CreatePointGraphicElement Method

Creates a graphic point element on a layout from a single 2D coordinate. This method must be called on the MCT. Use QueuedTask.Run.

Syntax

C#
Visual Basic (Declaration)

GraphicElement CreatePointGraphicElement( 
   ILayoutElementContainer elementContainer,
   Coordinate2D coord2D,
   CIMPointSymbol ptSymbol
)

Function CreatePointGraphicElement( _
   ByVal elementContainer As ILayoutElementContainer, _
   ByVal coord2D As Coordinate2D, _
   Optional ByVal ptSymbol As CIMPointSymbol _
) As GraphicElement

Parameters

elementContainer: Layout or GroupElement
coord2D: Coordinate2D
ptSymbol: CIMPointSymbol

Return Value

Returns a GraphicElement.

Exceptions

Exception	Description
ArcGIS.Core.CalledOnWrongThreadException	This method 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 simple 2D point graphic and apply an existing point style item as the symbology.

//Construct on the worker thread
await QueuedTask.Run(() =>
{
  //Build 2D point geometry  
  Coordinate2D coord2D = new Coordinate2D(2.0, 10.0);

  //(optionally) Reference a point symbol in a style
  StyleProjectItem ptStylePrjItm = Project.Current.GetItems<StyleProjectItem>().FirstOrDefault(item => item.Name == "ArcGIS 2D");
  SymbolStyleItem ptSymStyleItm = ptStylePrjItm.SearchSymbols(StyleItemType.PointSymbol, "City Hall")[0];
  CIMPointSymbol pointSym = ptSymStyleItm.Symbol as CIMPointSymbol;
  pointSym.SetSize(50);

  //Set symbolology, create and add element to layout

  //An alternative simple symbol is also commented out below.  This would elminate the four 
  //optional lines of code above that reference a style.

  //CIMPointSymbol pointSym = SymbolFactory.Instance.ConstructPointSymbol(ColorFactory.Instance.RedRGB, 25.0, SimpleMarkerStyle.Star);  //Alternative simple symbol
  GraphicElement ptElm = LayoutElementFactory.Instance.CreatePointGraphicElement(layout, coord2D, pointSym);
  ptElm.SetName("New Point");
});

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 10, Windows 8.1

Reference

IElementFactory Interface
IElementFactory Members