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Creating .NET Add-ins for ArcGIS for Desktop

2013 Esri International User Conference July 8–12, 2013 | San Diego, California. Technical Workshop. Creating .NET Add-ins for ArcGIS for Desktop. John Hauck, Chris Fox. Introduction to .NET. What is .NET?. Development framework to build applications for the Windows Platform

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Creating .NET Add-ins for ArcGIS for Desktop

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  1. 2013 Esri International User Conference July 8–12, 2013 | San Diego, California Technical Workshop Creating .NET Add-ins for ArcGIS for Desktop John Hauck, Chris Fox

  2. Introduction to .NET Creating .NET Add-Ins for ArcGIS for Desktop

  3. What is .NET? • Development framework to build applications for the Windows Platform • Key Features • Common Language Runtime • Interoperability • Base Class Library • Windows Forms Creating .NET Add-Ins for ArcGIS for Desktop

  4. Base Class Library • Coded solutions to common programming problems • Interacting with databases • Parsing XML • File reading and writing • String manipulation • Working with collections Creating .NET Add-Ins for ArcGIS for Desktop

  5. Windows Forms • Tools and Controls to build GUIs • Toolbars and Menus • Text Box, Combo Box, List View, Button • Layout and Data Binding • Events driven Creating .NET Add-Ins for ArcGIS for Desktop

  6. Supported .NET Versions • When building your add-in you need to target a specific version of .NET • 3.5 is recommended for 10, 10.1 and 10.2 • .NET 3.5 is required for ArcGIS Desktop • 4.0 is supported at 10.1 and 10.2 Creating .NET Add-Ins for ArcGIS for Desktop

  7. Selecting a Language • VB.NET • Syntax closest to VBA and VB6 • C# • Syntax similar to C++ & Java • No difference in performance • Same access to .NET BCL and ArcObjects API Creating .NET Add-Ins for ArcGIS for Desktop

  8. Where to write your code? • Integrated Development Environment (IDE) • Source code editor, Debugger • Visual Studio • Visual Studio 2008 (10.0) • Visual Studio 2010 (10*, 10.1, 10.2) • Visual Studio 2012 (10.2) • Free express version is supported • *2010 VS Express not supported at 10.0 Creating .NET Add-Ins for ArcGIS for Desktop

  9. Visual Studio Key Features • One IDE for all .NET projects • Templates • Code Editor • Syntax highlighting, code completion • Debugger • Windows Forms Designer • Drag/Drop controls Creating .NET Add-Ins for ArcGIS for Desktop

  10. What are Add-Ins? Creating .NET Add-Ins for ArcGIS for Desktop

  11. ArcGIS Desktop Add-Ins A better way to customize and extend ArcGIS Desktop applications. • Easier to build • Easy to share • More secure • C#, VB.NET, Java, and Python Creating .NET Add-Ins for ArcGIS for Desktop

  12. Add-In Types supported at ArcGIS 10.2 • Buttons • Tools • Combo Boxes • Multi-Items • Menus • Context Menus • Toolbars • Tool Palettes • Dockable Windows • Application Extensions • Editor Extensions • Editor Construction Tools • SOE (Server) Creating .NET Add-Ins for ArcGIS for Desktop

  13. Add-in Wizard Creating .NET Add-Ins for ArcGIS for Desktop

  14. Add-In File Anatomy XML Metadata Resources Assemblies/JARs/PYDs AddIn File (zipped folder) .*.esriAddIn Creating .NET Add-Ins for ArcGIS for Desktop

