RasterFunction Class

Detailed Description

Examples of RasterFunctions include Hillshade, Stretch, Colormap, Mask, and ShadedRelief, among others.

RasterFunctions in ArcGIS Maps SDK work very similarly to the ArcGIS REST API. The following workflow is a common way to render a raster using a raster function:

1. Create a raster function via JSON. For example, the following JSON could be used for a Pansharpen function:

   {
     "raster_function":{"type":"Pansharpen_function"},
     "raster_function_arguments":
     {
       "weights":{"double_array":[0.10000000000000001,0.5,0.40000000000000002,0.29999999999999999],"type":"Raster_function_variable"},
       "pansharpen_type":{"pansharpen_type":"gram_schmidt","type":"Raster_function_variable"},
       "pan_raster":{"name":"pan_raster","is_raster":true,"type":"Raster_function_variable"},
       "raster":{"name":"raster","is_raster":true,"type":"Raster_function_variable"},
       "type":"Raster_function_arguments"
     },
     "type":"Raster_function_template"
   }

   For documentation on this API's JSON format and syntax for the different raster functions, please see the Guide topic Add raster data.

2. Construct a RasterFunction object with the JSON created in step 1.
3. Get the RasterFunctionArguments with arguments.
4. Add rasters to the RasterFunctionArguments.
5. Create a new Raster object with this RasterFunction.
6. Create a new RasterLayer with the Raster object.
7. Add the RasterLayer to a map or scene.

For further details on raster functions, please see the ArcGIS Desktop documentation.

Use an ImageServiceRaster as an argument for a raster function:

RasterFunction* rasterFunction = new RasterFunction(m_dataPath + "/hillshade_simplified.json", this);
RasterFunctionArguments* arguments = rasterFunction->arguments();
arguments->setRaster("raster", m_imageServiceRaster);

// create a new raster with the raster function and add to the operational layer
Raster* raster = new Raster(rasterFunction, this);
RasterLayer* rasterLayer = new RasterLayer(raster, this);

You can see the complete code in the C++ sample Raster Function Service.