Create and add features whose attribute values satisfy a predefined set of contingencies.
Use case
Contingent values are a data design feature that allow you to make values in one field dependent on values in another field. Your choice for a value on one field further constrains the domain values that can be placed on another field. In this way, contingent values enforce data integrity by applying additional constraints to reduce the number of valid field inputs.
For example, a field crew working in a sensitive habitat area may be required to stay a certain distance away from occupied bird nests, but the size of that exclusion area differs depending on the bird's level of protection according to presiding laws. Surveyors can add points of bird nests in the work area, and their selection of the size of the exclusion area will be contingent on the values in other attribute fields.
How to use the sample
Click on the map to add a feature symbolizing a bird's nest. Then choose values describing the nest's status, protection, and buffer size. Notice how different values are available depending on the values of preceding fields. Once the contingent values are validated, click "Save" to add the feature to the map. To delete the feature as you are in progress, click "Delete".
How it works
- Create and load the
Geodatabase
from the mobile geodatabase location on file. - Load the
GeodatabaseFeatureTable
from the geodatabase. - Create a new
FeatureLayer
from the geodatabase feature table and add it to the map. - Create a new
ArcGISFeature
usinggeodatabaseFeatureTable.createFeature()
- Load the
ContingentValuesDefinition
from the feature table. - Get the required geodatabase feature table field by name using
.getField(String fieldName)
. - Then get the
CodedValueDomain
of the field withfield.getDomain()
. - Get the coded value domain's
CodedValue
s withcodedValueDomain.getCodedValues()
. - After selecting a value from the initial coded values for the first field, retrieve the remaining valid contingent values for each field as you select the values for the attributes. i. Get the
ContingentValueResult
s by usinggeodatabaseFeatureTable.getContingentValues(Feature feature, String field)
with the feature and the target field by name. ii. Get an array of validContingentValue
s fromcontingentValuesResult.getContingentValuesByFieldGroup().get(String fieldGroupName)
with the name of the relevant field group. iii. Iterate through the array of valid contingent values to create an array ofContingentCodedValue
names or the minimum and maximum values of aContingentRangeValue
depending on the type ofContingentValue
returned. - Validate the feature's contingent values by using
validateContingencyConstraints(Feature feature)
with the current feature. If the resulting array is empty, the selected values are valid.
Relevant API
- CodedValue
- CodedValueDomain
- ContingencyConstraintViolation
- ContingentCodedValue
- ContingentRangeValue
- ContingentValue
- ContingentValuesDefinition
- ContingentValuesResult
- GeodatabaseFeatureTable
Offline data
This sample uses the Contingent values birds nests mobile geodatabase and the Fillmore topographic map vector tile package for the basemap.
About the data
The mobile geodatabase contains birds nests in the Fillmore area, defined with contingent values. Each feature contains information about its status, protection, and buffer size.
Additional information
Learn more about contingent values and how to utilize them on the ArcGIS Pro documentation.
