Add, delete, and download attachments for features from a service.
Use case
Attachments provide a flexible way to manage additional information that is related to your features. Attachments allow you to add files to individual features, including: PDFs, text documents, or any other type of file. For example, if you have a feature representing a building, you could use attachments to add multiple photographs of the building taken from several angles, along with PDF files containing the building's deed and tax information.
How to use the sample
Tap a feature to load its attachments. Use the buttons to save, delete, or add attachments.
How it works
- Create a
ServiceFeatureTablefrom a URL. - Create a
FeatureLayerobject from the service feature table. - Select features from the feature layer with
FeatureLayer.SelectFeatures(). - To fetch the feature's attachments, cast to an
ArcGISFeatureand useArcGISFeature.GetAttachmentsAsync(). - To add an attachment to the selected ArcGISFeature, create an attachment and use
ArcGISFeature.AddAttachmentAsync(). - To delete an attachment from the selected ArcGISFeature, use the
ArcGISFeature.DeleteAttachmentAsync(). - After a change, apply the changes to the server using
ServiceFeatureTable.ApplyEditsAsync().
Relevant API
- ApplyEditsAsync
- DeleteAttachmentAsync
- FeatureLayer
- FetchAttachmentsAsync
- FetchDataAsync
- ServiceFeatureTable
- UpdateFeatureAsync
Additional information
Attachments can only be added to and accessed on service feature tables when their HasAttachments property is true.
Tags
data, image, JPEG, PDF, picture, PNG, TXT
Sample Code
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using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Data;
using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Geometry;
using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Mapping;
using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.UI.Controls;
using Microsoft.Win32;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.IO;
using System.Linq;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
namespace ArcGIS.WPF.Samples.EditFeatureAttachments
{
[ArcGIS.Samples.Shared.Attributes.Sample(
name: "Edit feature attachments",
category: "Data",
description: "Add, delete, and download attachments for features from a service.",
instructions: "Tap a feature to load its attachments. Use the buttons to save, delete, or add attachments.",
tags: new[] { "JPEG", "PDF", "PNG", "TXT", "data", "image", "picture" })]
public partial class EditFeatureAttachments
{
// URL to the feature service.
private const string FeatureServiceUrl = "https://sampleserver6.arcgisonline.com/arcgis/rest/services/DamageAssessment/FeatureServer/0";
// Hold a reference to the feature layer.
private FeatureLayer _damageLayer;
// Hold a reference to the recently selected feature.
private ArcGISFeature _selectedFeature;
public EditFeatureAttachments()
{
InitializeComponent();
Initialize();
}
private void Initialize()
{
try
{
// Create the map with streets basemap.
MyMapView.Map = new Map(BasemapStyle.ArcGISStreets);
// Create the feature table, referring to the Damage Assessment feature service.
ServiceFeatureTable damageTable = new ServiceFeatureTable(new Uri(FeatureServiceUrl));
// Create a feature layer to visualize the features in the table.
_damageLayer = new FeatureLayer(damageTable);
// Add the layer to the map.
MyMapView.Map.OperationalLayers.Add(_damageLayer);
// Listen for user taps on the map.
MyMapView.GeoViewTapped += MapView_Tapped;
// Zoom to the United States.
_ = MyMapView.SetViewpointCenterAsync(new MapPoint(-10800000, 4500000, SpatialReferences.WebMercator), 3e7);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message, ex.GetType().Name, MessageBoxButton.OK, MessageBoxImage.Error);
}
}
private async void MapView_Tapped(object sender, GeoViewInputEventArgs e)
{
// Clear any existing selection.
_damageLayer.ClearSelection();
_selectedFeature = null;
// Reset the UI.
AttachmentsListBox.IsEnabled = false;
AttachmentsListBox.ItemsSource = null;
AddAttachmentButton.IsEnabled = false;
try
{
// Perform an identify to determine if a user tapped on a feature.
IdentifyLayerResult identifyResult = await MyMapView.IdentifyLayerAsync(_damageLayer, e.Position, 2, false);
// Do nothing if there are no results.
if (!identifyResult.GeoElements.Any())
{
return;
}
// Get the selected feature as an ArcGISFeature. It is assumed that all GeoElements in the result are of type ArcGISFeature.
GeoElement tappedElement = identifyResult.GeoElements.First();
ArcGISFeature tappedFeature = (ArcGISFeature)tappedElement;
// Select the feature in the UI and hold a reference to the tapped feature in a field.
_damageLayer.SelectFeature(tappedFeature);
_selectedFeature = tappedFeature;
// Load the feature.
await tappedFeature.LoadAsync();
// Get the attachments.
IReadOnlyList<Attachment> attachments = await tappedFeature.GetAttachmentsAsync();
// Populate the UI with a list of attachments that have a content type of image/jpeg.
