Edit feature attributes which are linked to annotation through an expression.
Use case
Annotation is useful for displaying text that you don't want to move or resize when the map is panned or zoomed (unlike labels which will move and resize). Feature-linked annotation will update when a feature attribute referenced by the annotation expression is also updated. Additionally, the position of the annotation will transform to match any transformation to the linked feature's geometry.
How to use the sample
Pan and zoom the map to see that the text on the map is annotation, not labels. Tap one of the address points to update the house number (AD_ADDRESS) and street name (ST_STR_NAM). Tap one of the dashed parcel polylines and tap another location to change its geometry. NOTE: Selection is only enabled for points and straight (single segment) polylines.
The feature-linked annotation will update accordingly.
How it works
- Load the geodatabase. NOTE: Read/write geodatabases should normally come from a
GeodatabaseSyncTask, but this has been omitted here. That functionality is covered in the sample Generate geodatabase. - Create
FeatureLayers from geodatabase feature tables found in the geodatabase withGeodatabase.geodatabaseFeatureTablesByTableName. - Create
AnnotationLayers from geodatabase feature tables found in the geodatabase withGeodatabase.geodatabaseAnnotationTablesByTableName. - Add the feature layers and annotation layers to the map's operational layers.
- Connect to
MapView.mouseClickedto capture clicks on the map to either select address points or parcel polyline features. NOTE: Selection is only enabled for points and straight (single segment) polylines.- For the address points, a dialog will opened to allow editing of the address number (AD_ADDRESS) and street name (ST_STR_NAM) attributes. A second tap will change the location of the point.
- For the parcel lines, a second tap will change one of the polyline's vertices.
Both expressions were defined by the data author in ArcGIS Pro using the Arcade expression language.
Relevant API
- AnnotationLayer
- Feature
- FeatureLayer
- Geodatabase
Offline data
| Link | Local Location |
|---|---|
| Loudoun geodatabase | <userhome>/ArcGIS/Runtime/Data/geodatabase/loudoun_anno.geodatabase |
About the data
This sample uses data derived from the Loudoun GeoHub.
The annotation linked to the point data in this sample is defined by arcade expression $feature.AD_ADDRESS + " " + $feature.ST_STR_NAM. The annotation linked to the parcel polyline data is defined by Round(Length(Geometry($feature), 'feet'), 2).
Tags
annotation, attributes, feature-linked annotation, features, fields
Sample Code
EditFeaturesWithFeatureLinkedAnnotation.qml
// [WriteFile Name=EditFeaturesWithFeatureLinkedAnnotation, Category=EditData]
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import QtQuick 2.6
import QtQuick.Controls 2.2
import QtQuick.Layouts 1.3
import QtGraphicalEffects 1.0
import Esri.ArcGISRuntime 100.15
import Esri.ArcGISExtras 1.1
Rectangle {
id: rootRectangle
clip: true
width: 800
height: 600
readonly property url dataPath: System.userHomePath + "/ArcGIS/Runtime/Data"
readonly property string pointsFeatureLayerName: "Loudoun_Address_Points_1"
readonly property string pointsAnnoLayerName: "Loudoun_Address_PointsAnno_1"
readonly property string linesFeatureLayerName: "ParcelLines_1"
readonly property string linesAnnoLayerName: "ParcelLinesAnno_1"
readonly property string ad_address: "AD_ADDRESS"
readonly property string st_str_nam: "ST_STR_NAM"
property var selectedFeature: null
property var pointsFeatureLayer: null
property var linesFeatureLayer: null
property string streetNameText: ""
property string addressText: ""
MapView {
id: mapView
anchors.fill: parent
Component.onCompleted: {
// Set the focus on MapView to initially enable keyboard navigation
forceActiveFocus();
}
Map {
id: map
Basemap {
initStyle: Enums.BasemapStyleArcGISLightGray
}
initialViewpoint: viewpoint
}
onMouseClicked: {
const clickPoint = mapView.screenToLocation(mouse.x, mouse.y);
if (updateWindow.visible)
updateWindow.visible = false;
if (selectedFeature) {
moveFeature(clickPoint);
} else {
mapView.identifyLayers(mouse.x, mouse.y, 10, false);
}
}
onIdentifyLayersStatusChanged: {
if (mapView.identifyLayersStatus !== Enums.TaskStatusCompleted)
return;
const results = mapView.identifyLayersResults;
for (let i = 0; i < results.length; i++) {
const layerContent = identifyLayersResults[i].layerContent;
// only select features if the layer content is a Feature Layer
if (layerContent.name === pointsFeatureLayerName || layerContent.name === linesFeatureLayerName) {
selectedFeature = results[i].geoElements[0];
const geometry = selectedFeature.geometry;
if (geometry.geometryType === Enums.GeometryTypePoint) {
// update QML text fields with the attributes for the selected point feature
addressText = selectedFeature.attributes.attributeValue(ad_address);
streetNameText = selectedFeature.attributes.attributeValue(st_str_nam);
pointsFeatureLayer.selectFeature(selectedFeature);
updateWindow.visible = true;
} else if (geometry.geometryType === Enums.GeometryTypePolyline ) {
