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Query data from an OGC API feature service using CQL filters.

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Use case

CQL (Common Query Language) is an OGC-created query language used to query for subsets of features. Use CQL filters to narrow geometry results from an OGC feature table.

How to use the sample

The sample loads displaying all features within the OGC API feature service. Select a sample CQL query from the drop down menu. Optionally, adjust the max features value in the text box, and toggle the time extent check box to query the data with a time extent. Press the "Apply query" button to see the query applied to the OGC API features shown on the map.

How it works

  1. Create an OgcFeatureCollectionTable object using a URL to an OGC API feature service and a collection ID.
  2. Create QueryParameters and set a CQL filter string to it using queryParameters.setWhereClause().
  3. Set the maximum amount of features to be returned with queryParamters.setMaxFeatures().
  4. Create a new TimeExtent from start and end date values, and set it to the queryParameters.setTimeExtent() method.
  5. Populate the OGC feature collection table using .populateFromServiceAsync() with the custom QueryParameters created in the previous steps.
  6. Use mapView.setViewpointGeometryAsync() with the OGC feature collection table extent to view the newly-queried features.

Relevant API

  • OgcFeatureCollectionTable
  • QueryParameters
  • TimeExtent

About the data

The Daraa, Syria test data is OpenStreetMap data converted to the Topographic Data Store schema of NGA.

Additional information

See the OGC API website for more information on the OGC API family of standards. See the CQL documentation to learn more about the common query language.

Tags

browse, catalog, common query language, CQL, feature table, filter, OGC, OGC API, query, service, web

