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ServiceDescription Property
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ESRI.ArcGIS.Client Namespace > ArcGISDynamicMapServiceLayer Class : ServiceDescription Property

Gets the service description reported by the ArcGISDynamicMapServiceLayer.

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration) 
Public ReadOnly Property ServiceDescription As String
C# 
public string ServiceDescription {get;}

Remarks

The ServiceDescription is Read Only and cannot be modified in the client application. The setting of the value of the ServiceDescription is done when publishing a new map service via the ArcMap wizards. To accomplish this: Choose File | Share As | Service... from the menus in ArcMap; then in the Service Editor dialog, with the Item Description tab active, enter a value in the Description TextBox (see the following screen shot):

Setting the ServiceDescription Property using the ArcMap wizard dialogs.

It is also possible to set/modify the ServiceDescription value after a map service has been published on ArcGIS Server. To accomplish this: log onto the ArcGIS Server Manager; click on the name of the map service, make sure the Item Description tab is active, enter a value in the Description TextBox, and click the Save and Restart button to restart the map service with the new ServiceDescription value (see the following screen shot):

Settgin the ServiceDescription Property using the ArcGIS Server Manager.

Example

How to use:

When the ArcGISDynamicMapServiceLayer Initializes the ServiceDescription will be automatically populated in the TextBlock.

The XAML code in this example is used in conjunction with the code-behind (C# or VB.NET) to demonstrate the functionality.

The following screen shot corresponds to the code example in this page.

Showing the ServiceDescription of an ArcGISDynamicMapServiceLayer.

XAMLCopy Code
<Grid x:Name="LayoutRoot">
  
  <!-- Add a Map Control. Set its Initial Extent to the Southern US and Central America. -->
  <esri:Map Background="White" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="0,300,0,0" Name="Map1" Height="300"  
            VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="500" Extent="-12295277,1356759,-7182465,4424446">
  
    <!-- Define an ArcGISDynamicMapServiceLayer. Wire up the Initilized Event for code-behind functions. -->
    <esri:ArcGISDynamicMapServiceLayer 
          Url="http://services.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/Specialty/Soil_Survey_Map/MapServer"
          Initialized="ArcGISDynamicMapServiceLayer_Initialized"/>
    
  </esri:Map>
  
  <!-- ServiceDescription (Read Only). -->
  <sdk:Label Height="24" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="0,88,0,0" Name="Label_ServiceDescription" 
             VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="120" Content="ServiceDescription:"/>
  <TextBox Height="189" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="0,105,0,0" Name="TextBox_ServiceDescription" 
           VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="500" TextWrapping="Wrap" />
  
  <!-- 
  As an alternative you could bind the ArcGISDynamicMapServiceLayer.ServiceDescription directly to the
  TextBox.Text Property and not need to put any code in the code-behind for the 
  ArcGISDynamicMapServiceLayer.Initialized Event.
  -->
  <!--<TextBox Height="69" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="0,105,0,0" Name="TextBox_ServiceDescription" TextWrapping="Wrap"
               VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="400" Text="{Binding ElementName=Map1, Path=Layers[0].ServiceDescripton}"/>-->
  
  <!-- Provide the instructions on how to use the sample code. -->
  <TextBlock Height="52" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Name="TextBlock1" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="500" 
             TextWrapping="Wrap" Text="When the ArcGISDynamicMapServiceLayer Initializes the ServiceDescription
             will be automatically populated in the TextBlock." />
  
</Grid>
C#Copy Code
private void ArcGISDynamicMapServiceLayer_Initialized(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
  // Get the first layer in the Map. 
  ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.ArcGISDynamicMapServiceLayer myArcGISDynamicMapServiceLayer = null;
  myArcGISDynamicMapServiceLayer = (ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.ArcGISDynamicMapServiceLayer)(Map1.Layers[0]);
  
  // ArcGISDynamicMapServiceLayer.ServiceDescription (Read Only).
  // NOTE: The ArcGISDynamicMapServiceLayer.ServiceDescription information is set when publishing a map service 
  // in ArcMap via the File | Share As | Service... menus. In the 'Service Editor' dialog with the 
  // 'Item Description' tab active, the map service author can set the 'Description' value (which is the 
  // ArcGISDynamicMapServiceLayer.ServiceDescription Property). 
  TextBox_ServiceDescription.Text = myArcGISDynamicMapServiceLayer.ServiceDescription;
}
VB.NETCopy Code
Private Sub ArcGISDynamicMapServiceLayer_Initialized(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)
  
  ' Get the first layer in the Map. 
  Dim myArcGISDynamicMapServiceLayer As ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.ArcGISDynamicMapServiceLayer
  myArcGISDynamicMapServiceLayer = CType(Map1.Layers.Item(0), ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.ArcGISDynamicMapServiceLayer)
  
  ' ArcGISDynamicMapServiceLayer.ServiceDescription (Read Only).
  ' NOTE: The ArcGISDynamicMapServiceLayer.ServiceDescription information is set when publishing a map service 
  ' in ArcMap via the File | Share As | Service... menus. In the 'Service Editor' dialog with the 
  ' 'Item Description' tab active, the map service author can set the 'Description' value (which is the 
  ' ArcGISDynamicMapServiceLayer.ServiceDescription Property). 
  TextBox_ServiceDescription.Text = myArcGISDynamicMapServiceLayer.ServiceDescription
  
End Sub

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 family, Windows 7

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