ImportItem(IProjectMultiItem,Boolean,Boolean) Method

In This Topic

Imports an item to the current project. This method must be called on the MCT. Use QueuedTask.Run.

Syntax

C#
Visual Basic (Declaration)

public IEnumerable<IProjectItem> ImportItem( 
   IProjectMultiItem item,
   bool openPaneAfterImport,
   bool useExistingMaps
)

Public Overloads Function ImportItem( _
   ByVal item As IProjectMultiItem, _
   ByVal openPaneAfterImport As Boolean, _
   Optional ByVal useExistingMaps As Boolean _
) As IEnumerable(Of IProjectItem)

Parameters

item: The item to be imported
openPaneAfterImport: Set to true to open a pane for the imported item (e.g. a map)
useExistingMaps: Set to true to connect to existing maps for imported layout

Return Value

IEnumerable

Exceptions

Exception	Description
ArcGIS.Core.CalledOnWrongThreadException	This method or property must be called within the lambda passed to QueuedTask.Run.

Remarks

For example, import an ArcMap document. The imported item is converted to the appropriate ArcGIS Pro item and stored in the project.
The map will always be the pane opened when an ArcMap document is imported and openPaneAfterImport = true.
openPaneAfterImport will be ignored for imported items that do not have an associated pane.

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 11, Windows 10

ArcGIS Pro version: 3.0 or higher.

Reference

Project Class
Project Members
Overload List

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