ActivateToolAsync Method

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Activates a Tool that is identified by the given ID.

Syntax

C#
Visual Basic (Declaration)

public Task ActivateToolAsync( 
   string damlID
)

Public Function ActivateToolAsync( _
   ByVal damlID As String _
) As Task

Parameters

damlID: DAML ID of the Tool

Example

Active Template Changed

ArcGIS.Desktop.Editing.Events.ActiveTemplateChangedEvent.Subscribe(OnActiveTemplateChanged);

async void OnActiveTemplateChanged(ArcGIS.Desktop.Editing.Events.ActiveTemplateChangedEventArgs args)
{
  // return if incoming template is null
  if (args.IncomingTemplate == null)
    return;

  // Activate two-point line tool for Freeway template in the Layers map
  if (args.IncomingTemplate.Name == "Freeway" && args.IncomingMapView.Map.Name == "Layers")
    await args.IncomingTemplate.ActivateToolAsync("esri_editing_SketchTwoPointLineTool");
}

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 11, Windows 10

ArcGIS Pro version: 3 or higher.

Reference

EditingTemplate Class
EditingTemplate Members

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