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Public Function ToJson() As String |
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public string ToJson() |
The FeatureLayerInfo.ToJson Method is a very fast operation as it processes exclusively on the Client; no round trip to ArcGIS Server is required.
The FeatureLayerInfo.ToJson Method is useful to obtain a JSON string representation from a FeatureLayerInfo object. This then can then serve as the parameter argument for the Shared/static FeatureLayerInfo.FromJson Method.
NOTE: You should only pass JSON from FeatureLayerInfo objects into the Shared/static FeatureLayer.FromJson Method; do not use other JSON types (for example: JSON from ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.Symbols.Symbol, ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.Geometry.Geometry, etc.).
Return Value
A JSON string representation of the FeatureLayerInfo.How to use:
Click the button to display the JSON of a FeatureLayerInfo object in a MessageBox.
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.
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<Grid x:Name="LayoutRoot"> <!-- Add a Button to display the JSON of a FeatureLayerInfo. --> <Button Content="Display the JSON of a FeatureLayerInfo object." Height="23" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="0,100,0,0" Name="Button1" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="300" Click="Button1_Click"/> <!-- Provide the instructions on how to use the sample code. --> <TextBlock Height="75" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Name="TextBlock1" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="500" TextWrapping="Wrap" Text="Click the button to display the JSON of a FeatureLayerInfo object in a MessageBox." /> </Grid> |
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private void Button1_Click(object sender, System.Windows.RoutedEventArgs e) { // Create a new FeatureLayer. Set it's Url and ID Properties. ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.FeatureLayer myFeatureLayer = new ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.FeatureLayer(); myFeatureLayer.Url = "http://services.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/Reference/World_Transportation/MapServer/0"; myFeatureLayer.ID = "World_Transportation"; // Create in in-line lambda expression for the FeatureLayer.Initialized Event. It executes after the // FeatureLayer Initialize Method is called. myFeatureLayer.Initialized += (a, b) => { // Get the FeatureLayerInfo object from the FeatureLayer.LayerInfo Property. ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.FeatureService.FeatureLayerInfo myFeatureLayerInfo = myFeatureLayer.LayerInfo; // Get the Json string from the FeatureLayerInfo.Json Method. string theJsonString = myFeatureLayerInfo.ToJson(); // Display the Json string to the user in a MessageBox. MessageBox.Show(theJsonString); }; // Call the FeatureLayer.Initialize Method which will execute the in-line lambda expression. // NOTE: You do not need to add the FeatureLayer to a Map Control in order to execute the // FeatureLayer.Initilized Event. myFeatureLayer.Initialize(); } |
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Private Sub Button1_Click(sender As System.Object, e As System.Windows.RoutedEventArgs) ' Create a new FeatureLayer. Set it's Url and ID Properties. Dim myFeatureLayer As ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.FeatureLayer = New ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.FeatureLayer() myFeatureLayer.Url = "http://services.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/Reference/World_Transportation/MapServer/0" myFeatureLayer.ID = "World_Transportation" ' Create in in-line lambda expression for the FeatureLayer.Initialized Event. It executes after the ' FeatureLayer Initialize Method is called. AddHandler myFeatureLayer.Initialized, Sub(a, b) ' Get the FeatureLayerInfo object from the FeatureLayer.LayerInfo Property. Dim myFeatureLayerInfo As ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.FeatureService.FeatureLayerInfo = myFeatureLayer.LayerInfo ' Get the Json string from the FeatureLayerInfo.Json Method. Dim theJsonString As String = myFeatureLayerInfo.ToJson() ' Display the Json string to the user in a MessageBox. MessageBox.Show(theJsonString) End Sub ' Call the FeatureLayer.Initialize Method which will execute the in-line lambda expression. ' NOTE: You do not need to add the FeatureLayer to a Map Control in order to execute the ' FeatureLayer.Initilized Event. myFeatureLayer.Initialize() End Sub |
Target Platforms: Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 family, Windows 7