#region Business Logic
// Create instances of the edit boxes for use in the UpdateValues method
public AttributeNameToUseEditBox AttributeNameToUseEditBox1 { get; set; }
public ModValueToSetEditBox ModValueToSetEditBox1 { get; set; }
public void UpdateValues()
{
// This sample is intended for use with a featureclass with a default text field named "Description".
// You can replace "Description" with any field name that works for your dataset
// Check for an active mapview
if (MapView.Active == null)
{
ArcGIS.Desktop.Framework.Dialogs.MessageBox.Show("No MapView currently active. Exiting...", "Info");
return;
}
QueuedTask.Run(() =>
{
// Get the layer selected in the Contents pane, and prompt if there is none:
if (MapView.Active.GetSelectedLayers().Count == 0)
{
ArcGIS.Desktop.Framework.Dialogs.MessageBox.Show("No feature layer selected in Contents pane. Exiting...", "Info");
return;
}
// Check to see if there is a selected feature layer
var featLayer = MapView.Active.GetSelectedLayers().First() as FeatureLayer;
if (featLayer == null)
{
ArcGIS.Desktop.Framework.Dialogs.MessageBox.Show("A feature layer must be selected. Exiting...", "Info");
return;
}
// Get the selected records, and check/exit if there are none:
var featSelectionOIDs = featLayer.GetSelection().GetObjectIDs();
if (featSelectionOIDs.Count == 0)
{
ArcGIS.Desktop.Framework.Dialogs.MessageBox.Show("No records selected for layer, " + featLayer.Name + ". Exiting...", "Info");
return;
}
// Ensure there are values in the two edit boxes
else if (ModValueToSetEditBox1.Text == "" || AttributeNameToUseEditBox1.Text == "")
{
ArcGIS.Desktop.Framework.Dialogs.MessageBox.Show("Editbox for attribute name or value to set is empty. Type in value. Exiting...", "Value Needed");
return;
}
// Get the name of the attribute to update, and the value to set:
string attributename = AttributeNameToUseEditBox1.Text;
attributename = attributename.ToUpper();
string setvalue = ModValueToSetEditBox1.Text;
// Display all the parameters for the update:
ArcGIS.Desktop.Framework.Dialogs.MessageBox.Show("Here are your update parameters: " +
"\r\n Layer: " + featLayer.Name +
"\r\n Attribute name: " + attributename +
"\r\n Number of records: " + Convert.ToString(featSelectionOIDs.Count) +
"\r\n Value to update: " + Convert.ToString(setvalue), "Update");
try
{
// Now ready to do the actual editing:
// 1. Create a new edit operation and a new inspector for working with the attributes
// 2. Check to see if a valid field name was chosen for the feature layer
// 3. If so, apply the edit
//
var inspector = new ArcGIS.Desktop.Editing.Attributes.Inspector(true);
inspector.Load(featLayer, featSelectionOIDs);
if (inspector.HasAttributes && inspector.Count(a => a.FieldName.ToUpper() == attributename.ToUpper()) > 0)
{
inspector[attributename] = setvalue;
var editOp = new EditOperation();
editOp.Name = "Edit " + featLayer.Name + ", " + Convert.ToString(featSelectionOIDs.Count) + " records.";
editOp.Modify(inspector);
editOp.ExecuteAsync();
ArcGIS.Desktop.Framework.Dialogs.MessageBox.Show("Update operation completed.", "Editing with Inspector");
}
else
{
ArcGIS.Desktop.Framework.Dialogs.MessageBox.Show("The Attribute provided is not valid. " +
"\r\n Ensure your attribute name is correct.", "Invalid attribute");
// return;
}
}
catch (Exception exc)
{
// Catch any exception found and display a message box.
ArcGIS.Desktop.Framework.Dialogs.MessageBox.Show("Exception caught while trying to perform update: " + exc.Message);
return;
}
});
}
#endregion