GetFeatures Method—ArcGIS Pro

GetFeatures Method

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Return features that intersect a geometry. This method must be called on the MCT. Use QueuedTask.Run.

Syntax

C#
Visual Basic (Declaration)

public SelectionSet GetFeatures( 
   Geometry geometry,
   bool visualIntersect,
   bool whollyWithin
)

Public Function GetFeatures( _
   ByVal geometry As Geometry, _
   Optional ByVal visualIntersect As Boolean, _
   Optional ByVal whollyWithin As Boolean _
) As SelectionSet

Parameters

geometry: The geometry used to identify features that intersect it.
visualIntersect: Indicates whether only features that visibly intersect the geometry should be returned.
whollyWithin: This parameter only applies to 2D. Indicates whether only features that are completely within the geometry should be returned.

Return Value

The collection of layers and object ids that intersect the geometry.

Exceptions

Exception	Description
ArcGIS.Core.CalledOnWrongThreadException	This method or property must be called within the lambda passed to QueuedTask.Run.
System.ArgumentException	3D views only support selecting features interactively using geometry in screen coordinates relative to the top-left corner of the view

Example

Create a tool to identify the features that intersect the sketch geometry

internal class CustomIdentify : MapTool
{
  public CustomIdentify()
  {
    IsSketchTool = true;
    SketchType = SketchGeometryType.Rectangle;

    //To perform a interactive selection or identify in 3D or 2D, sketch must be created in screen coordinates.
    SketchOutputMode = SketchOutputMode.Screen;
  }

  protected override Task<bool> OnSketchCompleteAsync(Geometry geometry)
  {
    return QueuedTask.Run(() =>
    {
      var mapView = MapView.Active;
      if (mapView == null)
        return true;

      //Get all the features that intersect the sketch geometry and flash them in the view. 
      var results = mapView.GetFeatures(geometry);
      mapView.FlashFeature(results);

      var debug = String.Join("\n", results.ToDictionary()
                    .Select(kvp => String.Format("{0}: {1}", kvp.Key.Name, kvp.Value.Count())));
      System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(debug);
      return true;
    });
  }
}

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 11, Windows 10

ArcGIS Pro version: 3 or higher.

Reference

MapView Class
MapView Members

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