ArcGIS Pro 3.3 API Reference Guide
ArcGIS.Desktop.Mapping Namespace / MapTool Class / ControlID Property
Example

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    ControlID Property
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    Gets or sets the DAML ID of the embeddable control to show in the dock pane when the tool is active.
    Syntax
    protected string ControlID {get; set;}
    Protected Property ControlID As String
    Remarks
    In some cases you may need to provide a dock pane to configure the behavior of the tool while in use similar to many of the editing tools. This property allows you to define a Embeddable Control to display within a dock pane while to the tool is active. If you close the dock pane the tool will be deactivated and if you activate a different tool the dock pane will close. You can get a reference to the Embeddable Control using the EmbeddableControl property.
    Example
    Tool with an Embeddable Control
    // Using the Visual Studio SDK templates, add a MapTool and an EmbeddableControl
    // The EmbeddableControl is registered in the "esri_embeddableControls" category in the config.daml file
    // 
    //  <categories>
    //    <updateCategory refID = "esri_embeddableControls" >
    //      <insertComponent id="mapTool_EmbeddableControl" className="EmbeddableControl1ViewModel">
    //        <content className = "EmbeddableControl1View" />
    //      </insertComponent>
    //    <updateCategory>
    //  </categories>
    internal class MapTool_WithControl : MapTool
    {
      public MapTool_WithControl()
      {
        // substitute this string with the daml ID of the embeddable control you added
        ControlID = "mapTool_EmbeddableControl";
      }
    
      protected override void OnToolMouseDown(MapViewMouseButtonEventArgs e)
      {
        e.Handled = true;
      }
    
      protected override Task HandleMouseDownAsync(MapViewMouseButtonEventArgs e)
      {
        //Get the instance of the ViewModel
        var vm = EmbeddableControl;
        if (vm == null)
          return Task.FromResult(0);
    
        // cast vm to your viewModel in order to access your properties
    
        //Get the map coordinates from the click point and set the property on the ViewMode.
        return QueuedTask.Run(() =>
        {
          var mapPoint = MapView.Active.ClientToMap(e.ClientPoint);
          string clickText = string.Format("X: {0}, Y: {1}, Z: {2}", mapPoint.X, mapPoint.Y, mapPoint.Z);
        });
      }
    }
    Requirements

    Target Platforms: Windows 11, Windows 10

    ArcGIS Pro version: 3 or higher.
    See Also