ArcGIS Pro 3.2 API Reference Guide
ArcGIS.Desktop.Mapping Namespace / FeatureLayer Class / GetFeatureClass Method
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    GetFeatureClass Method (FeatureLayer)
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    Returns the underlying FeatureClass that the feature layer is pointing to. A FeatureClass is a collection of spatial entities, modeled as objects with properties and behavior. This method must be called on the MCT. Use QueuedTask.Run.
    Syntax
    public FeatureClass GetFeatureClass()
    Public Function GetFeatureClass() As FeatureClass

    Return Value

    Exceptions
    ExceptionDescription
    This method or property must be called within the lambda passed to QueuedTask.Run.
    Example
    Create Annotation Template
    // get an anno layer
    AnnotationLayer annoLayer = MapView.Active.Map.GetLayersAsFlattenedList().OfType<AnnotationLayer>().FirstOrDefault();
    if (annoLayer == null)
      return;
    
    QueuedTask.Run(() =>
    {
      Inspector insp = null;
      // get the anno feature class
      var fc = annoLayer.GetFeatureClass() as ArcGIS.Core.Data.Mapping.AnnotationFeatureClass;
    
      // get the featureclass CIM definition which contains the labels, symbols
      var cimDefinition = fc.GetDefinition() as ArcGIS.Core.Data.Mapping.AnnotationFeatureClassDefinition;
      var labels = cimDefinition.GetLabelClassCollection();
      var symbols = cimDefinition.GetSymbolCollection();
    
      // make sure there are labels, symbols
      if ((labels.Count == 0) || (symbols.Count == 0))
        return;
    
      // find the label class required
      //   typically you would use a subtype name or some other characteristic
      // in this case lets just use the first one
    
      var label = labels[0];
    
      // each label has a textSymbol
      // the symbolName *should* be the symbolID to be used
      var symbolName = label.TextSymbol.SymbolName;
      int symbolID = -1;
      if (!int.TryParse(symbolName, out symbolID))
      {
        // int.TryParse fails - attempt to find the symbolName in the symbol collection
        foreach (var symbol in symbols)
        {
          if (symbol.Name == symbolName)
          {
            symbolID = symbol.ID;
            break;
          }
        }
      }
      // no symbol?
      if (symbolID == -1)
        return;
    
      // load the schema
      insp = new Inspector();
      insp.LoadSchema(annoLayer);
    
      // ok to assign these fields using the inspector[fieldName] methodology
      //   these fields are guaranteed to exist in the annotation schema
      insp["AnnotationClassID"] = label.ID;
      insp["SymbolID"] = symbolID;
    
      // set up some additional annotation properties
      AnnotationProperties annoProperties = insp.GetAnnotationProperties();
      annoProperties.FontSize = 36;
      annoProperties.TextString = "My Annotation feature";
      annoProperties.VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Top;
      annoProperties.HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignment.Justify;
    
      insp.SetAnnotationProperties(annoProperties);
    
      var tags = new[] { "Annotation", "tag1", "tag2" };
    
      // use daml-id rather than guid
      string defaultTool = "esri_editing_SketchStraightAnnoTool";
    
      // tool filter is the tools to filter OUT
      var toolFilter = new[] { "esri_editing_SketchCurvedAnnoTool" };
    
      // create a new template 
      var newTemplate = annoLayer.CreateTemplate("new anno template", "description", insp, defaultTool, tags, toolFilter);
    });
    
    Gets the feature count of a layer
    FeatureLayer lyr = MapView.Active.Map.GetLayersAsFlattenedList().OfType<FeatureLayer>().FirstOrDefault();
    QueuedTask.Run(() =>
    {
      FeatureClass featureClass = lyr.GetFeatureClass();
      long nCount = featureClass.GetCount();
    });
    Requirements

    Target Platforms: Windows 11, Windows 10

    ArcGIS Pro version: 3 or higher.
    See Also