ArcGIS Pro 3.2 API Reference Guide
ArcGIS.Desktop.Editing.Templates Namespace / EditingTemplate Class
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    EditingTemplate Class
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    Defines how a new feature is created for a particular MapMember.
    Object Model
    EditingTemplate ClassEditingTemplate ClassCIMEditingTemplate ClassCIMSymbolReference ClassReadOnlyToolOptions ClassInspector ClassLayer ClassMap ClassMapMember ClassStandaloneTable Class
    Syntax
    Remarks
    You create new features using feature templates that contain configurable toolsets, attributes, and other properties that define how a new feature is created.
    Example
    Find edit template by name on a layer
    ArcGIS.Desktop.Framework.Threading.Tasks.QueuedTask.Run(() =>
    {
      //get the templates
      var map = ArcGIS.Desktop.Mapping.MapView.Active.Map;
      if (map == null)
        return;
    
      var mainTemplate = map.FindLayers("main").FirstOrDefault()?.GetTemplate("Distribution");
      var mhTemplate = map.FindLayers("Manhole").FirstOrDefault()?.GetTemplate("Active");
    });
    Find table templates belonging to a standalone table
    ArcGIS.Desktop.Framework.Threading.Tasks.QueuedTask.Run(() =>
    {
      var map = ArcGIS.Desktop.Mapping.MapView.Active.Map;
      if (map == null)
        return;
      //Get a particular table template
      var tableTemplate = map.FindStandaloneTables("Address Points").FirstOrDefault()?.GetTemplate("Residences");
      //Get all the templates of a standalone table
      var ownersTableTemplates = map.FindStandaloneTables("Owners").FirstOrDefault()?.GetTemplates();
      var statisticsTableTemplates = MapView.Active.Map.GetStandaloneTablesAsFlattenedList().First(l => l.Name.Equals("Trading Statistics")).GetTemplates();
    });
    Change Default Edit tool for a template
    public Task ChangeTemplateDefaultToolAsync(ArcGIS.Desktop.Mapping.FeatureLayer flayer,
                      string toolContentGUID, string templateName)
    {
      return ArcGIS.Desktop.Framework.Threading.Tasks.QueuedTask.Run(() =>
      {
    
        // retrieve the edit template form the layer by name
        var template = flayer?.GetTemplate(templateName) as ArcGIS.Desktop.Editing.Templates.EditingTemplate;
        // get the definition of the layer
        var layerDef = flayer?.GetDefinition() as ArcGIS.Core.CIM.CIMFeatureLayer;
        if ((template == null) || (layerDef == null))
          return;
    
        if (template.DefaultToolID != this.ID)
        {
          bool updateLayerDef = false;
          if (layerDef.AutoGenerateFeatureTemplates)
          {
            layerDef.AutoGenerateFeatureTemplates = false;
            updateLayerDef = true;
          }
    
          // retrieve the CIM edit template definition
          var templateDef = template.GetDefinition();
    
          // assign the GUID from the tool DAML definition, for example
          // <tool id="TestConstructionTool_SampleSDKTool" categoryRefID="esri_editing_construction_polyline" ….>
          //   <tooltip heading="">Tooltip text<disabledText /></tooltip>
          //   <content guid="e58239b3-9c69-49e5-ad4d-bb2ba29ff3ea" />
          // </tool>
          // then the toolContentGUID would be "e58239b3-9c69-49e5-ad4d-bb2ba29ff3ea"
    
          //At 2.x -
          //templateDef.ToolProgID = toolContentGUID;
          templateDef.DefaultToolGUID = toolContentGUID;
    
          // set the definition back to 
          template.SetDefinition(templateDef);
    
          // update the layer definition too
          if (updateLayerDef)
            flayer.SetDefinition(layerDef);
        }
      });
    }
    
    Hide or show editing tools on templates
    QueuedTask.Run(() =>
    {
      //hide all tools except line tool on layer
      var featLayer = MapView.Active.Map.FindLayers("Roads").First();
    
      var editTemplates = featLayer.GetTemplates();
      var newCIMEditingTemplates = new List<CIMEditingTemplate>();
    
      foreach (var et in editTemplates)
      {
        //initialize template by activating default tool
        et.ActivateDefaultToolAsync();
        var cimEditTemplate = et.GetDefinition();
        //get the visible tools on this template
        var allTools = et.ToolIDs.ToList();
        //add the hidden tools on this template
        allTools.AddRange(cimEditTemplate.GetExcludedToolIDs().ToList());
        //hide all the tools then allow the line tool
      
        //At 2.x -
        //allTools.AddRange(cimEditTemplate.GetExcludedToolDamlIds().ToList());
        allTools.AddRange(cimEditTemplate.GetExcludedToolIDs().ToList());
        
        //At 2.x - 
        //cimEditTemplate.SetExcludedToolDamlIds(allTools.ToArray());
        //cimEditTemplate.AllowToolDamlID("esri_editing_SketchLineTool");
        
        cimEditTemplate.SetExcludedToolIDs(allTools.ToArray());
        cimEditTemplate.AllowToolID("esri_editing_SketchLineTool");
        newCIMEditingTemplates.Add(cimEditTemplate);
      }
      //update the layer templates
      var layerDef = featLayer.GetDefinition() as CIMFeatureLayer;
      // Set AutoGenerateFeatureTemplates to false for template changes to stick
      layerDef.AutoGenerateFeatureTemplates = false;
      layerDef.FeatureTemplates = newCIMEditingTemplates.ToArray();
      featLayer.SetDefinition(layerDef);
    });
    Create New Template using layer.CreateTemplate
    var layer = MapView.Active.Map.GetLayersAsFlattenedList().OfType<FeatureLayer>().FirstOrDefault();
    if (layer == null)
      return;
    QueuedTask.Run(() =>
    {
      var insp = new Inspector();
      insp.LoadSchema(layer);
    
      insp["Field1"] = value1;
      insp["Field2"] = value2;
      insp["Field3"] = value3;
    
      var tags = new[] { "Polygon", "tag1", "tag2" };
    
      // set defaultTool using a daml-id 
      string defaultTool = "esri_editing_SketchCirclePolygonTool";
    
      // tool filter is the tools to filter OUT
      var toolFilter = new[] { "esri_editing_SketchTracePolygonTool" };
    
      // create a new template  
      var newTemplate = layer.CreateTemplate("My new template", "description", insp, defaultTool, tags, toolFilter);
    });
    Create New Table Template using table.CreateTemplate
    var table = MapView.Active.Map.GetStandaloneTablesAsFlattenedList().FirstOrDefault();
    if (table == null)
      return;
    QueuedTask.Run(() =>
    {
      var tableTemplate = table.GetTemplate("Template1");
      
      var definition = tableTemplate.GetDefinition();
      definition.Description = "New definition";
      definition.Name = "New name";
      //Create new table template using this definition
      table.CreateTemplate(definition);
    
      //You can also create a new table template using this extension method. You can use this method the same way you use the layer.CreateTemplate method.
      table.CreateTemplate("New template name", "Template description", tags: new string[] { "tag 1", "tag 2" });
    });
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    Requirements

    Target Platforms: Windows 11, Windows 10

    ArcGIS Pro version: 3 or higher.
    See Also