CreateFeatureLayer(Item,ILayerContainerEdit,Int32,String,RendererDefinition) Method

Overloaded. Creates a new Feature Layer instance using the specified Item and adds that to a container such as a map or group layer. Optionally you can provide a name and rendererDefinition to override the default display name and renderer respectively. This method must be called on the MCT. Use QueuedTask.Run.

Syntax

C#
Visual Basic (Declaration)

public FeatureLayer CreateFeatureLayer( 
   Item item,
   ILayerContainerEdit mapOrGroupLayer,
   int index,
   string layerName,
   RendererDefinition rendererDefinition
)

Public Overloads Function CreateFeatureLayer( _
   ByVal item As Item, _
   ByVal mapOrGroupLayer As ILayerContainerEdit, _
   ByVal index As Integer, _
   Optional ByVal layerName As String, _
   Optional ByVal rendererDefinition As RendererDefinition _
) As FeatureLayer

Parameters

item: An ArcGIS.Desktop.Core.Item
mapOrGroupLayer: A map or group layer instance to which the Feature Layer will be added
index: The position of the Feature Layer in the map or group layer. 0 represents the top most position.
layerName: (optional) When it is not provided, the default display name gets used e.g. the dataset name or alias. (default value = "")
rendererDefinition: (optional) Provide a RendererDefinition to create a FeatureLayer with your custom renderer instead of the default renderer that gets generated automatically. (default value = null)

Return Value

FeatureLayer

Exceptions

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

Remarks

You should always check using LayerFactory.Instance.CanCreateLayerFrom() method before passing an item to this method.

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 7

Reference

LayerFactory Class
LayerFactory Members
Overload List