Update a feature's location in an online feature service.
      
  
    
Use case
Sometimes users may want to edit features in an online feature service by moving them.
How to use the sample
Tap a feature to select it. Tap again to set the updated location for that feature. An alert will be shown confirming success or failure.
How it works
- Create a 
ServiceFeatureTableobject from a URL. - Create a 
FeatureLayerobject from theServiceFeatureTable. - Select a feature from the feature layer, using 
FeatureLayer.SelectFeatures. - Load the selected feature.
 - Change the selected feature's location using 
Feature.Geometry = geometry. - After the change, update the table on the server using 
ApplyEditsAsync. 
Relevant API
- Feature
 - FeatureLayer
 - ServiceFeatureTable
 
Tags
editing, feature layer, feature table, moving, service, updating
Sample Code
UpdateGeometries.cs
// Copyright 2019 Esri.
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using Android.App;
using Android.OS;
using Android.Widget;
using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Data;
using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Geometry;
using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Mapping;
using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.UI.Controls;
using System;
using System.Linq;
using Android.Views;
namespace ArcGISRuntimeXamarin.Samples.UpdateGeometries
{
    [Activity (ConfigurationChanges=Android.Content.PM.ConfigChanges.Orientation | Android.Content.PM.ConfigChanges.ScreenSize)]
    [ArcGISRuntime.Samples.Shared.Attributes.Sample(
        name: "Update geometries (feature service)",
        category: "Data",
        description: "Update a feature's location in an online feature service.",
        instructions: "Tap a feature to select it. Tap again to set the updated location for that feature. An alert will be shown confirming success or failure.",
        tags: new[] { "editing", "feature layer", "feature table", "moving", "service", "updating" })]
    public class UpdateGeometries : Activity
    {
        // Hold a reference to the MapView.
        private MapView _myMapView;
        // 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 selected feature.
        private ArcGISFeature _selectedFeature;
        protected override void OnCreate(Bundle bundle)
        {
            base.OnCreate(bundle);
            Title = "Update geometries (feature service)";
            CreateLayout();
            Initialize();
        }
        private void Initialize()
        {
            // 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 - on tap, a feature will be selected.
            _myMapView.GeoViewTapped += MapView_Tapped;
            // Zoom to the United States.
            _myMapView.SetViewpointCenterAsync(new MapPoint(-10800000, 4500000, SpatialReferences.WebMercator), 3e7);
        }
        private void MapView_Tapped(object sender, GeoViewInputEventArgs e)
        {
            // Select the feature if none selected, move the feature otherwise.
            if (_selectedFeature == null)
            {
                // Select the feature.
                TrySelectFeature(e);
            }
            else
            {
                // Move the feature.
                MoveSelectedFeature(e);
            }
        }
        private async void MoveSelectedFeature(GeoViewInputEventArgs tapEventDetails)
        {
            try
            {
                // Get the MapPoint from the EventArgs for the tap.
                MapPoint destinationPoint = tapEventDetails.Location;
                // Normalize the point - needed when the tapped location is over the international date line.
                destinationPoint = (MapPoint) GeometryEngine.NormalizeCentralMeridian(destinationPoint);
                // Load the feature.
                await _selectedFeature.LoadAsync();
                // Update the geometry of the selected feature.
                _selectedFeature.Geometry = destinationPoint;
                // Apply the edit to the feature table.
                await _selectedFeature.FeatureTable.UpdateFeatureAsync(_selectedFeature);
                // Push the update to the service.
                ServiceFeatureTable serviceTable = (ServiceFeatureTable) _selectedFeature.FeatureTable;
                await serviceTable.ApplyEditsAsync();
                ShowMessage("Success!", $"Moved feature {_selectedFeature.Attributes["objectid"]}");
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                ShowMessage("Error when moving feature", ex.ToString());
            }
            finally
            {
                // Reset the selection.
                _damageLayer.ClearSelection();
                _selectedFeature = null;
            }
        }
        private async void TrySelectFeature(GeoViewInputEventArgs tapEventDetails)
        {
            try
            {
                // Perform an identify to determine if a user tapped on a feature.
                IdentifyLayerResult identifyResult = await _myMapView.IdentifyLayerAsync(_damageLayer, tapEventDetails.Position, 10, false);
                // Do nothing if there are no results.
                if (!identifyResult.GeoElements.Any())
                {
                    return;
                }
                // Get the tapped feature.
                _selectedFeature = (ArcGISFeature)identifyResult.GeoElements.First();
                // Select the feature.
                _damageLayer.SelectFeature(_selectedFeature);
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                ShowMessage("Problem selecting feature", ex.ToString());
            }
        }
        private void ShowMessage(string title, string message)
        {
            // Display the message to the user.
            AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(this);
            builder.SetMessage(message).SetTitle(title).Show();
        }
        private void CreateLayout()
        {
            // Create a new vertical layout for the app.
            var layout = new LinearLayout(this) {Orientation = Orientation.Vertical};
            // Create the help label.
            TextView helpLabel = new TextView(this);
            helpLabel.Text = "Tap to select a feature. Tap again to move it.";
            helpLabel.TextAlignment = TextAlignment.Center;
            helpLabel.Gravity = GravityFlags.Center;
            // Add the help label to the layout.
            layout.AddView(helpLabel);
            // Create the map view.
            _myMapView = new MapView(this);
            // Add the map view to the layout.
            layout.AddView(_myMapView);
            // Show the layout in the app.
            SetContentView(layout);
        }
    }
}