ArcGIS Pro 3.0 API Reference Guide
ArcGIS.Desktop.Editing.Templates Namespace / EditingTemplate Class / GetDefinition Method
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    GetDefinition Method (EditingTemplate)
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    Gets the CIM definition of this EditingTemplate. This method must be called on the MCT. Use QueuedTask.Run.
    Syntax
    public CIMEditingTemplate GetDefinition()
    Public Function GetDefinition() As CIMEditingTemplate
    Exceptions
    ExceptionDescription
    This method or property must be called within the lambda passed to QueuedTask.Run.
    Example
    Change Default Edit tool for a template
    public Task ChangeTemplateDefaultToolAsync(ArcGIS.Desktop.Mapping.FeatureLayer flayer,
                      string toolContentGUID, string templateName)
    {
      return ArcGIS.Desktop.Framework.Threading.Tasks.QueuedTask.Run(() =>
      {
    
        // retrieve the edit template form the layer by name
        var template = flayer?.GetTemplate(templateName) as ArcGIS.Desktop.Editing.Templates.EditingTemplate;
        // get the definition of the layer
        var layerDef = flayer?.GetDefinition() as ArcGIS.Core.CIM.CIMFeatureLayer;
        if ((template == null) || (layerDef == null))
          return;
    
        if (template.DefaultToolID != this.ID)
        {
          bool updateLayerDef = false;
          if (layerDef.AutoGenerateFeatureTemplates)
          {
            layerDef.AutoGenerateFeatureTemplates = false;
            updateLayerDef = true;
          }
    
          // retrieve the CIM edit template definition
          var templateDef = template.GetDefinition();
    
          // assign the GUID from the tool DAML definition, for example
          // <tool id="TestConstructionTool_SampleSDKTool" categoryRefID="esri_editing_construction_polyline" ….>
          //   <tooltip heading="">Tooltip text<disabledText /></tooltip>
          //   <content guid="e58239b3-9c69-49e5-ad4d-bb2ba29ff3ea" />
          // </tool>
          // then the toolContentGUID would be "e58239b3-9c69-49e5-ad4d-bb2ba29ff3ea"
    
          //At 2.x -
          //templateDef.ToolProgID = toolContentGUID;
          templateDef.DefaultToolGUID = toolContentGUID;
    
          // set the definition back to 
          template.SetDefinition(templateDef);
    
          // update the layer definition too
          if (updateLayerDef)
            flayer.SetDefinition(layerDef);
        }
      });
    }
    
    Hide or show editing tools on templates
    QueuedTask.Run(() =>
    {
      //hide all tools except line tool on layer
      var featLayer = MapView.Active.Map.FindLayers("Roads").First();
    
      var editTemplates = featLayer.GetTemplates();
      var newCIMEditingTemplates = new List<CIMEditingTemplate>();
    
      foreach (var et in editTemplates)
      {
        //initialize template by activating default tool
        et.ActivateDefaultToolAsync();
        var cimEditTemplate = et.GetDefinition();
        //get the visible tools on this template
        var allTools = et.ToolIDs.ToList();
        //add the hidden tools on this template
        allTools.AddRange(cimEditTemplate.GetExcludedToolIDs().ToList());
        //hide all the tools then allow the line tool
      
        //At 2.x -
        //allTools.AddRange(cimEditTemplate.GetExcludedToolDamlIds().ToList());
        allTools.AddRange(cimEditTemplate.GetExcludedToolIDs().ToList());
        
        //At 2.x - 
        //cimEditTemplate.SetExcludedToolDamlIds(allTools.ToArray());
        //cimEditTemplate.AllowToolDamlID("esri_editing_SketchLineTool");
        
        cimEditTemplate.SetExcludedToolIDs(allTools.ToArray());
        cimEditTemplate.AllowToolID("esri_editing_SketchLineTool");
        newCIMEditingTemplates.Add(cimEditTemplate);
      }
      //update the layer templates
      var layerDef = featLayer.GetDefinition() as CIMFeatureLayer;
      // Set AutoGenerateFeatureTemplates to false for template changes to stick
      layerDef.AutoGenerateFeatureTemplates = false;
      layerDef.FeatureTemplates = newCIMEditingTemplates.ToArray();
      featLayer.SetDefinition(layerDef);
    });
    Create New Table Template using table.CreateTemplate
    var table = MapView.Active.Map.GetStandaloneTablesAsFlattenedList().FirstOrDefault();
    if (table == null)
      return;
    QueuedTask.Run(() =>
    {
      var tableTemplate = table.GetTemplate("Template1");
      
      var definition = tableTemplate.GetDefinition();
      definition.Description = "New definition";
      definition.Name = "New name";
      //Create new table template using this definition
      table.CreateTemplate(definition);
    
      //You can also create a new table template using this extension method. You can use this method the same way you use the layer.CreateTemplate method.
      table.CreateTemplate("New template name", "Template description", tags: new string[] { "tag 1", "tag 2" });
    });
    Update a Table Template
    QueuedTask.Run(() =>
    {
      var tableTemplate = table.GetTemplate("Template1");
    
      var definition = tableTemplate.GetDefinition();
      definition.Description = "New definition";
      definition.Name = "New name";
      // update the definition
      tableTemplate.SetDefinition(definition);
    });
    Requirements

    Target Platforms: Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8.1

    See Also