Tags
coded values, contingent values, feature table, geodatabase
Sample Code
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package com.esri.samples.add_features_with_contingent_values;
import java.io.File;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
import javafx.beans.property.SimpleBooleanProperty;
import javafx.collections.FXCollections;
import javafx.fxml.FXML;
import javafx.geometry.Point2D;
import javafx.scene.control.Alert;
import javafx.scene.control.ComboBox;
import javafx.scene.control.Label;
import javafx.scene.control.Slider;
import javafx.scene.input.MouseButton;
import javafx.scene.layout.VBox;
import javafx.scene.paint.Color;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.data.ArcGISFeature;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.data.CodedValue;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.data.CodedValueDomain;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.data.ContingencyConstraintViolation;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.data.ContingentCodedValue;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.data.ContingentRangeValue;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.data.ContingentValue;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.data.ContingentValuesDefinition;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.data.ContingentValuesResult;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.data.Feature;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.data.Geodatabase;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.data.GeodatabaseFeatureTable;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.data.QueryParameters;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.geometry.Geometry;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.geometry.GeometryEngine;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.geometry.Point;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.layers.ArcGISVectorTiledLayer;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.layers.FeatureLayer;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.loadable.LoadStatus;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.ArcGISMap;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.Basemap;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.view.Graphic;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.view.GraphicsOverlay;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.view.MapView;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.symbology.ColorUtil;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.symbology.SimpleFillSymbol;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.symbology.SimpleLineSymbol;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.symbology.SimpleMarkerSymbol;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.symbology.SimpleRenderer;
public class AddFeaturesWithContingentValuesController {
@FXML private MapView mapView;
@FXML private ComboBox<CodedValue> statusComboBox;
@FXML private ComboBox<CodedValue> protectionComboBox;
@FXML private Label label;
@FXML private Slider bufferSlider;
@FXML private VBox attributeControlsVBox;
@FXML private Label addFeatureLabel;
@FXML private Label attributesLabel;
private ArcGISFeature newFeature;
private ContingentValuesDefinition contingentValuesDefinition;
private FeatureLayer featureLayer;
private Graphic graphic;
private Geodatabase geodatabase;
private GeodatabaseFeatureTable geodatabaseFeatureTable;
private GraphicsOverlay graphicsOverlay;
private final SimpleBooleanProperty isEditingFeatureProperty = new SimpleBooleanProperty(false);
/**
* Called after FXML loads. Sets up map.
*/
public void initialize() {
try {
// authentication with an API key or named user is required to access basemaps and other location services
String yourAPIKey = System.getProperty("apiKey");
ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment.setApiKey(yourAPIKey);
// display the name of the coded values in the attribute combo boxes
protectionComboBox.setButtonCell(new CodedValueListCell());
protectionComboBox.setCellFactory(c -> new CodedValueListCell());
statusComboBox.setButtonCell(new CodedValueListCell());
statusComboBox.setCellFactory(c -> new CodedValueListCell());
// control updates to the UI
isEditingFeatureProperty.addListener(((observable, oldValue, newValue) -> {
if (newValue) {
addFeatureLabel.setVisible(false);
attributesLabel.setVisible(true);
attributeControlsVBox.setDisable(false);
} else {
addFeatureLabel.setVisible(true);
attributesLabel.setVisible(false);
attributeControlsVBox.setDisable(true);
}
}));
