ArcGIS Pro 3.3 API Reference Guide
ArcGIS.Desktop.Editing.Templates Namespace / EditingTemplate Class / SetDefinition Method
the new CIM definition for this template.
Example

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    SetDefinition Method (EditingTemplate)
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    Sets the CIM definition of this EditingTemplate. This method must be called on the MCT. Use QueuedTask.Run.
    Syntax
    public void SetDefinition( 
       CIMEditingTemplate definition
    )
    Public Sub SetDefinition( _
       ByVal definition As CIMEditingTemplate _
    ) 

    Parameters

    definition
    the new CIM definition for this template.
    Exceptions
    ExceptionDescription
    This method or property must be called within the lambda passed to QueuedTask.Run.
    Example
    Change Default Edit tool for a template
    public Task ChangeTemplateDefaultToolAsync(ArcGIS.Desktop.Mapping.FeatureLayer flayer,
                      string toolContentGUID, string templateName)
    {
      return ArcGIS.Desktop.Framework.Threading.Tasks.QueuedTask.Run(() =>
      {
    
        // retrieve the edit template form the layer by name
        var template = flayer?.GetTemplate(templateName) as ArcGIS.Desktop.Editing.Templates.EditingTemplate;
        // get the definition of the layer
        var layerDef = flayer?.GetDefinition() as ArcGIS.Core.CIM.CIMFeatureLayer;
        if ((template == null) || (layerDef == null))
          return;
    
        if (template.DefaultToolID != this.ID)
        {
          bool updateLayerDef = false;
          if (layerDef.AutoGenerateFeatureTemplates)
          {
            layerDef.AutoGenerateFeatureTemplates = false;
            updateLayerDef = true;
          }
    
          // retrieve the CIM edit template definition
          var templateDef = template.GetDefinition();
    
          // assign the GUID from the tool DAML definition, for example
          // <tool id="TestConstructionTool_SampleSDKTool" categoryRefID="esri_editing_construction_polyline" ….>
          //   <tooltip heading="">Tooltip text<disabledText /></tooltip>
          //   <content guid="e58239b3-9c69-49e5-ad4d-bb2ba29ff3ea" />
          // </tool>
          // then the toolContentGUID would be "e58239b3-9c69-49e5-ad4d-bb2ba29ff3ea"
    
          //At 2.x -
          //templateDef.ToolProgID = toolContentGUID;
          templateDef.DefaultToolGUID = toolContentGUID;
    
          // set the definition back to 
          template.SetDefinition(templateDef);
    
          // update the layer definition too
          if (updateLayerDef)
            flayer.SetDefinition(layerDef);
        }
      });
    }
    
    Update a Table Template
    QueuedTask.Run(() =>
    {
      var tableTemplate = table.GetTemplate("Template1");
    
      var definition = tableTemplate.GetDefinition();
      definition.Description = "New definition";
      definition.Name = "New name";
      // update the definition
      tableTemplate.SetDefinition(definition);
    });
    Requirements

    Target Platforms: Windows 11, Windows 10

    ArcGIS Pro version: 3 or higher.
    See Also