AttachmentsListBox.ItemsSource = attachments.Where(attachment => attachment.ContentType == "image/jpeg");
AttachmentsListBox.IsEnabled = true;
AddAttachmentButton.IsEnabled = true;
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
MessageBox.Show(ex.ToString(), "Error loading feature");
}
}
private async void AddAttachment_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
if (_selectedFeature == null)
{
return;
}
// Adjust the UI.
AddAttachmentButton.IsEnabled = false;
ActivityIndicator.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
try
{
// Show a file dialog.
// Allow the user to specify a file path - create the dialog.
OpenFileDialog dlg = new OpenFileDialog
{
DefaultExt = ".jpg",
Filter = "Image Files(*.JPG;*.JPEG)|*.JPG;*.JPEG",
InitialDirectory = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.MyPictures)
};
// Show the dialog and get the results.
bool? result = dlg.ShowDialog();
// Take action if the user selected a file.
if (result != true)
{
return;
}
// Get the name of the file from the full path (dlg.FileName is the full path).
string filename = Path.GetFileName(dlg.FileName);
// Create a stream for reading the file.
FileStream fs = new FileStream(dlg.FileName,
FileMode.Open,
FileAccess.Read);
// Create a binary reader from the stream.
BinaryReader br = new BinaryReader(fs);
// Populate the attachment data with the binary content.
long numBytes = new FileInfo(dlg.FileName).Length;
byte[] attachmentData = br.ReadBytes((int)numBytes);
// Close the stream.
fs.Close();
// Add the attachment.
// The contentType string is the MIME type for JPEG files, image/jpeg.
await _selectedFeature.AddAttachmentAsync(filename, "image/jpeg", attachmentData);
// Get a reference to the feature's service feature table.
ServiceFeatureTable serviceTable = (ServiceFeatureTable)_selectedFeature.FeatureTable;
// Apply the edits to the service feature table.
await serviceTable.ApplyEditsAsync();
// Update UI.
_selectedFeature.Refresh();
AttachmentsListBox.ItemsSource = await _selectedFeature.GetAttachmentsAsync();
MessageBox.Show("Successfully added attachment", "Success!");
}
catch (Exception exception)
{
MessageBox.Show(exception.ToString(), "Error adding attachment");
}
finally
{
// Adjust the UI.
AddAttachmentButton.IsEnabled = true;
ActivityIndicator.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
}
}
private async void DeleteAttachment_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
ActivityIndicator.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
try
{
// Get a reference to the button that raised the event.
Button sendingButton = (Button)sender;
// Get the attachment from the button's DataContext. The button's DataContext is set by the list view.
Attachment selectedAttachment = (Attachment)sendingButton.DataContext;
// Delete the attachment.
await _selectedFeature.DeleteAttachmentAsync(selectedAttachment);
// Get a reference to the feature's service feature table.
ServiceFeatureTable serviceTable = (ServiceFeatureTable)_selectedFeature.FeatureTable;
// Apply the edits to the service feature table.
await serviceTable.ApplyEditsAsync();
// Update UI.
_selectedFeature.Refresh();
AttachmentsListBox.ItemsSource = await _selectedFeature.GetAttachmentsAsync();
// Show success message.
MessageBox.Show("Successfully delete attachment", "Success!");
}
catch (Exception exception)
{
MessageBox.Show(exception.ToString(), "Error deleting attachment");
}
finally
{
ActivityIndicator.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
}
}
private async void DownloadAttachment_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
try
{
// Get the attachment that should be downloaded.
Button sendingButton = (Button)sender;
Attachment selectedAttachment = (Attachment)sendingButton.DataContext;
// Show a file dialog.
// Allow the user to specify a file path - create the dialog.
SaveFileDialog dlg = new SaveFileDialog
{
FileName = selectedAttachment.Name,
Filter = selectedAttachment.ContentType + "|*.jpg",
InitialDirectory = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Personal)
};
// Show the dialog and get the results.
bool? result = dlg.ShowDialog();
// Take action if the user selected a file.
if (result != true)
{
return;
}
// Load the data into a byte array.
Stream attachmentDataStream = await selectedAttachment.GetDataAsync();
byte[] attachmentData = new byte[attachmentDataStream.Length];
attachmentDataStream.Read(attachmentData, 0, attachmentData.Length);
// Write out the file.
FileStream fs = new FileStream(dlg.FileName,
FileMode.OpenOrCreate,
FileAccess.Write);
fs.Write(attachmentData, 0, attachmentData.Length);
fs.Close();
// Launch the file.
Process.Start(new ProcessStartInfo(dlg.FileName) { UseShellExecute = true });
}
catch (Exception exception)
{
MessageBox.Show(exception.ToString(), "Error reading attachment");
}
}
}
}