Feature layer shapefile

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Open a shapefile stored on the device and display it as a feature layer with default symbology.

Image of feature layer shapefile

Use case

Shapefiles store location, shape and attributes of geospatial vector data. Shapefiles can be loaded directly into ArcGIS Runtime.

How to use the sample

Pan and zoom around the map. View the data loaded from the shapefile.

How it works

  1. Create a ShapefileFeatureTable passing in the URL of a shapefile.
  2. Create a FeatureLayer using the shapefile feature table.
  3. Add the layer to the map's operation layers.

Relevant API

  • FeatureLayer
  • ShapefileFeatureTable

Tags

Layers, shapefile, shp, vector

Sample Code

FeatureLayerShapefileSample.java
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/*
 * Copyright 2018 Esri.
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 * use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
 * the License at
 *
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 * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
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package com.esri.samples.feature_layer_shapefile;

import java.io.File;

import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.Alert;
import javafx.scene.layout.StackPane;
import javafx.stage.Stage;

import com.esri.arcgisruntime.ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.data.ShapefileFeatureTable;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.layers.FeatureLayer;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.loadable.LoadStatus;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.ArcGISMap;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.BasemapStyle;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.view.MapView;

public class FeatureLayerShapefileSample extends Application {

  private MapView mapView;
  private FeatureLayer featureLayer; // keep loadable in scope to avoid garbage collection

  @Override
  public void start(Stage stage) {

    try {
      // create stack pane and application scene
      StackPane stackPane = new StackPane();
      Scene scene = new Scene(stackPane);

      // set title, size, and add scene to stage
      stage.setTitle("Feature Layer Shapefile Sample");
      stage.setWidth(800);
      stage.setHeight(700);
      stage.setScene(scene);
      stage.show();

      // 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);

      // create a map with the streets basemap style
      ArcGISMap map = new ArcGISMap(BasemapStyle.ARCGIS_STREETS);

      // create a map view and set the map to it
      mapView = new MapView();
      mapView.setMap(map);

      // create a shapefile feature table from the local file
      File shapefile = new File(System.getProperty("data.dir"), "./samples-data/auroraCO/Public_Art.shp");
      ShapefileFeatureTable shapefileFeatureTable = new ShapefileFeatureTable(shapefile.getAbsolutePath());

      // use the shapefile feature table to create a feature layer
      featureLayer = new FeatureLayer(shapefileFeatureTable);
      featureLayer.addDoneLoadingListener(() -> {
        if (featureLayer.getLoadStatus() == LoadStatus.LOADED) {
          // zoom to the area containing the layer's features
          mapView.setViewpointGeometryAsync(featureLayer.getFullExtent());
        } else {
          Alert alert = new Alert(Alert.AlertType.ERROR, featureLayer.getLoadError().getMessage());
          alert.show();
        }
      });

      // add the feature layer to the map
      map.getOperationalLayers().add(featureLayer);

      // add the map view to the stack pane
      stackPane.getChildren().add(mapView);
    } catch (Exception e) {
      // on any error, display the stack trace.
      e.printStackTrace();
    }
  }

  /**
   * Stops and releases all resources used in application.
   */
  @Override
  public void stop() {

    if (mapView != null) {
      mapView.dispose();
    }
  }

  /**
   * Opens and runs application.
   *
   * @param args arguments passed to this application
   */
  public static void main(String[] args) {

    Application.launch(args);
  }

}

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