ArcGIS Pro 3.0 API Reference Guide
ArcGIS.Core.Geometry Namespace / Multipatch Class / ToBinaryXml Method
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    ToBinaryXml Method
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    Serializes this geometry instance into an ArcGIS binary XML geometry representation.
    Syntax
    public string ToBinaryXml()
    Public Function ToBinaryXml() As String

    Return Value

    Geometry represented as a binary XML string.
    Example
    Construct Multipatch
    // export to binary xml
    string binaryXml = multiPatch.ToBinaryXml();
    
    // import from binaryXML - methods need to run on the MCT
    Multipatch binaryMultipatch = MultipatchBuilderEx.FromBinaryXml(binaryXml);
    
    // xml export / import
    string xml = multiPatch.ToXml();
    Multipatch xmlMultipatch = MultipatchBuilderEx.FromXml(xml);
    
    // esriShape export/import
    byte[] buffer = multiPatch.ToEsriShape();
    Multipatch esriPatch = MultipatchBuilderEx.FromEsriShape(buffer);
    
    // or use GeometryEngine
    Multipatch patchImport = GeometryEngine.Instance.ImportFromEsriShape(EsriShapeImportFlags.EsriShapeImportDefaults, buffer, multiPatch.SpatialReference) as Multipatch;
    
    Requirements

    Target Platforms: Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8.1

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