Identify features in all layers in a map.
Use case
IdentifyLayers allows users to tap on a map, returning features at that location across multiple layers. Because some layer types have sublayers, the sample recursively counts results for sublayers within each layer.
How to use the sample
Tap to identify features. An alert will show all layers with features under the cursor, as well as a layer count.
How it works
- The tapped position is passed to
MapView::identifyLayers
- For each
IdentifyLayerResult
in the results, features are counted.- Note: there is one identify result per layer with matching features; if the feature count is 0, that means a sublayer contains the matching features.
Relevant API
- IdentifyLayerResult
- IdentifyLayerResult::layerContent::name
- IdentifyLayerResult::sublayerResults
- MapView::identifyLayers
Additional information
The GeoView supports two methods of identify: identifyLayer()
, which identifies features within a specific layer and identifyLayers()
, which identifies features for all layers in the current view.
Tags
identify, recursion, recursive, sublayers
Sample Code
// [WriteFile Name=IdentifyLayers, Category=Maps]
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#ifdef PCH_BUILD
#include "pch.hpp"
#endif // PCH_BUILD
// sample headers
#include "IdentifyLayers.h"
// ArcGIS Maps SDK headers
#include "ArcGISMapImageLayer.h"
#include "ArcGISSublayer.h"
#include "ArcGISSublayerListModel.h"
#include "Basemap.h"
#include "Error.h"
#include "FeatureLayer.h"
#include "IdentifyLayerResult.h"
#include "LayerListModel.h"
#include "Map.h"
#include "MapQuickView.h"
#include "MapTypes.h"
#include "Point.h"
#include "ServiceFeatureTable.h"
#include "SpatialReference.h"
#include "Viewpoint.h"
// Qt headers
#include <QFuture>
#include <QQueue>
#include <QUuid>
using namespace Esri::ArcGISRuntime;
IdentifyLayers::IdentifyLayers(QQuickItem* parent /* = nullptr */):
QQuickItem(parent)
{
}
void IdentifyLayers::init()
{
// Register the map view for QML
qmlRegisterType<MapQuickView>("Esri.Samples", 1, 0, "MapView");
qmlRegisterType<IdentifyLayers>("Esri.Samples", 1, 0, "IdentifyLayersSample");
}
void IdentifyLayers::componentComplete()
{
QQuickItem::componentComplete();
// find QML MapView component
m_mapView = findChild<MapQuickView*>("mapView");
// Create a map using the topographic basemap
m_map = new Map(BasemapStyle::ArcGISTopographic, this);
// add a map image layer
QUrl mapServiceUrl("https://sampleserver6.arcgisonline.com/arcgis/rest/services/SampleWorldCities/MapServer");
ArcGISMapImageLayer* imageLayer = new ArcGISMapImageLayer(mapServiceUrl, this);
m_map->operationalLayers()->append(imageLayer);
// hide 2 of the sublayers in the map image layer
connect(imageLayer, &ArcGISMapImageLayer::doneLoading, this, [imageLayer](const Error& e)
{
if (!e.isEmpty())
{
qDebug() << e.message() << e.additionalMessage();
return;
}
imageLayer->mapImageSublayers()->at(1)->setVisible(false);
imageLayer->mapImageSublayers()->at(2)->setVisible(false);
});
// add a feature layer
QUrl featureLayerUrl("https://sampleserver6.arcgisonline.com/arcgis/rest/services/DamageAssessment/FeatureServer/0");
ServiceFeatureTable* featureTable = new ServiceFeatureTable(featureLayerUrl, this);
FeatureLayer* featureLayer = new FeatureLayer(featureTable, this);
m_map->operationalLayers()->append(featureLayer);
// set an initial viewpoint
const double mapScale = 68015210;
const double x = -10977012.785807;
const double y = 4514257.550369;
const Point pt(x, y, SpatialReference::webMercator());
Viewpoint initialViewpoint(pt, mapScale);
m_map->setInitialViewpoint(initialViewpoint);
// Set map to map view
m_mapView->setMap(m_map);
// connect signals
connectSignals();
}
void IdentifyLayers::connectSignals()
{
// identify layers on mouse click
connect(m_mapView, &MapQuickView::mouseClicked, this, [this](QMouseEvent& mouseEvent)
{
const double tolerance = 12.0;
const bool returnPopups = false;
const int maxResults = 10;
m_mapView->identifyLayersAsync(mouseEvent.position(), tolerance, returnPopups, maxResults).then(this,
[this](const QList<IdentifyLayerResult*>& results)
{
// reset the message text
m_message = QString();
for (IdentifyLayerResult* result : results)
{
// lambda for calculating result count
auto geoElementsCountFromResult = [] (IdentifyLayerResult* result) -> int
{
// create temp list
QList<IdentifyLayerResult*> tempResults{result};
// use Depth First Search approach to handle recursion
int count = 0;
int index = 0;
while (index < tempResults.length())
{
//get the result object from the array
IdentifyLayerResult* identifyResult = tempResults[index];
// update count with geoElements from the result
count += identifyResult->geoElements().length();
// check if the result has any sublayer results
// if yes then add those result objects in the tempResults
// array after the current result
if (identifyResult->sublayerResults().length() > 0)
{
tempResults.append(identifyResult->sublayerResults().at(index));
}
// update the count and repeat
index += 1;
}
return count;
};
const int count = geoElementsCountFromResult(result);
QString layerName = result->layerContent()->name();
m_message += QString("%1 : %2").arg(layerName).arg(count);
m_message += "\n";
}
//remove last newline character
if (!m_message.isEmpty())
m_message.chop(1);
emit messageChanged();
emit showMessage();
qDeleteAll(results);
});
});
}