// create a new vector tile package from a vector tile package path
var vectorTiledLayer = new ArcGISVectorTiledLayer(new File(System.getProperty("data.dir"), "./samples-data" +
"/FillmoreTopographicMap.vtpk").getAbsolutePath());
// create a new basemap with the vector tiled layer and create a new map from it
var basemap = new Basemap(vectorTiledLayer);
ArcGISMap map = new ArcGISMap(basemap);
// set the map to the map view
mapView.setMap(map);
// create a graphics overlay to display the nest buffer exclusion area
graphicsOverlay = new GraphicsOverlay();
var bufferSymbol = new SimpleFillSymbol(SimpleFillSymbol.Style.FORWARD_DIAGONAL,
ColorUtil.colorToArgb(Color.RED), new SimpleLineSymbol(SimpleLineSymbol.Style.SOLID,
ColorUtil.colorToArgb(Color.BLACK), 2));
graphicsOverlay.setRenderer(new SimpleRenderer(bufferSymbol));
// create a new simple marker symbol to mark where new feature is being added on the map
var symbol = new SimpleMarkerSymbol(SimpleMarkerSymbol.Style.CIRCLE, ColorUtil.colorToArgb(Color.BLACK), 11);
// add the graphics overlay to the mapview
mapView.getGraphicsOverlays().add(graphicsOverlay);
geodatabase = new Geodatabase(new File(System.getProperty("data.dir"),
"./samples-data/ContingentValuesBirdNests.geodatabase").getAbsolutePath());
// wait for the geodatabase to finish loading and check it has loaded
geodatabase.addDoneLoadingListener(() -> {
if (geodatabase.getLoadStatus() == LoadStatus.LOADED) {
// get the BirdNests geodatabase feature table, and wait for it to load
geodatabaseFeatureTable = geodatabase.getGeodatabaseFeatureTable("BirdNests");
geodatabaseFeatureTable.addDoneLoadingListener(() -> {
if (geodatabaseFeatureTable.getLoadStatus() == LoadStatus.LOADED) {
// create a new feature that matches the schema of the geodatabase feature table
newFeature = (ArcGISFeature) geodatabaseFeatureTable.createFeature();
featureLayer = new FeatureLayer(geodatabaseFeatureTable);
map.getOperationalLayers().add(featureLayer);
// when the feature layer has loaded, set the viewpoint on the map to its full extent, and add buffers to
// the features
featureLayer.addDoneLoadingListener(() -> {
if (featureLayer.getLoadStatus() == LoadStatus.LOADED) {
mapView.setViewpointGeometryAsync(featureLayer.getFullExtent(), 50);
// queries the features in the feature table and applies a buffer to them
// set up query parameters for generating buffer graphic
queryAndBufferFeatures();
getAndLoadContingentDefinitionAndSetStatusAttribute();
mapView.setDisable(false);
}
});
} else if (geodatabase.getLoadStatus() == LoadStatus.FAILED_TO_LOAD) {
new Alert(Alert.AlertType.ERROR, "Geodatabase failed to load").show();
}
});
// load the geodatabase feature table
geodatabaseFeatureTable.loadAsync();
}
});
// load the geodatabase
geodatabase.loadAsync();
// set up mouse clicked listener
mapView.setOnMouseClicked(event -> {
if (event.isStillSincePress() && event.getButton() == MouseButton.PRIMARY) {
isEditingFeatureProperty.set(true);
// if the newFeature object is null, create a new feature and set its attributes from the already populated UI
if (newFeature == null) {
newFeature = (ArcGISFeature) geodatabaseFeatureTable.createFeature();
newFeature.getAttributes().put("Status", statusComboBox.getSelectionModel().getSelectedItem().getCode());
newFeature.getAttributes().put("Protection",
protectionComboBox.getSelectionModel().getSelectedItem().getCode());
newFeature.getAttributes().put("BufferSize", (int) bufferSlider.getValue());
}
// create a point from where the user clicked
Point2D point = new Point2D(event.getX(), event.getY());
Point mapPoint = mapView.screenToLocation(point);
// get the normalized geometry for the clicked location and use it as the feature's geometry
Point normalizedMapPoint = (Point) GeometryEngine.normalizeCentralMeridian(mapPoint);
newFeature.setGeometry(normalizedMapPoint);
// check if the graphics overlay already contains the graphic, and if not, add it to the graphics overlay
if (!graphicsOverlay.getGraphics().contains(graphic)) {
graphic = new Graphic();
graphicsOverlay.getGraphics().add(graphic);
graphic.setSymbol(symbol);
graphic.setGeometry(newFeature.getGeometry());
graphic.setSelected(true);
} else {
// otherwise, update the geometry of the graphic as the user clicks the map
graphic.setGeometry(newFeature.getGeometry());
}
}
});
} catch (Exception e) {
// on any error, display the stack trace
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
/**
* Gets and loads the contingent values definition from the geodatabase feature table, checks it contains field groups, and gets
* the coded value domains from the "Status" field.
