharedFolder\Fires.lyrx
A map service layer	http://sampleserver1.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/Demographics/ESRI_Census_USA/MapServer
A feature layer off a map or feature service	http://sampleserver6.arcgisonline.com/arcgis/rest/services/NapervilleShelters/FeatureServer/0

Example

FeatureLayer flyr = (FeatureLayer)LayerFactory.Instance.CreateLayer(new Uri(@"C:\Data\Census.gdb\States"), MapView.Active.Map);

FeatureLayer flyr = (FeatureLayer)LayerFactory.Instance.CreateLayer(new Uri(@"C:\Data\Census.gdb\UnitedStatesFD\States"), MapView.Active.Map);

RasterLayer rlyr = (RasterLayer)LayerFactory.Instance.CreateLayer(new Uri(@"\\Machine\SharedFolder\Imagery.tif"), MapView.Active.Map);

FeatureLayer flyr = (FeatureLayer)LayerFactory.Instance.CreateLayer(new Uri(@"C:\Data\Fires.lyrx"), MapView.Active.Map);

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 7

Reference

LayerFactory Class
LayerFactory Members
Overload List