Change viewpoint

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Set the map view to a new viewpoint.

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Use case

Programatically navigate to a specified location in the map or scene. Use this to focus on a particular point or area of interest.

How to use the sample

The map view has several methods for setting its current viewpoint. Select a viewpoint from the UI to see the viewpoint changed using that method.

How it works

  1. Create a new Map object and set it to the MapView object.
  2. Change the map's Viewpoint using one of the available methods:
  • Use MapView.SetViewpointAsync() to pan to a viewpoint.
  • Use MapView.SetViewpointCenterAsync() to center the viewpoint on a Point.
  • Use MyMapView.SetViewpointScaleAsync() to set a distance from the ground using a scale.
  • Use MapView.SetViewpointGeometryAsync() to set the viewpoint to a given Geometry.

Relevant API

  • Geometry
  • Map
  • MapView
  • Point
  • Viewpoint

Additional information

Below are some other ways to set a viewpoint:

  • SetViewpoint
  • SetViewpointAsync
  • SetViewpointCenterAsync
  • SetViewpointGeometryAsync
  • SetViewpointRotationAsync
  • SetViewpointScaleAsync

Tags

animate, extent, pan, rotate, scale, view, zoom

Sample Code

ChangeViewpoint.cs
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// Copyright 2016 Esri.
//
// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
// You may obtain a copy of the License at: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
//
// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an
// "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific
// language governing permissions and limitations under the License.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Geometry;
using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Mapping;
using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.UI.Controls;
using Foundation;
using UIKit;

namespace ArcGISRuntime.Samples.ChangeViewpoint
{
    [Register("ChangeViewpoint")]
    [ArcGISRuntime.Samples.Shared.Attributes.Sample(
        name: "Change viewpoint",
        category: "MapView",
        description: "Set the map view to a new viewpoint.",
        instructions: "The map view has several methods for setting its current viewpoint. Select a viewpoint from the UI to see the viewpoint changed using that method.",
        tags: new[] { "animate", "extent", "pan", "rotate", "scale", "view", "zoom" })]
    public class ChangeViewpoint : UIViewController
    {
        // Hold references to UI controls.
        private MapView _myMapView;
        private UISegmentedControl _viewpointsButton;

        // Coordinates for London.
        private readonly MapPoint _londonCoords = new MapPoint(-13881.7678417696, 6710726.57374296, SpatialReferences.WebMercator);
        private const double LondonScale = 8762.7156655228955;

        // Coordinates for Redlands.
        private readonly Polygon _redlandsEnvelope = new Polygon(
            new List<MapPoint>
            {
                new MapPoint(-13049785.1566222, 4032064.6003424),
                new MapPoint(-13049785.1566222, 4040202.42595729),
                new MapPoint(-13037033.5780234, 4032064.6003424),
                new MapPoint(-13037033.5780234, 4040202.42595729)
            },
            SpatialReferences.WebMercator);

        // Coordinates for Edinburgh.
        private readonly Polygon _edinburghEnvelope = new Polygon(
            new List<MapPoint>
            {
                new MapPoint(-354262.156621384, 7548092.94093301),
                new MapPoint(-354262.156621384, 7548901.50684376),
                new MapPoint(-353039.164455303, 7548092.94093301),
                new MapPoint(-353039.164455303, 7548901.50684376)
            },
            SpatialReferences.WebMercator);

        public ChangeViewpoint()
        {
            Title = "Change viewpoint";
        }

        private void Initialize()
        {
            // Show a topographic basemap.
            _myMapView.Map = new Map(BasemapStyle.ArcGISTopographic);
        }

        private async void ViewpointButton_ValueChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            try
            {
                switch (_viewpointsButton.SelectedSegment)
                {
                    case 0:
                        // Set Viewpoint using Redlands envelope defined above and a padding of 20.
                        await _myMapView.SetViewpointGeometryAsync(_redlandsEnvelope, 20);
                        break;
                    case 1:
                        // Set Viewpoint so that it is centered on the London coordinates defined above.
                        await _myMapView.SetViewpointCenterAsync(_londonCoords);

                        // Set the Viewpoint scale to match the specified scale.
                        await _myMapView.SetViewpointScaleAsync(LondonScale);
                        break;
                    case 2:
                        // Navigate to full extent of the first base layer before animating to specified geometry.
                        await _myMapView.SetViewpointAsync(new Viewpoint(_myMapView.Map.Basemap.BaseLayers.First().FullExtent));

                        // Create a new Viewpoint using the specified geometry.
                        Viewpoint viewpoint = new Viewpoint(_edinburghEnvelope);

                        // Set Viewpoint of MapView to the Viewpoint created above and animate to it using a timespan of 5 seconds.
                        await _myMapView.SetViewpointAsync(viewpoint, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5));
                        break;
                }
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                new UIAlertView("Error", ex.ToString(), (IUIAlertViewDelegate) null, "OK", null).Show();
            }

            // Reset the segment button.
            _viewpointsButton.SelectedSegment = -1;
        }

        public override void ViewDidLoad()
        {
            base.ViewDidLoad();
            Initialize();
        }

        public override void LoadView()
        {
            // Create the views.
            View = new UIView { BackgroundColor = ApplicationTheme.BackgroundColor };

            _myMapView = new MapView();
            _myMapView.TranslatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false;

            _viewpointsButton = new UISegmentedControl("Geometry", "Center & Scale", "Animate")
            {
                BackgroundColor = ApplicationTheme.BackgroundColor,
                TranslatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false,
                // Clean up borders of segmented control - avoid corner pixels.
                ClipsToBounds = true,
                Layer = {CornerRadius = 5}
            };

            // Add the views.
            View.AddSubviews(_myMapView, _viewpointsButton);

            // Lay out the views.
            NSLayoutConstraint.ActivateConstraints(new[]
            {
                _myMapView.TopAnchor.ConstraintEqualTo(View.TopAnchor),
                _myMapView.LeadingAnchor.ConstraintEqualTo(View.LeadingAnchor),
                _myMapView.TrailingAnchor.ConstraintEqualTo(View.TrailingAnchor),
                _myMapView.BottomAnchor.ConstraintEqualTo(View.BottomAnchor),

                _viewpointsButton.LeadingAnchor.ConstraintEqualTo(View.LayoutMarginsGuide.LeadingAnchor),
                _viewpointsButton.TrailingAnchor.ConstraintEqualTo(View.LayoutMarginsGuide.TrailingAnchor),
                _viewpointsButton.TopAnchor.ConstraintEqualTo(View.SafeAreaLayoutGuide.TopAnchor, 8)
            });
        }

        public override void ViewWillAppear(bool animated)
        {
            base.ViewWillAppear(animated);

            // Subscribe to events.
            _viewpointsButton.ValueChanged += ViewpointButton_ValueChanged;
        }

        public override void ViewDidDisappear(bool animated)
        {
            base.ViewDidDisappear(animated);

            // Unsubscribe from events, per best practice.
            _viewpointsButton.ValueChanged -= ViewpointButton_ValueChanged;
        }
    }
}

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