Creating a toolbox from a function factory
Once a user develops a function tool or a set of function tools, the tools must be added to a toolbox before consumption. This toolbox will contain all the function tools available in that function factory. This custom toolbox can be created in a folder or a geodatabase. ArcGIS for Desktop and ArcGIS Engine developers can do this by using the CreateToolboxFromFactory method of IGPUtilities3.
To create a custom toolbox from a function factory, see the following code example:
[C#]
IGPUtilities3 gpUtilities = new GPUtilitiesClass();
// Create the toolbox containing function tools from the function factory.
// Provide the alias name of the function factory, a location where the toolbox is to be created,
// and the name of the function factory.
gpUtilities.CreateToolboxFromFactory("area", @"C:\GPSDK", "AreaCalculation");
[VB.NET]
Dim pGPUtilities As IGPUtilities3
pGPUtilities = New GPUtilities
' Create the toolbox containing function tools from the function factory.
' Provide the alias name of the function factory, a location where the toolbox is to be created,
' and the name of the function factory.
pGPUtilities.CreateToolboxFromFactory("area", "C:\GPSDK", "AreaCalculation")
See Also:
Building a custom geoprocessing function tool| Development licensing | Deployment licensing |
|---|---|
| ArcGIS for Desktop Basic | ArcGIS for Desktop Basic |
| ArcGIS for Desktop Standard | ArcGIS for Desktop Standard |
| ArcGIS for Desktop Advanced | ArcGIS for Desktop Advanced |
| Engine Developer Kit | Engine |