Subscribe Method—ArcGIS Pro

Subscribes to the ActiveTemplateChangedEvent.

Syntax

C#
Visual Basic (Declaration)

public static SubscriptionToken Subscribe( 
   Action<ActiveTemplateChangedEventArgs> action,
   bool keepSubscriberAlive
)

Public Shared Function Subscribe( _
   ByVal action As Action(Of ActiveTemplateChangedEventArgs), _
   Optional ByVal keepSubscriberAlive As Boolean _
) As SubscriptionToken

Parameters

action: A delegate that is executed when the ActiveTemplateChangedEvent is published.
keepSubscriberAlive: (optional) The type of reference used to maintain the delegate. false is a weak reference, true is a strong reference. (default value = false)

Return Value

A token that uniquely identifies the added subscription, and may subsequently be used with Unsubscribe.

Example

ArcGIS.Desktop.Editing.Events.ActiveTemplateChangedEvent.Subscribe(OnActiveTemplateChanged);

async void OnActiveTemplateChanged(ArcGIS.Desktop.Editing.Events.ActiveTemplateChangedEventArgs args)
{
  // return if incoming template is null
  if (args.IncomingTemplate == null)
    return;

  // Activate two-point line tool for Freeway template in the Layers map
  if (args.IncomingTemplate.Name == "Freeway" && args.IncomingMapView.Map.Name == "Layers")
    await args.IncomingTemplate.ActivateToolAsync("esri_editing_SketchTwoPointLineTool");
}

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8.1

Reference

ActiveTemplateChangedEvent Class
ActiveTemplateChangedEvent Members