  15. Anatomy - Declarative Aspects <ESRI.Configurationxmlns=http://schemas.esri.com/Desktop/AddIns xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"> <Name>CASE Tools</Name> <AddInID>{f390c49d-a7a9-4b9f-a627-20f1ee3d5ca6}</AddInID> <Description>Case Tools</Description> <Version>1.0</Version> <Image>Images\CaseTools.png</Image> <Author>ESRI</Author> <Company>ESRI</Company> <Date>04/23/2010</Date> <Targets> <Targetname="Desktop"version="10.0" /> </Targets> <AddInlanguage="CLR" library="ESRI.ArcGIS.SchemaGenerationWizard.dll" namespace="CaseUI.SchemaGenerationWizard"> <ArcCatalog> <Commands> <Buttonid="SchemaGenerationWizard_SchemaGenerationWizard" class="SchemaGenerationWizard" tip="Use the Schema Generation Wizard..." message="Schema Generation Wizard" caption="Schema Generation Wizard" category="CASE Tools" image="Images\SchemaGenerationWizard.png" /> </Commands> </ArcCatalog> </AddIn> <DockableWindows> <DockableWindowid="ESRI_Example_DockableWindow" class="ExampleDockableWindowClass" caption="Example Dockable Window"> <InitialPlacement height="300" width="300" state="pinned"position="right" neighbor="esriArcMapUI.TOCDockableWindow"/> </DockableWindow> </DockableWindows> </DockableWindows> • ID • Target • Author • Version • Company • Website • Descriptions • Captions • Images • Category • Toolbars content • Menu content • Docking state • Docking position • Tooltips • Help Creating .NET Add-Ins for ArcGIS for Desktop

  16. Anatomy – Resources & Localization Creating .NET Add-Ins for ArcGIS for Desktop

  17. Anatomy - Programmatic Aspect • Add-In Behavior coded using • Visual Studio / Eclipse wizards and templates • Base classes for each Add-In type • Full ArcObjects API + programming environment (.NET/Java) publicclassSimpleButton: Button { protectedoverridevoid OnClick() { MessageBox.Show("Hello World"); } } Creating .NET Add-Ins for ArcGIS for Desktop

  18. Anatomy - Classic (managed) COM Button comparison Creating .NET Add-Ins for ArcGIS for Desktop

  19. Entry Points for Customization • Add-In Wizard creates static classes depending on your type of customization. publicclassSimpleButton : Button { protectedoverridevoid OnClick() { ArcMap.Application.Caption = "Hello"; ArcMap.Document.ActiveView.Refresh(); } } Creating .NET Add-Ins for ArcGIS for Desktop

  20. Authoring an Add-In Demo Creating .NET Add-Ins for ArcGIS for Desktop

  21. Add-In File Discovery & Sharing • Add-In files are automatically discovered in well known local folders and incorporated into the Desktop applications at runtime. • Folders are per user and per ArcGIS version %UserProfile%\My Documents\ArcGIS\AddIns\Desktop10.2 Internet Creating .NET Add-Ins for ArcGIS for Desktop

  22. Add-In File Discovery & Sharing • Administered network shares • Simplifies Updates Intranet Creating .NET Add-Ins for ArcGIS for Desktop

  23. Installation Utility • Double-click “Install” • Customize - Add From File • XCOPY Creating .NET Add-Ins for ArcGIS for Desktop

  24. Add-In Versioning Policy • Add-ins built for previous version will load automatically in newer versions • No need to rebuild or reinstall • Backward compatibility within a major version Creating .NET Add-Ins for ArcGIS for Desktop

  25. Add-In Manager Dialog • Shows detailed information on all installed Add-Ins • Mine vs. Shared • Deleting Add-Ins Creating .NET Add-Ins for ArcGIS for Desktop

  26. Sharing & Security • Custom search folders • Security Settings Creating .NET Add-Ins for ArcGIS for Desktop

  27. Additional Security Settings • Admin Controls • Do not load any add-ins • Load from administrator folders only • Admin security level lock Creating .NET Add-Ins for ArcGIS for Desktop

  28. Digitally Signing Add-Ins • IETF/WC3 XML-DSig standard (within OPC archive) • Trust • Source Traceability • Tampering • ESRISignAddin Utility Creating .NET Add-Ins for ArcGIS for Desktop

  29. Managing Add-Ins Demo Creating .NET Add-Ins for ArcGIS for Desktop

  30. Thank you… Please fill out the session evaluation First Offering ID: 1270 Second Offering ID: 1454 Online – www.esri.com/ucsessionsurveys Paper – pick up and put in drop box Working with Temporal Data

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