Create a feature collection layer to show a query result from a service feature table.
Use case
Consider a national wireless telecommunications company who wants to improve connectivity within areas of poor coverage. Their cell towers, cell tower radii and state boundaries data are held within service feature tables, which can be queried for states that don't meet a certain threshold of coverage. The query result can be used to create and display a single feature collection layer for analysis of areas requiring improved coverage.
How to use the sample
When launched, this sample displays a map with point features as a feature collection layer. Pan and zoom to explore the map.
How it works
- Perform a query using the
AGSFeatureTable.queryFeatures(with:completion:)
method on anAGSServiceFeatureTable
. - Create an
AGSFeatureCollectionTable
with theAGSFeatureQueryResult
. - Create an
AGSFeatureCollection
and add the feature collection table to it. - Create an
AGSFeatureCollectionLayer
from the feature collection. - Add the feature collection layer to the map's
operationalLayers
array.
Relevant API
- AGSFeatureCollection
- AGSFeatureCollectionLayer
- AGSFeatureCollectionTable
- AGSFeatureLayer
- AGSFeatureQueryResult
- AGSFeatureTable
- AGSQueryParameters
- AGSServiceFeatureTable
About the data
This application utilizes data from the wildfire feature service. It loads at full extent with features indicating wildfire response point features across the world.
Tags
layer, query, search, table
Sample Code
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import UIKit
import ArcGIS
class FeatureCollectionLayerQueryViewController: UIViewController {
@IBOutlet var mapView: AGSMapView!
private var featureTable: AGSServiceFeatureTable!
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
// add the source code button item to the right of navigation bar
(self.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem as! SourceCodeBarButtonItem).filenames = ["FeatureCollectionLayerQueryViewController"]
// initialize map with basemap
let map = AGSMap(basemapStyle: .arcGISOceans)
// assign map to the map view
self.mapView.map = map
// initialize service feature table to be queried
self.featureTable = AGSServiceFeatureTable(url: URL(string: "https://sampleserver6.arcgisonline.com/arcgis/rest/services/Wildfire/FeatureServer/0")!)
// create query parameters
let queryParams = AGSQueryParameters()
// 1=1 will give all the features from the table
queryParams.whereClause = "1=1"
// show progress hud
UIApplication.shared.showProgressHUD(message: "Querying")
// query feature from the table
self.featureTable.queryFeatures(with: queryParams) { [weak self] (queryResult: AGSFeatureQueryResult?, error: Error?) in
// hide progress hud
UIApplication.shared.hideProgressHUD()
if let error = error {
// show error
self?.presentAlert(error: error)
} else {
// create a feature collection table fromt the query results
let featureCollectionTable = AGSFeatureCollectionTable(featureSet: queryResult!)
// create a feature collection from the above feature collection table
let featureCollection = AGSFeatureCollection(featureCollectionTables: [featureCollectionTable])
// create a feature collection layer
let featureCollectionLayer = AGSFeatureCollectionLayer(featureCollection: featureCollection)
// add the layer to the operational layers array
self?.mapView.map?.operationalLayers.add(featureCollectionLayer)
}
}
}
}