*/
private void getAndLoadContingentDefinitionAndSetStatusAttribute() {
// get and load the table's contingent values definition. this must be loaded after the table has loaded
contingentValuesDefinition = geodatabaseFeatureTable.getContingentValuesDefinition();
contingentValuesDefinition.addDoneLoadingListener(() -> {
// check the contingent values definition has field groups (if the list is empty, there are no
// contingent values defined for this table
if (contingentValuesDefinition.getLoadStatus() == LoadStatus.LOADED && !contingentValuesDefinition.getFieldGroups().isEmpty()) {
// get the coded value domains for the "Status" field name
CodedValueDomain statusCodedValueDomain =
(CodedValueDomain) geodatabaseFeatureTable.getField("Status").getDomain();
// add each returned coded value as an item to the status combo box
for (CodedValue codedValue : statusCodedValueDomain.getCodedValues()) {
// requires some mapping of object code back to string
statusComboBox.getItems().add(codedValue);
}
// once the combo box has been populated with coded values, select the first one
if (statusComboBox.getItems().size() == statusCodedValueDomain.getCodedValues().size()) {
statusComboBox.getSelectionModel().selectFirst();
}
// check the contingent values are valid
contingentValuesAreValid();
}
});
contingentValuesDefinition.loadAsync();
}
/**
* Handles interaction with the status combo box. Gets the coded value chosen from the combo box and sets it as
* the feature's "Status" attribute.
*/
@FXML
private void handleStatusComboBox() {
// add "Status" attribute to the new feature: this will allow the related contingent value in the
// "Protected" field to be detected
newFeature.getAttributes().put("Status", statusComboBox.getSelectionModel().getSelectedItem().getCode());
// get contingent values for the protection field
ContingentValuesResult protectionContingentValues = geodatabaseFeatureTable.getContingentValues(newFeature,
"Protection");
// get contingent values by field group for the protection field group
List<ContingentValue> protectionFieldGroupValues =
protectionContingentValues.getContingentValuesByFieldGroup().get("ProtectionFieldGroup");
List<CodedValue> contingentCodedValues = FXCollections.observableArrayList();
protectionFieldGroupValues.forEach(contingentValue -> {
var contingentCodedValue = (ContingentCodedValue) contingentValue; // cast to required contingent value type
contingentCodedValues.add(contingentCodedValue.getCodedValue());
});
// add contingent coded values to the protection attribute combobox
protectionComboBox.setItems(FXCollections.observableArrayList(contingentCodedValues));
// once the combo box has populated, select the first coded value
if (protectionComboBox.getItems().size() == protectionFieldGroupValues.size()) {
protectionComboBox.getSelectionModel().selectFirst();
}
}
/**
* Handles interaction with the protection combo box. Gets the coded value chosen from the combo box and sets it as
* the feature's "Protection" attribute. Also sets the min and max value of the bufferSlider based on the contingent
* range value of the returned contingent range value.
*/
@FXML
private void handleProtectionComboBox() {
if (protectionComboBox.getSelectionModel().getSelectedItem() != null) {
// put the value chosen from the protection combobox as the attribute for the new feature
newFeature.getAttributes().put("Protection", protectionComboBox.getSelectionModel().getSelectedItem().getCode());
// get contingent values for the buffer size field
ContingentValuesResult bufferContingentValues = geodatabaseFeatureTable.getContingentValues(newFeature,
"BufferSize");
// get contingent range values for the buffer size field group
ContingentRangeValue bufferRangeValue =
(ContingentRangeValue) bufferContingentValues.getContingentValuesByFieldGroup()
.get("BufferSizeFieldGroup").get(0); // cast to required contingent value type
// get the minimum and maximum value from the buffer contingent range values
var minValue = (Integer) bufferRangeValue.getMinValue();
var maxValue = (Integer) bufferRangeValue.getMaxValue();
// set the min and max value of the buffer slider depending on the returned value of the contingent range value
bufferSlider.setMin(minValue);
bufferSlider.setMax(maxValue);
bufferSlider.setValue(minValue);
// set the "BufferSize" attribute to that of the value of the slider
newFeature.getAttributes().put("BufferSize", (int) bufferSlider.getValue());
// update label to show buffer size value
label.setText("Exclusion Area Buffer Size: " + (Math.round(bufferSlider.getValue())));
}
}
/**
* Handles interaction with the buffer slider. Gets the buffer slider value and sets is as the feature's "BufferSize"
* attribute.
