ArcGIS Pro 3.3 API Reference Guide
ArcGIS.Core.Geometry Namespace / GeometryEngine Class / GetEsriShapeSize Method
A combination of EsriShapeExportFlags which determines how the geometry is exported. Uses esriShapeExportNewArcFormat for for circular and elliptic arcs.
The geometry to export.
Example

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    GetEsriShapeSize Method (GeometryEngine)
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    Returns the size of the buffer in bytes that will be required to hold the Esri shapefile version of the input geometry.
    Syntax
    public int GetEsriShapeSize( 
       EsriShapeExportFlags exportFlags,
       Geometry geometry
    )
    Public Function GetEsriShapeSize( _
       ByVal exportFlags As EsriShapeExportFlags, _
       ByVal geometry As Geometry _
    ) As Integer

    Parameters

    exportFlags
    A combination of EsriShapeExportFlags which determines how the geometry is exported. Uses esriShapeExportNewArcFormat for for circular and elliptic arcs.
    geometry
    The geometry to export.

    Return Value

    The size of the buffer.
    Exceptions
    ExceptionDescription
    Geometry is null or empty.
    The method is not implemented for GeometryBag.
    Example
    Import and Export Geometries to EsriShape
    // create an envelope
    List<MapPoint> coordsZM = new List<MapPoint>
    {
      MapPointBuilderEx.CreateMapPoint(1001, 1002, 1003, 1004),
      MapPointBuilderEx.CreateMapPoint(2001, 2002, Double.NaN, 2004),
      MapPointBuilderEx.CreateMapPoint(3001, -3002, 3003, 3004),
      MapPointBuilderEx.CreateMapPoint(1001, -4002, 4003, 4004)
    };
    
    Envelope envelope = EnvelopeBuilderEx.CreateEnvelope(
               coordsZM[0], coordsZM[2], SpatialReferences.WGS84);
    
    // export and import
    EsriShapeExportFlags exportFlags = EsriShapeExportFlags.EsriShapeExportDefaults;
    EsriShapeImportFlags importFlags = EsriShapeImportFlags.EsriShapeImportDefaults;
    byte[] buffer = GeometryEngine.Instance.ExportToEsriShape(exportFlags, envelope);
    Polygon importedPolygon = GeometryEngine.Instance.ImportFromEsriShape(
                   importFlags, buffer, envelope.SpatialReference) as Polygon;
    Envelope importedEnvelope = importedPolygon.Extent;
    
    // export without z,m
    buffer = GeometryEngine.Instance.ExportToEsriShape(
            EsriShapeExportFlags.EsriShapeExportStripZs | 
            EsriShapeExportFlags.EsriShapeExportStripMs, envelope);
    importedPolygon = GeometryEngine.Instance.ImportFromEsriShape(
            importFlags, buffer, SpatialReferences.WGS84) as Polygon;
    importedEnvelope = importedPolygon.Extent;
    
    bool hasZ = importedEnvelope.HasZ;      // hasZ = false
    bool hasM = importedEnvelope.HasM;      // hasM = false
    
    // export with shapeSize
    int bufferSize = GeometryEngine.Instance.GetEsriShapeSize(
                                           exportFlags, envelope);
    buffer = new byte[bufferSize];
    
    bufferSize = GeometryEngine.Instance.ExportToEsriShape(
                                 exportFlags, envelope, ref buffer);
    importedPolygon = GeometryEngine.Instance.ImportFromEsriShape(
                        importFlags, buffer, envelope.SpatialReference) as Polygon;
    importedEnvelope = importedPolygon.Extent;
    
    
    // or use the envelope and envelopeBuilderEx classes
    buffer = envelope.ToEsriShape();
    // buffer represents a polygon as there is not an envelope Esri shape buffer
    // EnvelopeBuilderEx.FromEsriShape takes a polygon Esri shape buffer and returns the extent of the polygon.
    importedEnvelope = EnvelopeBuilderEx.FromEsriShape(buffer);
    
    Requirements

    Target Platforms: Windows 11, Windows 10

    ArcGIS Pro version: 3 or higher.
    See Also