ArcGIS Pro 3.4 API Reference Guide
ArcGIS.Core.Data.DDL Namespace / ShapeDescription Class / ShapeDescription Constructor / ShapeDescription Constructor(FeatureClassDefinition)
The ArcGIS.Core.Data.FeatureClass that the description object is referencing.
Example

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    ShapeDescription Constructor(FeatureClassDefinition)
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    Creates a description object of the shape ArcGIS.Core.Data.Field.
    Syntax

    Parameters

    featureClassDefinition
    The ArcGIS.Core.Data.FeatureClass that the description object is referencing.
    Exceptions
    Example
    Creating a feature class
    public void CreateFeatureClassSnippet(Geodatabase geodatabase, FeatureClass existingFeatureClass, SpatialReference spatialReference)
    {
        // Create a Cities feature class with the following fields
        //  GlobalID
        //  ObjectID
        //  Name (string)
        //  Population (integer)
    
        // This static helper routine creates a FieldDescription for a GlobalID field with default values
        FieldDescription globalIDFieldDescription = FieldDescription.CreateGlobalIDField();
    
        // This static helper routine creates a FieldDescription for an ObjectID field with default values
        FieldDescription objectIDFieldDescription = FieldDescription.CreateObjectIDField();
    
        // This static helper routine creates a FieldDescription for a string field
        FieldDescription nameFieldDescription = FieldDescription.CreateStringField("Name", 255);
    
        // This static helper routine creates a FieldDescription for an integer field
        FieldDescription populationFieldDescription = FieldDescription.CreateIntegerField("Population");
    
        // Assemble a list of all of our field descriptions
        List<FieldDescription> fieldDescriptions = new List<FieldDescription>()
    { globalIDFieldDescription, objectIDFieldDescription, nameFieldDescription, populationFieldDescription };
    
        // Create a ShapeDescription object
        ShapeDescription shapeDescription = new ShapeDescription(GeometryType.Point, spatialReference);
    
        // Alternatively, ShapeDescriptions can be created from another feature class.  In this case, the new feature class will inherit the same shape properties of the existing class
        ShapeDescription alternativeShapeDescription = new ShapeDescription(existingFeatureClass.GetDefinition());
    
        // Create a FeatureClassDescription object to describe the feature class to create
        FeatureClassDescription featureClassDescription =
          new FeatureClassDescription("Cities", fieldDescriptions, shapeDescription);
    
        // Create a SchemaBuilder object
        SchemaBuilder schemaBuilder = new SchemaBuilder(geodatabase);
    
        // Add the creation of the Cities feature class to our list of DDL tasks
        schemaBuilder.Create(featureClassDescription);
    
        // Execute the DDL
        bool success = schemaBuilder.Build();
    
        // Inspect error messages
        if (!success)
        {
            IReadOnlyList<string> errorMessages = schemaBuilder.ErrorMessages;
            //etc.
        }
    }
    Requirements

    Target Platforms: Windows 11, Windows 10

    ArcGIS Pro version: 3 or higher.
    See Also