Change feature layer renderer

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Change the appearance of a feature layer with a renderer.

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Use case

A feature layer hosted on ArcGIS Online has a preset renderer and will display in an ArcGIS Maps SDK for .NET application with that renderer. However, for example, the color associated with the original renderer may be unsuitable for a company with staff or clients who are color blind, or for presentation with a different set of basemap and operational layers. In these cases, the renderer on the feature layer's data can be set to a more suitable color.

How to use the sample

Use the button in the control panel to change the renderer on the feature layer. The original renderer displays orange circles, the diameters of which are proportional to carbon storage of each tree. When the blue renderer in this sample is applied, it displays the location of the trees simply as blue points.

How it works

  1. Create a ServiceFeatureTable from a URL.
  2. Create a FeatureLayer from the service feature table.
  3. Create a new renderer (in this case, a SimpleRenderer).
  4. Change the feature layer's renderer using the FeatureLayer.Renderer property.

Relevant API

  • FeatureLayer.Renderer
  • ServiceFeatureTable
  • SimpleRenderer

About the data

This sample displays a feature layer in Warren Wilson College, North Carolina, showing carbon storage of trees on campus. The size of each circle is proportional to that particular tree's carbon storage total.

Tags

feature layer, renderer, visualization

Sample Code

ChangeFeatureLayerRenderer.xaml.csChangeFeatureLayerRenderer.xaml.csChangeFeatureLayerRenderer.xaml
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// Copyright 2021 Esri.
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using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Data;
using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Geometry;
using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Mapping;
using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Symbology;
using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows;

namespace ArcGIS.WPF.Samples.ChangeFeatureLayerRenderer
{
    [ArcGIS.Samples.Shared.Attributes.Sample(
        name: "Change feature layer renderer",
        category: "Layers",
        description: "Change the appearance of a feature layer with a renderer.",
        instructions: "Use the button in the control panel to change the renderer on the feature layer. The original renderer displays orange circles, the diameters of which are proportional to carbon storage of each tree. When the blue renderer in this sample is applied, it displays the location of the trees simply as blue points.",
        tags: new[] { "feature layer", "renderer", "visualization" })]
    public partial class ChangeFeatureLayerRenderer
    {
        // Create and hold reference to the feature layer
        private FeatureLayer _featureLayer;

        public ChangeFeatureLayerRenderer()
        {
            InitializeComponent();

            // Setup the control references and execute initialization
            Initialize();
        }

        private void Initialize()
        {
            // Create new Map with basemap
            Map myMap = new Map(BasemapStyle.ArcGISTopographic);

            // Create and set initial map area
            Envelope initialLocation = new Envelope(
                -9177811, 4247000, -9176791, 4247784,
                SpatialReferences.WebMercator);

            // Set the initial viewpoint for map
            myMap.InitialViewpoint = new Viewpoint(initialLocation);

            // Provide used Map to the MapView
            MyMapView.Map = myMap;

            // Create uri to the used feature service
            Uri serviceUri = new Uri("https://services.arcgis.com/V6ZHFr6zdgNZuVG0/arcgis/rest/services/Landscape_Trees/FeatureServer/0");

            // Initialize feature table using a url to feature server url
            ServiceFeatureTable featureTable = new ServiceFeatureTable(serviceUri);

            // Initialize a new feature layer based on the feature table
            _featureLayer = new FeatureLayer(featureTable);
            myMap.OperationalLayers.Add(_featureLayer);
        }

        private void OnOverrideButtonClicked(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            // Create a symbol to be used in the renderer.
            SimpleMarkerSymbol symbol = new SimpleMarkerSymbol(SimpleMarkerSymbolStyle.Circle, Color.Blue, 5);

            // Create and apply a new renderer using the symbol just created.
            _featureLayer.Renderer = new SimpleRenderer(symbol);
        }

        private void OnResetButtonClicked(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            // Reset the renderer to default
            _featureLayer.ResetRenderer();
        }
    }
}

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