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Query a feature table for statistics, grouping and sorting by different fields.

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Use case

You can use statistical queries, grouping and sorting to process large amounts of data saved in feature tables. This is helpful for identifying trends and relationships within the data, which can be used to support further interpretations and decisions. For example, a health agency can use information on medical conditions occurring throughout a country to identify at-risk areas or demographics, and decide on further action and preventive measures.

How to use the sample

The sample will start with some default options selected. You can immediately click the "Get Statistics" button to see the results for these options. There are several ways to customize your queries:

You can add statistic definitions to the top-left table using the combo boxes and "Add" button. Select a table row and click "Remove" to remove a definition.
To change the Group-by fields, check the box by the field you want to group by in the bottom-left list view.
To change the Order-by fields, select a Group-by field (it must be checked) and click the ">>" button to add it to the Order-by table. To remove a field from the Order-by table, select it and click the "<<" button. To change the sort order of the Order-by field, the cells of the "Sort Order" column are combo-boxes that may be either ASCENDING or DESCENDING.

How it works

Create a ServiceFeatureTable using the URL of a feature service and load the table.
Get the feature tables field names list with featureTable.Fields.
Create StatisticDefinitions specifying the field to compute statistics on and the StatisticType to compute.
Create StatisticsQueryParameters passing in the list of statistic definitions.
To have the results grouped by fields, add the field names to the query parameters' GroupByFieldNames collection.
To have the results ordered by fields, create OrderBys, specifying the field name and SortOrder. Pass these OrderBys to the parameters' OrderByFields collection.
To execute the query, call featureTable.QueryStatisticsAsync(queryParameters).
Get the StatisticQueryResult. From this, you can get an iterator of StatisticRecords to loop through and display.

Relevant API

Field
OrderBy
QueryParameters
ServiceFeatureTable
StatisticDefinition
StatisticRecord
StatisticsQueryParameters
StatisticsQueryResult
StatisticType

About the data

This sample uses a Diabetes, Obesity, and Inactivity by US County feature layer hosted on ArcGIS Online.

Sample Code

StatsQueryGroupAndSort.xaml.csStatsQueryGroupAndSort.xaml.csStatsQueryGroupAndSort.xaml
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// Copyright 2017 Esri.
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using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Data;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
using System.Linq;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;

namespace ArcGIS.WPF.Samples.StatsQueryGroupAndSort
{
    [ArcGIS.Samples.Shared.Attributes.Sample(
        name: "Statistical query group and sort",
        category: "Data",
        description: "Query a feature table for statistics, grouping and sorting by different fields.",
        instructions: "The sample will start with some default options selected. You can immediately click the \"Get Statistics\" button to see the results for these options. There are several ways to customize your queries:",
        tags: new[] { "correlation", "data", "fields", "filter", "group", "sort", "statistics", "table" })]
    public partial class StatsQueryGroupAndSort
    {
        // URI for the US states map service
        private Uri _usStatesServiceUri = new Uri("https://services.arcgis.com/jIL9msH9OI208GCb/arcgis/rest/services/Counties_Obesity_Inactivity_Diabetes_2013/FeatureServer/0");

        // US states feature table
        private FeatureTable _usStatesTable;

        // Collection of (user-defined) statistics to use in the query
        private ObservableCollection<StatisticDefinition> _statDefinitions = new ObservableCollection<StatisticDefinition>();

        // Selected fields for grouping results
        private List<string> _groupByFields = new List<string>();

        // Collection to hold fields to order results by
        private ObservableCollection<OrderBy> _orderByFields = new ObservableCollection<OrderBy>();

        public StatsQueryGroupAndSort()
        {
            InitializeComponent();

            // Initialize the US states feature table and populate UI controls
            _ = Initialize();
        }

        private async Task Initialize()
        {
            // Create the US states feature table
            _usStatesTable = new ServiceFeatureTable(_usStatesServiceUri);

            try
            {
                // Load the table
                await _usStatesTable.LoadAsync();

                // Fill the fields combo and "group by" list with fields from the table
                FieldsComboBox.ItemsSource = _usStatesTable.Fields;
                GroupFieldsListBox.ItemsSource = _usStatesTable.Fields;

                // Set the (initially empty) collection of fields as the "order by" fields list data source
                OrderByFieldsListBox.ItemsSource = _orderByFields;

                // Fill the statistics type combo with values from the StatisticType enum
                StatTypeComboBox.ItemsSource = Enum.GetValues(typeof(StatisticType));

                // Set the (initially empty) collection of statistic definitions as the statistics list box data source
                StatFieldsListBox.ItemsSource = _statDefinitions;
            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
                MessageBox.Show(e.ToString(), "Error");
            }
        }

        // Execute a statistical query using the parameters defined by the user and display the results
        private async void OnExecuteStatisticsQueryClicked(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            // Verify that there is at least one statistic definition
            if (_statDefinitions.Count == 0)
            {
                MessageBox.Show("Please define at least one statistic for the query.", "Statistical Query");
                return;
            }

            // Create the statistics query parameters, pass in the list of statistic definitions
            StatisticsQueryParameters statQueryParams = new StatisticsQueryParameters(_statDefinitions);

            // Specify the group fields (if any)
            foreach (string groupField in _groupByFields)
            {
                statQueryParams.GroupByFieldNames.Add(groupField);
            }

            // Specify the fields to order by (if any)
            foreach (OrderBy orderBy in _orderByFields)
            {
                statQueryParams.OrderByFields.Add(orderBy);
            }

            // Ignore counties with missing data
            statQueryParams.WhereClause = "\"State\" IS NOT NULL";

            try
            {
                // Execute the statistical query with these parameters and await the results
                StatisticsQueryResult statQueryResult = await _usStatesTable.QueryStatisticsAsync(statQueryParams);

