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Change feature layer renderer

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Change the appearance of a feature layer with a renderer.

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Use case

A feature layer hosted on ArcGIS Online has a preset renderer and will display in an ArcGIS Maps SDK application 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 'Blue Renderer' 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

  1. Create a ServiceFeatureTable from a URL.
  2. Create a FeatureLayer from the service feature table.
  3. Create a new renderer (in this case, a SimpleRenderer).
  4. Change the feature layer's renderer using FeatureLayer.setRenderer(SimpleRenderer).

Relevant API

  • FeatureLayer
  • 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

ChangeFeatureLayerRendererSample.java
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See the  * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under  * the License.  */  package com.esri.samples.change_feature_layer_renderer;  import javafx.application.Application; import javafx.geometry.Insets; import javafx.geometry.Pos; import javafx.scene.Scene; import javafx.scene.control.Alert; import javafx.scene.control.ToggleButton; import javafx.scene.layout.StackPane; import javafx.scene.paint.Color; import javafx.stage.Stage;  import com.esri.arcgisruntime.ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment; import com.esri.arcgisruntime.data.ServiceFeatureTable; import com.esri.arcgisruntime.geometry.Envelope; import com.esri.arcgisruntime.geometry.Point; import com.esri.arcgisruntime.layers.FeatureLayer; import com.esri.arcgisruntime.loadable.LoadStatus; import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.ArcGISMap; import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.BasemapStyle; import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.Viewpoint; import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.view.MapView; import com.esri.arcgisruntime.symbology.SimpleMarkerSymbol; import com.esri.arcgisruntime.symbology.SimpleRenderer;  public class ChangeFeatureLayerRendererSample extends Application {   private MapView mapView;  private FeatureLayer featureLayer;   private final static String FEATURE_SERVICE_URL =  "https://services.arcgis.com/V6ZHFr6zdgNZuVG0/arcgis/rest/services/Landscape_Trees/FeatureServer/0";   @Override  public void start(Stage stage) {   try {  // create stack pane and application scene  StackPane stackPane = new StackPane();  Scene scene = new Scene(stackPane);  scene.getStylesheets().add(getClass().getResource("/change_feature_layer_renderer/style.css").toExternalForm());   // set title, size, and add scene to stage  stage.setTitle("Change Feature Layer Renderer Sample");  stage.setWidth(800);  stage.setHeight(700);  stage.setScene(scene);  stage.show();   // authentication with an API key or named user is required to access basemaps and other location services  String yourAPIKey = System.getProperty("apiKey");  ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment.setApiKey(yourAPIKey);   // create a marker symbol renderer with a blue circle  SimpleMarkerSymbol markerSymbol = new SimpleMarkerSymbol(SimpleMarkerSymbol.Style.CIRCLE, Color.BLUE, 5 );  SimpleRenderer blueRenderer = new SimpleRenderer(markerSymbol);   // create renderer toggle switch  ToggleButton rendererSwitch = new ToggleButton();  rendererSwitch.setText("Blue Renderer");   // set the render if the switch is selected  rendererSwitch.selectedProperty().addListener((observable, oldValue, newValue) -> {  if (rendererSwitch.isSelected()) {  featureLayer.setRenderer(blueRenderer);  rendererSwitch.setText("Show Original Renderer");  } else {  // reset the renderer if not selected  featureLayer.resetRenderer();  rendererSwitch.setText("Blue Renderer");  }  });   // create a map with the topographic basemap style  final ArcGISMap map = new ArcGISMap(BasemapStyle.ARCGIS_TOPOGRAPHIC);   // create a map view and set the map to it  mapView = new MapView();  mapView.setMap(map);   // set a viewpoint on the map view  Point topLeftPoint = new Point(-9177811, 4247000);  Point bottomRightPoint = new Point(-9176791, 4247784);  mapView.setViewpoint(new Viewpoint(new Envelope(topLeftPoint, bottomRightPoint)));   // create a service feature table using the url  final ServiceFeatureTable featureTable = new ServiceFeatureTable(FEATURE_SERVICE_URL);   // create a feature layer from the service feature table  featureLayer = new FeatureLayer(featureTable);   // wait for the feature layer to load  featureLayer.loadAsync();  featureLayer.addDoneLoadingListener(()->{  if (featureLayer.getLoadStatus() == LoadStatus.LOADED) {  // add feature layer to ArcGISMap  map.getOperationalLayers().add(featureLayer);  } else {  new Alert(Alert.AlertType.ERROR, "Error loading Feature Table from service").show();  }  });   // add the map view and control panel to stack pane  stackPane.getChildren().addAll(mapView, rendererSwitch);  StackPane.setAlignment(rendererSwitch, Pos.TOP_LEFT);  StackPane.setMargin(rendererSwitch, new Insets(10, 0, 0, 10));   } catch (Exception e) {  // on any error, display the stack trace  e.printStackTrace();  }  }   /**  * Stops and releases all resources used in application.  */  @Override  public void stop() {   if (mapView != null) {  mapView.dispose();  }  }   /**  * Opens and runs application.  *  * @param args arguments passed to this application  */  public static void main(String[] args) {   Application.launch(args);  }  }

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