const polylineBuilder = ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment.createObject("PolylineBuilder", {
geometry: geometry,
spatialReference: Factory.SpatialReference.createWgs84()
});
// if the selected feature is a polyline with any part containing more than one segment
// (i.e. a curve) do not select it
if (polylineBuilder.parts.part(0).segmentCount > 1) {
clearSelection();
return;
}
linesFeatureLayer.selectFeature(selectedFeature);
return;
}
}
}
}
}
// Create the initial Viewpoint
ViewpointCenter {
id: viewpoint
// Specify the center Point
center: Point {
x: -77.41589
y: 39.0204
spatialReference: SpatialReference { wkid: 4326 }
}
// Specify the scale
targetScale: 2257
}
Geodatabase {
id: geodatabase
path: dataPath + "/geodatabase/loudoun_anno.geodatabase"
onLoadStatusChanged: {
if (Enums.LoadStatusLoaded !== geodatabase.loadStatus)
return;
// create feature layers from tables in the geodatabase
const pointFeatureTable = geodatabase.geodatabaseFeatureTablesByTableName[pointsFeatureLayerName];
pointsFeatureLayer = ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment.createObject("FeatureLayer", {
featureTable: pointFeatureTable
});
map.operationalLayers.append(pointsFeatureLayer);
const linesFeatureTable = geodatabase.geodatabaseFeatureTablesByTableName[linesFeatureLayerName];
linesFeatureLayer = ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment.createObject("FeatureLayer", {
featureTable: linesFeatureTable
});
map.operationalLayers.append(linesFeatureLayer);
// create annotation layers from tables in the geodatabase
const pointAnnoFeatureTable = geodatabase.geodatabaseAnnotationTablesByTableName[pointsAnnoLayerName];
const pointAnnoFeatureLayer = ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment.createObject("AnnotationLayer", {
featureTable: pointAnnoFeatureTable
});
map.operationalLayers.append(pointAnnoFeatureLayer);
const linesAnnoFeatureTable = geodatabase.geodatabaseAnnotationTablesByTableName[linesAnnoLayerName];
const linesAnnoFeatureLayer = ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment.createObject("AnnotationLayer", {
featureTable: linesAnnoFeatureTable
});
map.operationalLayers.append(linesAnnoFeatureLayer);
}
}
QueryParameters {
id: params
}
// Update Window
Rectangle {
id: updateWindow
anchors.centerIn: parent
width: childrenRect.width
height: childrenRect.height
radius: 10
visible: false
GaussianBlur {
anchors.fill: updateWindow
source: mapView
radius: 40
samples: 20
}
MouseArea {
anchors.fill: parent
onClicked: mouse.accepted = true;
onWheel: wheel.accepted = true;
}
GridLayout {
columns: 2
anchors.margins: 5
Text {
Layout.columnSpan: 2
Layout.margins: 5
Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignHCenter
text: qsTr("Update Attributes")
font.pixelSize: 16
}
Text {
text: qsTr("AD_ADDRESS:")
Layout.margins: 5
}
TextField {
id: attAddressTextField
selectByMouse: true
text: addressText
}
Text {
text: qsTr("ST_STR_NAM:")
Layout.margins: 5
}
TextField {
id: attStreetTextField
text: streetNameText
selectByMouse: true
}
Row {
Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignRight
Layout.columnSpan: 2
height: childrenRect.height
spacing: 5
Button {
Layout.margins: 5
Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignRight
text: qsTr("Update")
onClicked: {
updateWindow.visible = false;
if (!selectedFeature)
return;
// update the two attributes with the inputted text.
selectedFeature.attributes.replaceAttribute(ad_address, attAddressTextField.text);
selectedFeature.attributes.replaceAttribute(st_str_nam, attStreetTextField.text);
selectedFeature.featureTable.updateFeature(selectedFeature);
}
}
Button {
Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignRight
Layout.margins: 5
text: qsTr("Cancel")
// once the cancel button is clicked, hide the window and reset text fields
onClicked: {
updateWindow.visible = false;
streetNameText = "";
addressText = "";
}
}
}
}
}
function clearSelection() {
pointsFeatureLayer.clearSelection();
linesFeatureLayer.clearSelection();
selectedFeature = null;
}
function moveFeature(mapPoint) {
const geometry = selectedFeature.geometry;
const workingPoint = GeometryEngine.project(mapPoint, geometry.spatialReference);
if (geometry.geometryType === Enums.GeometryTypePolyline) {
// get nearest vertex to the map point on the selected polyline
const nearestVertex = GeometryEngine.nearestVertex(geometry, workingPoint);
const polylineBuilder = ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment.createObject("PolylineBuilder", {
geometry: geometry,
spatialReference: Factory.SpatialReference.createWgs84()
});
// get part of polyline nearest to map point
const part = polylineBuilder.parts.part(nearestVertex.partIndex);
// remove nearest point to map point
part.removePoint(nearestVertex.pointIndex);
// add the map point as a new point
part.addPoint(workingPoint);
selectedFeature.geometry = polylineBuilder.geometry;
} else if (geometry.geometryType === Enums.GeometryTypePoint) {
// if the selected feature is a point, change the geometry with the map point
selectedFeature.geometry = mapPoint;
}
// update the selected feature with the new geometry
selectedFeature.featureTable.updateFeature(selectedFeature);
clearSelection();
}
}