ArcGIS Pro 3.1 API Reference Guide
ArcGIS.Core.Data.DDL Namespace / SchemaBuilder Class / Create Method / Create(FeatureClassDescription) Method
Indicates the ArcGIS.Core.Data.FeatureClass to be created.
Example Version

Create(FeatureClassDescription) Method
Enqueue the create operation on the object referred to by the FeatureClassDescription.
Syntax

Parameters

featureClassDescription
Indicates the ArcGIS.Core.Data.FeatureClass to be created.

Return Value

Exceptions
ExceptionDescription
The total path length for the ArcGIS.Core.Data.FeatureClass to be created must be less than 252 characters.
featureClassDescription is null.
Example
Creating a feature class
public void CreateFeatureClassSnippet(Geodatabase geodatabase, FeatureClass existingFeatureClass, SpatialReference spatialReference)
{
  // Create a Cities feature class with the following fields
  //  GlobalID
  //  ObjectID
  //  Name (string)
  //  Population (integer)

  // This static helper routine creates a FieldDescription for a GlobalID field with default values
  FieldDescription globalIDFieldDescription = FieldDescription.CreateGlobalIDField();

  // This static helper routine creates a FieldDescription for an ObjectID field with default values
  FieldDescription objectIDFieldDescription = FieldDescription.CreateObjectIDField();

  // This static helper routine creates a FieldDescription for a string field
  FieldDescription nameFieldDescription = FieldDescription.CreateStringField("Name", 255);

  // This static helper routine creates a FieldDescription for an integer field
  FieldDescription populationFieldDescription = FieldDescription.CreateIntegerField("Population");

  // Assemble a list of all of our field descriptions
  List<FieldDescription> fieldDescriptions = new List<FieldDescription>()
    { globalIDFieldDescription, objectIDFieldDescription, nameFieldDescription, populationFieldDescription };

  // Create a ShapeDescription object
  ShapeDescription shapeDescription = new ShapeDescription(GeometryType.Point, spatialReference);

  // Alternatively, ShapeDescriptions can be created from another feature class.  In this case, the new feature class will inherit the same shape properties of the existing class
  ShapeDescription alternativeShapeDescription = new ShapeDescription(existingFeatureClass.GetDefinition());

  // Create a FeatureClassDescription object to describe the feature class to create
  FeatureClassDescription featureClassDescription =
    new FeatureClassDescription("Cities", fieldDescriptions, shapeDescription);

  // Create a SchemaBuilder object
  SchemaBuilder schemaBuilder = new SchemaBuilder(geodatabase);

  // Add the creation of the Cities feature class to our list of DDL tasks
  schemaBuilder.Create(featureClassDescription);

  // Execute the DDL
  bool success = schemaBuilder.Build();

  // Inspect error messages
  if (!success)
  {
    IReadOnlyList<string> errorMessages = schemaBuilder.ErrorMessages;
    //etc.
  }
}
Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 11, Windows 10

ArcGIS Pro version: 3.0 or higher.
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