GetDatastore Method (GDBProjectItem)

In This Topic

Gets the ArcGIS.Core.Data.Datastore associated with the workspace corresponding to ArcGIS.Desktop.Core.Item.Path. This method must be called on the MCT. Use QueuedTask.Run.

Syntax

C#
Visual Basic (Declaration)

public Datastore GetDatastore()

Public Function GetDatastore() As Datastore

Return Value

A specific ArcGIS.Core.Data.Datastore (e.g., ArcGIS.Core.Data.Geodatabase) associated with the workspace corresponding to ArcGIS.Desktop.Core.Item.Path. If the workspace is not currently supported, an instance of ArcGIS.Core.Data.UnknownDatastore is returned.

Exceptions

Exception	Description
System.InvalidOperationException	The type of data store corresponding to ArcGIS.Desktop.Core.Item.Path is invalid.
ArcGIS.Core.Data.Exceptions.GeodatabaseNotFoundOrOpenedException	If the path to the data store is invalid or the data store cannot be opened or currently not supported.
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

Obtaining Geodatabase from Project Item

public async Task ObtainingGeodatabaseFromProjectItem()
{
  IEnumerable<GDBProjectItem> gdbProjectItems = Project.Current.GetItems<GDBProjectItem>();

  await ArcGIS.Desktop.Framework.Threading.Tasks.QueuedTask.Run(() =>
  {
    foreach (GDBProjectItem gdbProjectItem in gdbProjectItems)
    {
      using (Datastore datastore = gdbProjectItem.GetDatastore())
      {
        //Unsupported datastores (non File GDB and non Enterprise GDB) will be of type UnknownDatastore
        if (datastore is UnknownDatastore)
          continue;

        Geodatabase geodatabase = datastore as Geodatabase;
        // Use the geodatabase.
      }
    }
  });
}

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8.1

Reference

GDBProjectItem Class
GDBProjectItem Members

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