*/
@FXML
private void handleBufferSlider() {
// set the initial attribute and the text to the min of the contingent range value
newFeature.getAttributes().put("BufferSize", (int) Math.round(bufferSlider.getValue()));
label.setText("Exclusion Area Buffer Size: " + (Math.round(bufferSlider.getValue())));
}
/**
* Queries features in the geodatabase feature table, and creates a buffer for each feature based on its "BufferSize"
* attribute.
*/
private void queryAndBufferFeatures() {
// create new query parameters and set its where clause
var queryParameters = new QueryParameters();
queryParameters.setWhereClause("BufferSize > 0");
// get all the features that have buffer size greater than zero
var results = geodatabaseFeatureTable.queryFeaturesAsync(queryParameters);
results.addDoneListener(() -> {
try {
// clear the existing buffer graphics
graphicsOverlay.getGraphics().clear();
// get the features from the result
var featureQueryResult = results.get();
for (Feature feature : featureQueryResult) {
// get the feature's buffer size attribute and create a new buffer geometry from it
Integer bufferDistance = (Integer) feature.getAttributes().get("BufferSize");
Geometry buffer = GeometryEngine.buffer(feature.getGeometry(), bufferDistance);
Graphic bufferGraphic = new Graphic(buffer);
graphicsOverlay.getGraphics().add(bufferGraphic);
}
} catch (InterruptedException | ExecutionException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
});
}
/**
* Validate contingency constraints of the new feature. If there are constraints, an error dialog will display.
*/
private boolean contingentValuesAreValid() {
List<ContingencyConstraintViolation> contingencyConstraintViolations = geodatabaseFeatureTable
.validateContingencyConstraints(newFeature);
int numberOfViolations = contingencyConstraintViolations.size();
// if the number of contingency constraint violations is zero, the attribute map satisfies all contingencies
if (numberOfViolations == 0) {
return true;
} else {
List<String> fieldGroupsNames = new ArrayList<>();
contingencyConstraintViolations.forEach(contingencyConstraintViolation -> {
fieldGroupsNames.add(contingencyConstraintViolation.getFieldGroup().getName());
});
String errorType = contingencyConstraintViolations.get(0).getType().toString();
new Alert(Alert.AlertType.ERROR,
errorType + "! " + numberOfViolations + " violations found in: " + Arrays.toString(fieldGroupsNames.toArray())).show();
return false;
}
}
/**
* Handles interaction with the save button. Checks that the contingent values set to the feature are valid and
* adds the feature to the geodatabase feature table.
*/
@FXML
private void handleSaveButton() {
if (contingentValuesAreValid()) {
// add the feature to the table
geodatabaseFeatureTable.addFeatureAsync(newFeature).addDoneListener(() -> {
// query and buffer features again now that a new feature has been added to the table
queryAndBufferFeatures();
// now the new feature has been added set it to null to continue adding new features
newFeature = null;
// reset the UI until the user clicks to add a point
isEditingFeatureProperty.set(false);
graphic.setSelected(false);
});
}
}
/**
* Handles interaction with the Delete button. Deletes the created feature from the geodatabase feature table.
*/
@FXML
private void deleteFeature() {
// delete the feature from the geodatabase feature table
var delete = geodatabaseFeatureTable.deleteFeatureAsync(newFeature);
// now the new feature has been deleted set it to null to continue adding new features, and remove the graphic
delete.addDoneListener(() -> {
newFeature = null;
graphicsOverlay.getGraphics().remove(graphic);
});
// reset the UI until the user clicks to add a point
isEditingFeatureProperty.set(false);
graphic.setSelected(false);
}
/**
* Stops and releases all resources used in application.
*/
void terminate() {
if (mapView != null) {
mapView.dispose();
geodatabase.close();
}
}
}