Change the appearance of a feature layer with a renderer.
Use case
A feature layer hosted on ArcGIS Online has a preset renderer and will display in an ArcGIS Runtime application with that renderer. However, for example, the color associated with the original renderer may be unsuitable for a company with staff or clients who are color blind, or for presentation with a different set of basemap and operational layers. In these cases, the renderer on the feature layer's data can be set to a more suitable color.
How to use the sample
Use the button in the control panel to change the renderer on the feature layer. The original renderer displays orange circles, the diameters of which are proportional to carbon storage of each tree. When the blue renderer in this sample is applied, it displays the location of the trees simply as blue points.
How it works
- Create a
ServiceFeatureTable
from a URL. - Create a
FeatureLayer
from the service feature table. - Create a new renderer (in this case, a
SimpleRenderer
). - Change the feature layer's renderer using the
FeatureLayer.Renderer
property.
Relevant API
- FeatureLayer.Renderer
- ServiceFeatureTable
- SimpleRenderer
About the data
This sample displays a feature layer in Warren Wilson College, North Carolina, showing carbon storage of trees on campus. The size of each circle is proportional to that particular tree's carbon storage total.
Tags
feature layer, renderer, visualization
Sample Code
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using System;
using System.Drawing;
using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Data;
using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Geometry;
using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Mapping;
using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Symbology;
using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.UI.Controls;
using Foundation;
using UIKit;
namespace ArcGISRuntime.Samples.ChangeFeatureLayerRenderer
{
[Register("ChangeFeatureLayerRenderer")]
[ArcGISRuntime.Samples.Shared.Attributes.Sample(
name: "Change feature layer renderer",
category: "Layers",
description: "Change the appearance of a feature layer with a renderer.",
instructions: "Use the button in the control panel to change the renderer on the feature layer. The original renderer displays orange circles, the diameters of which are proportional to carbon storage of each tree. When the blue renderer in this sample is applied, it displays the location of the trees simply as blue points.",
tags: new[] { "feature layer", "renderer", "visualization" })]
public class ChangeFeatureLayerRenderer : UIViewController
{
// Hold references to UI controls.
private MapView _myMapView;
private UIBarButtonItem _resetButton;
private UIBarButtonItem _overrideButton;
// Hold reference to the feature layer.
private FeatureLayer _featureLayer;
public ChangeFeatureLayerRenderer()
{
Title = "Change feature layer renderer";
}
private void Initialize()
{
// Create new Map with basemap
Map myMap = new Map(BasemapStyle.ArcGISTopographic);
// Create and set initial map area
Envelope initialLocation = new Envelope(
-9177811, 4247000, -9176791, 4247784,
SpatialReferences.WebMercator);
// Set the initial viewpoint for map
myMap.InitialViewpoint = new Viewpoint(initialLocation);
// Provide used Map to the MapView
_myMapView.Map = myMap;
// Create uri to the used feature service
Uri serviceUri = new Uri("https://services.arcgis.com/V6ZHFr6zdgNZuVG0/arcgis/rest/services/Landscape_Trees/FeatureServer/0");
// Initialize feature table using a url to feature server url
ServiceFeatureTable featureTable = new ServiceFeatureTable(serviceUri);
// Initialize a new feature layer based on the feature table
_featureLayer = new FeatureLayer(featureTable);
myMap.OperationalLayers.Add(_featureLayer);
}
private void OnOverrideButtonClicked(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
// Create a symbol to be used in the renderer.
SimpleMarkerSymbol symbol = new SimpleMarkerSymbol(SimpleMarkerSymbolStyle.Circle, Color.Blue, 5);
// Create and apply a new renderer using the symbol just created.
_featureLayer.Renderer = new SimpleRenderer(symbol);
}
private void OnResetButtonClicked(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
// Reset the renderer to default.
_featureLayer.ResetRenderer();
}
public override void ViewDidLoad()
{
base.ViewDidLoad();
Initialize();
}
public override void LoadView()
{
// Create the views.
View = new UIView {BackgroundColor = ApplicationTheme.BackgroundColor};
_myMapView = new MapView();
_myMapView.TranslatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false;
_resetButton = new UIBarButtonItem();
_resetButton.Title = "Reset";
_overrideButton = new UIBarButtonItem();
_overrideButton.Title = "Override renderer";
UIToolbar toolbar = new UIToolbar();
toolbar.TranslatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false;
toolbar.Items = new[]
{
_resetButton,
new UIBarButtonItem(UIBarButtonSystemItem.FlexibleSpace),
_overrideButton
};
// Add the views.
View.AddSubviews(_myMapView, toolbar);
// Lay out the views.
NSLayoutConstraint.ActivateConstraints(new[]
{
_myMapView.TopAnchor.ConstraintEqualTo(View.SafeAreaLayoutGuide.TopAnchor),
_myMapView.LeadingAnchor.ConstraintEqualTo(View.LeadingAnchor),
_myMapView.TrailingAnchor.ConstraintEqualTo(View.TrailingAnchor),
_myMapView.BottomAnchor.ConstraintEqualTo(toolbar.TopAnchor),
toolbar.BottomAnchor.ConstraintEqualTo(View.SafeAreaLayoutGuide.BottomAnchor),
toolbar.LeadingAnchor.ConstraintEqualTo(View.LeadingAnchor),
toolbar.TrailingAnchor.ConstraintEqualTo(View.TrailingAnchor),
});
}
public override void ViewWillAppear(bool animated)
{
base.ViewWillAppear(animated);
// Subscribe to events.
_resetButton.Clicked += OnResetButtonClicked;
_overrideButton.Clicked += OnOverrideButtonClicked;
}
public override void ViewDidDisappear(bool animated)
{
base.ViewDidDisappear(animated);
// Unsubscribe from events, per best practice.
_resetButton.Clicked -= OnResetButtonClicked;
_overrideButton.Clicked -= OnOverrideButtonClicked;
}
}
}