CreatePictureGraphicElement Method

Creates a picture element on a layout from an envelope geometry. This method must be called on the MCT. Use QueuedTask.Run.

Syntax

C#
Visual Basic (Declaration)

GraphicElement CreatePictureGraphicElement( 
   ILayoutElementContainer elementContainer,
   Envelope envelope,
   string url
)

Function CreatePictureGraphicElement( _
   ByVal elementContainer As ILayoutElementContainer, _
   ByVal envelope As Envelope, _
   ByVal url As String _
) As GraphicElement

Parameters

elementContainer: Layout or GroupElement
envelope: Envelope
url: A string that represents the path or URL to the source.

Return Value

Returns a GraphicElement.

Exceptions

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

Remarks

If the element container is a Layout then the element gets added to the root level of the layout TOC at the top most position. If the element container is a GroupElement then it gets added to the group at the topmost position.

Example

//Create a picture element and also set background and border symbology.

//Construct on the worker thread
await QueuedTask.Run(() =>
{
  //Build 2D envelope geometry
  Coordinate2D pic_ll = new Coordinate2D(6, 1);
  Coordinate2D pic_ur = new Coordinate2D(8, 2);
  Envelope env = EnvelopeBuilder.CreateEnvelope(pic_ll, pic_ur);

  //Create and add element to layout
  string picPath = @"C:\Temp\WhitePass.jpg";
  GraphicElement picElm = LayoutElementFactory.Instance.CreatePictureGraphicElement(layout, env, picPath);
  picElm.SetName("New Picture");

  //(Optionally) Modify the border and shadow 
  CIMGraphic picGra = picElm.Graphic;
  CIMPictureGraphic cimPicGra = picGra as CIMPictureGraphic;
  cimPicGra.Frame.BorderSymbol = new CIMSymbolReference();
  cimPicGra.Frame.BorderSymbol.Symbol = SymbolFactory.Instance.ConstructLineSymbol(ColorFactory.Instance.BlueRGB, 2.0, SimpleLineStyle.Solid);

  cimPicGra.Frame.ShadowSymbol = new CIMSymbolReference();
  cimPicGra.Frame.ShadowSymbol.Symbol = SymbolFactory.Instance.ConstructPolygonSymbol(ColorFactory.Instance.BlackRGB, SimpleFillStyle.Solid);

  //Update the element
  picElm.SetGraphic(picGra);
});

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 7

Reference

IElementFactory Interface
IElementFactory Members