Change the appearance of a feature layer with a renderer.

Use case
A feature layer hosted on ArcGIS Online has a preset renderer and will display in your app 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 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
- Create a
ServiceFeatureTablefrom a URL. - Create a
FeatureLayerfrom the service feature table. - Create a new renderer (in this case, a
SimpleRenderer). - Change the feature layer’s renderer using
FeatureLayer::setRenderer(SimpleRenderer).
Relevant API
- FeatureLayer::setRenderer
- 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
// [WriteFile Name=FeatureLayerChangeRenderer, Category=Features]// [Legal]// 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.// [Legal]
#ifdef PCH_BUILD#include "pch.hpp"#endif // PCH_BUILD
// sample headers#include "FeatureLayerChangeRenderer.h"
// ArcGIS Maps SDK headers#include "Basemap.h"#include "Envelope.h"#include "FeatureLayer.h"#include "LayerListModel.h"#include "Map.h"#include "MapQuickView.h"#include "MapTypes.h"#include "MapViewTypes.h"#include "ServiceFeatureTable.h"#include "SimpleLineSymbol.h"#include "SimpleRenderer.h"#include "SpatialReference.h"#include "SymbolTypes.h"#include "Viewpoint.h"
// Qt headers#include <QColor>#include <QUrl>
using namespace Esri::ArcGISRuntime;
FeatureLayerChangeRenderer::FeatureLayerChangeRenderer(QQuickItem* parent) : QQuickItem(parent){}
FeatureLayerChangeRenderer::~FeatureLayerChangeRenderer() = default;
void FeatureLayerChangeRenderer::init(){ qmlRegisterType<MapQuickView>("Esri.Samples", 1, 0, "MapView"); qmlRegisterType<FeatureLayerChangeRenderer>("Esri.Samples", 1, 0, "FeatureLayerChangeRendererSample");}
void FeatureLayerChangeRenderer::componentComplete(){ QQuickItem::componentComplete();
// find QML MapView component m_mapView = findChild<MapQuickView*>("mapView"); m_mapView->setWrapAroundMode(WrapAroundMode::Disabled);
// Create a map using the topographic basemap m_map = new Map(BasemapStyle::ArcGISTopographic, this); m_map->setInitialViewpoint(Viewpoint(Envelope(-13075816.4047166, 4014771.46954516, -13073005.6797177, 4016869.78617381, SpatialReference(102100))));
// Set map to map view m_mapView->setMap(m_map);
// create the feature table ServiceFeatureTable* featureTable = new ServiceFeatureTable(QUrl("https://sampleserver6.arcgisonline.com/arcgis/rest/services/PoolPermits/FeatureServer/0"), this); // create the feature layer using the feature table m_featureLayer = new FeatureLayer(featureTable, this);
connect(m_featureLayer, &FeatureLayer::loadStatusChanged, this, [this](LoadStatus loadStatus) { loadStatus == LoadStatus::Loaded ? m_initialized = true : m_initialized = false; emit layerInitializedChanged(); });
// add the feature layer to the map m_map->operationalLayers()->append(m_featureLayer);}
bool FeatureLayerChangeRenderer::layerInitialized() const{ return m_initialized;}
void FeatureLayerChangeRenderer::changeRenderer(){ if (m_stateChanged) { m_featureLayer->resetRenderer(); m_stateChanged = false; } else { // create a line symbol SimpleLineSymbol* sls = new SimpleLineSymbol(SimpleLineSymbolStyle::Solid, QColor(0, 0, 255, 204), 2.0f, this); // create a renderer with the symbol above SimpleRenderer* simpleRenderer = new SimpleRenderer(sls, this); // change the renderer with the renderer created above m_featureLayer->setRenderer(simpleRenderer); m_stateChanged = true; }}// [WriteFile Name=FeatureLayerChangeRenderer, Category=Features]// [Legal]// 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.// [Legal]
#ifndef FEATURE_LAYER_CHANGE_RENDERER_H#define FEATURE_LAYER_CHANGE_RENDERER_H
// Qt headers#include <QQuickItem>
namespace Esri::ArcGISRuntime{ class Map; class MapQuickView; class FeatureLayer;}
class FeatureLayerChangeRenderer : public QQuickItem{ Q_OBJECT
Q_PROPERTY(bool layerInitialized READ layerInitialized NOTIFY layerInitializedChanged)
public: explicit FeatureLayerChangeRenderer(QQuickItem* parent = nullptr); ~FeatureLayerChangeRenderer() override;
