GetChildren Method (Version)

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Gets a list of all the available child versions. If this version has no children, an empty list is returned. This method must be called on the MCT. Use QueuedTask.Run.

Syntax

C#
Visual Basic (Declaration)

public IReadOnlyList<Version> GetChildren()

Public Function GetChildren() As IReadOnlyList(Of Version)

Return Value

A list of all the available child versions. If this version has no children, an empty list is returned.

Exceptions

Exception	Description
ArcGIS.Core.Data.Exceptions.GeodatabaseException	A geodatabase-related exception has occurred.
ArcGIS.Core.CalledOnWrongThreadException	This method or property must be called within the lambda passed to QueuedTask.Run

Example

Working with Versions

public async Task WorkingWithVersions()
{
  await ArcGIS.Desktop.Framework.Threading.Tasks.QueuedTask.Run(() =>
  {
    using (Geodatabase geodatabase = new Geodatabase(new DatabaseConnectionFile(new Uri("path\\to\\sde\\file"))))
    using (VersionManager versionManager = geodatabase.GetVersionManager())
    {
      IReadOnlyList<Version> versionList = versionManager.GetVersions();

      //The default version will have a null Parent
      Version defaultVersion = versionList.First(version => version.GetParent() == null);

      IEnumerable<Version> publicVersions = versionList.Where(
        version => version.GetAccessType() == VersionAccessType.Public);
      Version qaVersion = defaultVersion.GetChildren().First(
        version => version.GetName().Contains("QA"));

      Geodatabase qaVersionGeodatabase = qaVersion.Connect();

      FeatureClass currentFeatureClass = geodatabase.OpenDataset<FeatureClass>("featureClassName");
      FeatureClass qaFeatureClass = qaVersionGeodatabase.OpenDataset<FeatureClass>("featureClassName");
    }
  });
}

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8.1

Reference

Version Class
Version Members

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