Add feature collection layer from query | ArcGIS Maps SDK for Swift

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Create a feature collection layer to show a query result from a service feature table.

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Use case

Consider a national wireless telecommunications company who wants to improve connectivity within areas of poor coverage. Their cell towers, cell tower radii and state boundaries data are held within service feature tables, which can be queried for states that don't meet a certain threshold of coverage. The query result can be used to create and display a single feature collection layer for analysis of areas requiring improved coverage.

How to use the sample

When launched, this sample displays a map with point features as a feature collection layer. Pan and zoom to explore the map.

How it works

Perform a query using the queryFeatures(using:) method on a ServiceFeatureTable.
Create a FeatureCollectionTable with the result of the query.
Create a FeatureCollection and add the feature collection table to it.
Create a FeatureCollectionLayer from the feature collection.
Add the feature collection layer to the map's operational layers.

Relevant API

FeatureCollection
FeatureCollectionLayer
FeatureCollectionTable
FeatureLayer
FeatureQueryResult
FeatureTable
QueryParameters
ServiceFeatureTable

About the data

This application utilizes data from the wildfire feature service. It loads at full extent with features indicating wildfire response point features across the world.

Sample Code

AddFeatureCollectionLayerFromQueryView.swift
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import ArcGIS
import SwiftUI

struct AddFeatureCollectionLayerFromQueryView: View {
    /// A map with an ocean basemap style.
    @State private var map = Map(basemapStyle: .arcGISOceans)

    /// The error shown in the error alert.
    @State private var error: Error?

    var body: some View {
        MapView(map: map)
            .task {
                do {
                    let featureCollection = try await queryFeatures()
                    let layer = FeatureCollectionLayer(featureCollection: featureCollection)
                    map.addOperationalLayer(layer)
                } catch {
                    // Updates the error and shows an alert if any failure occurs.
                    self.error = error
                }
            }
            .errorAlert(presentingError: $error)
    }

    /// Queries a service feature table and gets a feature collection.
    /// - Returns: A feature collection containing the queried features.
    private func queryFeatures() async throws -> FeatureCollection {
        // A wildfire service feature table to be queried.
        let featureTable = ServiceFeatureTable(
            url: URL(string: "https://sampleserver6.arcgisonline.com/arcgis/rest/services/Wildfire/FeatureServer/0")!
        )
        let parameters = QueryParameters()
        // Sets the where clause to find all the fire origins and spot fires.
        parameters.whereClause = "eventtype=7 OR eventtype=22"
        // Queries the service feature table.
        let queryResults = try await featureTable.queryFeatures(using: parameters)
        let table = FeatureCollectionTable(featureSet: queryResults)
        let featureCollection = FeatureCollection(featureCollectionTables: [table])
        return featureCollection
    }
}