void componentComplete() override; static void init(); Q_INVOKABLE void changeRenderer();
signals: void layerInitializedChanged();
private: bool layerInitialized() const;
private: Esri::ArcGISRuntime::Map* m_map = nullptr; Esri::ArcGISRuntime::MapQuickView* m_mapView = nullptr; Esri::ArcGISRuntime::FeatureLayer* m_featureLayer = nullptr; bool m_initialized = false; bool m_stateChanged = false;};
#endif // FEATURE_LAYER_CHANGE_RENDERER_H// [WriteFile Name=FeatureLayerChangeRenderer, Category=Features]// [Legal]// 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.// [Legal]
import QtQuickimport QtQuick.Controlsimport Esri.Samples
FeatureLayerChangeRendererSample { id: changeRendererSample width: 800 height: 600
// add a mapView component MapView { anchors.fill: parent objectName: "mapView"
Component.onCompleted: { // Set the focus on MapView to initially enable keyboard navigation forceActiveFocus(); } }
Row { anchors { bottom: parent.bottom left: parent.left right: parent.right margins: 5 bottomMargin: 25 } spacing: 5
// button to change renderer Button { text: "Change Renderer" enabled: changeRendererSample.layerInitialized onClicked: { // Call C++ invokable function to change the layer's renderer changeRendererSample.changeRenderer(); } } }}// [Legal]// Copyright 2015 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.// [Legal]
// sample headers#include "FeatureLayerChangeRenderer.h"
// ArcGIS Maps SDK headers#include "ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment.h"
// Qt headers#include <QCommandLineParser>#include <QDir>#include <QGuiApplication>#include <QQmlEngine>#include <QQuickView>#include <QSettings>
// Platform specific headers#ifdef Q_OS_WIN#include <Windows.h>#endif
#define STRINGIZE(x) #x#define QUOTE(x) STRINGIZE(x)
int main(int argc, char *argv[]){ Esri::ArcGISRuntime::ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment::setUseLegacyAuthentication(false); QGuiApplication app(argc, argv); app.setApplicationName(QString("FeatureLayerChangeRenderer"));
// Use of ArcGIS location services, such as basemap styles, geocoding, and routing services, // requires an access token. For more information see // https://links.esri.com/arcgis-runtime-security-auth.
// The following methods grant an access token:
// 1. User authentication: Grants a temporary access token associated with a user's ArcGIS account. // To generate a token, a user logs in to the app with an ArcGIS account that is part of an // organization in ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS Enterprise.
// 2. API key authentication: Get a long-lived access token that gives your application access to // ArcGIS location services. Go to the tutorial at https://links.esri.com/create-an-api-key. // Copy the API Key access token.
const QString accessToken = QString("");
if (accessToken.isEmpty()) { qWarning() << "Use of ArcGIS location services, such as the basemap styles service, requires" << "you to authenticate with an ArcGIS account or set the API Key property."; } else { Esri::ArcGISRuntime::ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment::setApiKey(accessToken); }
// Initialize the sample FeatureLayerChangeRenderer::init();
// Initialize application view QQuickView view; view.setResizeMode(QQuickView::SizeRootObjectToView);
// Add the import Path view.engine()->addImportPath(QDir(QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath()).filePath("qml"));
QString arcGISRuntimeImportPath = QUOTE(ARCGIS_RUNTIME_IMPORT_PATH);
#if defined(LINUX_PLATFORM_REPLACEMENT) // on some linux platforms the string 'linux' is replaced with 1 // fix the replacement paths which were created QString replaceString = QUOTE(LINUX_PLATFORM_REPLACEMENT); arcGISRuntimeImportPath = arcGISRuntimeImportPath.replace(replaceString, "linux", Qt::CaseSensitive); #endif
// Add the Runtime and Extras path view.engine()->addImportPath(arcGISRuntimeImportPath);
// Set the source view.setSource(QUrl("qrc:/Samples/Features/FeatureLayerChangeRenderer/FeatureLayerChangeRenderer.qml"));
view.show();
return app.exec();}