SetIsEditingEnabledAsync Method

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Sets a value that indicates if editing is to be enabled or disabled within the application.

Syntax

C#
Visual Basic (Declaration)

public Task<bool> SetIsEditingEnabledAsync( 
   bool value
)

Public Function SetIsEditingEnabledAsync( _
   ByVal value As Boolean _
) As Task(Of Boolean)

Parameters

value

Return Value

A task representing a value indicating if the method was successful.

Remarks

Use this method to enable or disable editing within the application. Setting this value is independent of the visibility of the Enable/Disable editing control on the Edit Tab. If the project has unsaved edits, setting this value to false will not succeed, those edits must be saved or discarded first. Use the ArcGIS.Desktop.Core.Project.IsEditingEnabled property to determine if editing is enabled or disabled within the application.

Example

Enable Editing

// if not editing
if (!Project.Current.IsEditingEnabled)
{
  var res = MessageBox.Show("You must enable editing to use editing tools. Would you like to enable editing?",
                                                        "Enable Editing?", System.Windows.MessageBoxButton.YesNoCancel);
  if (res == System.Windows.MessageBoxResult.No ||
                res == System.Windows.MessageBoxResult.Cancel)
  {
    return;
  }
  Project.Current.SetIsEditingEnabledAsync(true);
}

Disable Editing

// if editing
if (Project.Current.IsEditingEnabled)
{
  var res = MessageBox.Show("Do you want to disable editing? Editing tools will be disabled",
                                                         "Disable Editing?", System.Windows.MessageBoxButton.YesNoCancel);
  if (res == System.Windows.MessageBoxResult.No ||
                res == System.Windows.MessageBoxResult.Cancel)
  {
    return;
  }

  //we must check for edits
  if (Project.Current.HasEdits)
  {
    res = MessageBox.Show("Save edits?", "Save Edits?", System.Windows.MessageBoxButton.YesNoCancel);
    if (res == System.Windows.MessageBoxResult.Cancel)
      return;
    else if (res == System.Windows.MessageBoxResult.No)
      Project.Current.DiscardEditsAsync();
    else
    {
      Project.Current.SaveEditsAsync();
    }
  }
  Project.Current.SetIsEditingEnabledAsync(false);
}

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8.1

Reference

Project Class
Project Members

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