SetCamera(Layer,Boolean) Method

Sets the map frame extent using the a layer's extent. This method must be called on the MCT. Use QueuedTask.Run.

Syntax

C#
Visual Basic (Declaration)

public void SetCamera( 
   Layer layer,
   bool useSelectedFeatures
)

Public Overloads Sub SetCamera( _
   ByVal layer As Layer, _
   Optional ByVal useSelectedFeatures As Boolean _
)

Parameters

layer: Layer
useSelectedFeatures

Exceptions

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

Remarks

SetCamera will have no effect a map frame's extent being driven by a map series.

Example

//Zoom map frame to the extent of a single layer.

//Perform on the worker thread
await QueuedTask.Run(() =>
{
  //Reference MapFrame
  MapFrame mf = layout.FindElement("Map Frame") as MapFrame;

  //Reference map and layer
  Map m = mf.Map;
  FeatureLayer lyr = m.FindLayers("GreatLakes").First() as FeatureLayer;

  //Set the map frame extent to all features in the layer
  mf.SetCamera(lyr, false);
});

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 7

Reference

MapFrame Class
MapFrame Members
Overload List