                // Format the output, and display results in the tree view
                ILookup<string, IReadOnlyDictionary<string, object>> groupedResults = statQueryResult.ToLookup(r => string.Join(", ", r.Group.Values), r => r.Statistics);
                ResultsTreeView.ItemsSource = groupedResults;
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                MessageBox.Show(ex.Message, "Invalid statistics definitions");
            }
        }

        // Handle when the check box for a "group by" field is checked on or off by adding or removing the field from the collection
        private void GroupFieldCheckChanged(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            // Get the check box that raised the event (group field)
            CheckBox groupFieldCheckBox = (CheckBox)sender;

            // The check box is tagged with the field name, read that info
            string fieldName = groupFieldCheckBox.Tag.ToString();

            // See if the field is being added or removed from the "group by" list
            bool fieldAdded = groupFieldCheckBox.IsChecked == true;

            // See if the field already exists in the "group by" list
            bool fieldIsInList = _groupByFields.Contains(fieldName);

            // If the field is being added, and is NOT in the list, add it ...
            if (fieldAdded && !fieldIsInList)
            {
                _groupByFields.Add(fieldName);
            }
            // If the field is being removed and it IS in the list, remove it ...
            else if (!fieldAdded && fieldIsInList)
            {
                _groupByFields.Remove(fieldName);

                // Also check for this field in the order by list (only group fields can be used to order by)
                OrderBy orderBy = _orderByFields.FirstOrDefault(field => field.FieldName == fieldName);
                if (orderBy != null)
                {
                    // Remove the field from the "order by" list
                    _orderByFields.Remove(orderBy);
                }
            }
        }

        // Create a statistic definition and add it to the collection based on the user selection in the combo boxes
        private void AddStatisticClicked(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            // Verify that a field name and statistic type has been selected
            if (FieldsComboBox.SelectedValue == null || StatTypeComboBox.SelectedValue == null) { return; }

            // Get the chosen field name and statistic type from the combo boxes
            string fieldName = FieldsComboBox.SelectedValue.ToString();
            StatisticType statType = (StatisticType)StatTypeComboBox.SelectedValue;

            // Check if this statistic definition has already be created (same field name and statistic type)
            StatisticDefinition existingStatDefinition = _statDefinitions.FirstOrDefault(def => def.OnFieldName == fieldName && def.StatisticType == statType);

            // If it doesn't exist, create it and add it to the collection (use the field name and statistic type to build the output alias)
            if (existingStatDefinition == null)
            {
                StatisticDefinition statDefinition = new StatisticDefinition(fieldName, statType, fieldName + "_" + statType.ToString());
                _statDefinitions.Add(statDefinition);
            }
        }

        // Toggle the sort order (ascending/descending) for the field selected in the sort fields list
        private void ChangeFieldSortOrder(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            // Verify that there is a selected sort field in the list
            OrderBy selectedSortField = OrderByFieldsListBox.SelectedItem as OrderBy;
            if (selectedSortField == null) { return; }

            // Create a new OrderBy object to define the sort for the selected field
            OrderBy newSortDefinition = new OrderBy(selectedSortField.FieldName, selectedSortField.SortOrder);

            // Toggle the sort order from the current value
            if (newSortDefinition.SortOrder == SortOrder.Ascending)
            {
                newSortDefinition.SortOrder = SortOrder.Descending;
            }
            else
            {
                newSortDefinition.SortOrder = SortOrder.Ascending;
            }

            // Add the new OrderBy at the same location in the collection and remove the old one
            _orderByFields.Insert(_orderByFields.IndexOf(selectedSortField), newSortDefinition);
            _orderByFields.Remove(selectedSortField);
        }

        // Remove the selected statistic definition from the list
        private void RemoveStatisticClicked(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            // Verify that there is a selected statistic definition
            if (StatFieldsListBox.SelectedItem == null) { return; }

            // Get the selected statistic definition and remove it from the collection
            StatisticDefinition selectedStat = StatFieldsListBox.SelectedItem as StatisticDefinition;
            _statDefinitions.Remove(selectedStat);
        }

        // Add the selected field in the "group by" list to the "order by" list
        private void AddSortFieldClicked(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            // Verify that there is a selected field in the "group by" list
            if (GroupFieldsListBox.SelectedItem == null) { return; }

            // Get the name of the selected field and ensure that it's in the list of selected group fields (checked on in the list, e.g.)
            string selectedFieldName = GroupFieldsListBox.SelectedItem.ToString();
            if (!_groupByFields.Contains(selectedFieldName))
            {
                MessageBox.Show("Only fields used for grouping can be used to order results.");
                return;
            }

            // Verify that the field isn't already in the "order by" list
            OrderBy existingOrderBy = _orderByFields.FirstOrDefault(field => field.FieldName == selectedFieldName);
            if (existingOrderBy == null)
            {
                // Create a new OrderBy for this field and add it to the collection (default to ascending sort order)
                OrderBy newOrderBy = new OrderBy(selectedFieldName, SortOrder.Ascending);
                _orderByFields.Add(newOrderBy);
            }
        }

        // Remove the selected field from the list of "order by" fields
        private void RemoveSortFieldClicked(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            // Verify that there is a selected item in the "order by" list
            if (OrderByFieldsListBox.SelectedItem == null) { return; }

            // Get the selected OrderBy object and remove it from the collection
            OrderBy selectedOrderBy = OrderByFieldsListBox.SelectedItem as OrderBy;
            _orderByFields.Remove(selectedOrderBy);
        }
    }
}

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