Sample Code

QueryWithCqlFiltersController.javaQueryWithCqlFiltersController.javaQueryWithCqlFiltersSample.java
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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.  */  package com.esri.samples.query_with_cql_filters;  import com.esri.arcgisruntime.ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment; import com.esri.arcgisruntime.concurrent.ListenableFuture; import com.esri.arcgisruntime.data.FeatureQueryResult; import com.esri.arcgisruntime.data.OgcFeatureCollectionTable; import com.esri.arcgisruntime.data.QueryParameters; import com.esri.arcgisruntime.data.ServiceFeatureTable; import com.esri.arcgisruntime.geometry.Envelope; import com.esri.arcgisruntime.geometry.Geometry; import com.esri.arcgisruntime.geometry.GeometryEngine; 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.TimeExtent; import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.view.MapView; import com.esri.arcgisruntime.symbology.SimpleLineSymbol; import com.esri.arcgisruntime.symbology.SimpleRenderer;  import javafx.collections.FXCollections; import javafx.collections.ObservableList; import javafx.fxml.FXML; import javafx.scene.control.Alert; import javafx.scene.control.Button; import javafx.scene.control.CheckBox; import javafx.scene.control.ComboBox; import javafx.scene.control.DatePicker; import javafx.scene.control.Label; import javafx.scene.control.ListCell; import javafx.scene.control.ProgressIndicator; import javafx.scene.control.TextField; import javafx.scene.paint.Color;  import java.time.LocalDate; import java.util.ArrayList; import java.util.Calendar; import java.util.List; import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;  public class QueryWithCqlFiltersController {   @FXML private Button applyQueryButton;  @FXML private Button revertToInitialQueryButton;  @FXML private CheckBox timeExtentCheckBox;  @FXML private ComboBox<String> comboBox;  @FXML private DatePicker endDatePicker;  @FXML private DatePicker startDatePicker;  @FXML private Label featureNumberLabel;  @FXML private MapView mapView;  @FXML private ProgressIndicator progressIndicator;  @FXML private TextField textField;   private Envelope datasetExtent;  private OgcFeatureCollectionTable ogcFeatureCollectionTable; // keep loadable in scope to avoid garbage collection   public void initialize() {   try {   // 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 map with the topographic basemap style  ArcGISMap map = new ArcGISMap(BasemapStyle.ARCGIS_TOPOGRAPHIC);   // set the map to the mapview  mapView.setMap(map);   // prepare UI for interaction  populateUiWithCqlQueriesAndDateValues();   // define strings for the service URL and collection id  // note that the service defines the collection id which can be accessed via OgcFeatureCollectionInfo.getCollectionId().  String serviceUrl = "https://demo.ldproxy.net/daraa";  String collectionId = "TransportationGroundCrv";   // create an OGC feature collection table from the service url and collection id  ogcFeatureCollectionTable = new OgcFeatureCollectionTable(serviceUrl, collectionId);   // set the feature request mode to manual  // in this mode, the table must be manually populated - panning and zooming won't request features automatically  ogcFeatureCollectionTable.setFeatureRequestMode(ServiceFeatureTable.FeatureRequestMode.MANUAL_CACHE);   // create a feature layer from the feature collection table and  var featureLayer = new FeatureLayer(ogcFeatureCollectionTable);  // add the layer to the map  map.getOperationalLayers().add(featureLayer);   // once the feature layer has loaded, set a renderer to it to visualize the OGC API features and zoom to features  featureLayer.addDoneLoadingListener(() -> {  if (featureLayer.getLoadStatus() == LoadStatus.LOADED) {   var simpleRenderer = new SimpleRenderer(new SimpleLineSymbol(SimpleLineSymbol.Style.SOLID, Color.DARKMAGENTA, 3));  featureLayer.setRenderer(simpleRenderer);   // get the extent of the dataset  datasetExtent = ogcFeatureCollectionTable.getExtent();  // display result of query on the map  setInitialQueryOnOgcFeatureTable();   } else {  // show an alert dialog if there is a loading failure  new Alert(Alert.AlertType.ERROR, "Failed to load feature layer: " +  featureLayer.getLoadError().getCause().getMessage()).show();  }  });   } catch (Exception e) {  // on any error, display the stack trace.  e.printStackTrace();  }  }   /**  * Sets the map view's viewpoint with the extent of the OGC feature collection table, and uses a basic query parameters to return 3000 features  * from the service.  */  @FXML  private void setInitialQueryOnOgcFeatureTable() {   progressIndicator.setVisible(true);   // zoom to the dataset extent  if (datasetExtent != null && !datasetExtent.isEmpty()) {  mapView.setViewpointGeometryAsync(datasetExtent);  }   QueryParameters ogcFeatureExtentQueryParameters = new QueryParameters();  // create a query based on the current visible extent  ogcFeatureExtentQueryParameters.setGeometry(datasetExtent);  // set a limit of 3000 on the number of returned features per request, the default on some services could be as low as 10  ogcFeatureExtentQueryParameters.setMaxFeatures(3000);   try {  // populate and load the table with the query parameters  // set the clearCache parameter to true to clear existing table entries, set the outfields parameter to null to request all fields  ogcFeatureCollectionTable.populateFromServiceAsync(ogcFeatureExtentQueryParameters, true, null).addDoneListener(() -> {  progressIndicator.setVisible(false);  applyQueryButton.setDisable(false);  // display number of features returned  setFeatureNumberLabelText();  });   // handle UI  revertToInitialQueryButton.setDisable(true);  textField.setText("3000");  // reset combo box and show original prompt text  comboBox.getSelectionModel().clearSelection();  comboBox.setButtonCell(new ListCell<>() {  @Override  protected void updateItem(String item, boolean empty) {  setText(item);  }  });   } catch (Exception exception) {  exception.printStackTrace();  new Alert(Alert.AlertType.ERROR, exception.getMessage()).show();  }  }   /**  * Populates features from query parameters, and displays the result on the map.  */  @FXML  private void query() {   QueryParameters cqlQueryParameters = new QueryParameters();  // set the query parameter's where clause with the CQL query in the combo box  cqlQueryParameters.setWhereClause(comboBox.getSelectionModel().getSelectedItem());  // set the max features to the number entered in the text field  try {  cqlQueryParameters.setMaxFeatures(Integer.parseInt(textField.getText()));  } catch (NumberFormatException e) {  new Alert(Alert.AlertType.ERROR, "Value entered must be numerical").show();  }   // if the time extent checkbox is selected, retrieve the date selected from the date picker and set it to the  // query parameters time extent  if (timeExtentCheckBox.isSelected()) {  // get the value selected from the date picker  LocalDate startDate = startDatePicker.getValue();  LocalDate endDate = endDatePicker.getValue();   // convert the value into a calendar  Calendar start = new Calendar.Builder().setDate(startDate.getYear(), startDate.getMonthValue(), startDate.getDayOfMonth()).build();  Calendar end = new Calendar.Builder().setDate(endDate.getYear(), endDate.getMonthValue(), endDate.getDayOfMonth()).build();   // set the query parameters time extent  cqlQueryParameters.setTimeExtent(new TimeExtent(start, end));  }   // populate and load the table with the query parameters  // set the clearCache parameter to true to clear existing table entries and set the outfields parameter to null to request all fields  ListenableFuture<FeatureQueryResult> result = ogcFeatureCollectionTable.populateFromServiceAsync(cqlQueryParameters, true, null);  result.addDoneListener(() -> {   // display number of features returned  setFeatureNumberLabelText();   try {  // create a new list to store returned geometries in  List<Geometry> featureGeometryList = new ArrayList<>();   // iterate through each result to get its geometry and add it to the geometry list  result.get().iterator().forEachRemaining(feature -> featureGeometryList.add(feature.getGeometry()));   if (!featureGeometryList.isEmpty()) {  // zoom to the total extent of the geometries returned by the query  var totalExtent = GeometryEngine.combineExtents(featureGeometryList);  mapView.setViewpointGeometryAsync(totalExtent, 20);  }   } catch (InterruptedException | ExecutionException e) {  e.printStackTrace();  }   revertToInitialQueryButton.setDisable(false);   });  }   /**  * Handles user interaction with the date picker to ensure the end date time is not earlier than the start date.  */  @FXML  private void handleDatePickerInteraction() {   if (startDatePicker.getValue().toEpochDay() > endDatePicker.getValue().toEpochDay()) {  endDatePicker.setValue(startDatePicker.getValue());  }   }   /**  * Binds the enabled status of the start and end date pickers with the checkbox selected property.  */  @FXML  private void handleCheckBoxInteraction() {   startDatePicker.disableProperty().bind(timeExtentCheckBox.selectedProperty().not());  endDatePicker.disableProperty().bind(timeExtentCheckBox.selectedProperty().not());   }   /**  * Gets the total feature count from the OGC feature collection table and displays the number on the label.  */  private void setFeatureNumberLabelText() {   // display number of features returned  featureNumberLabel.setText("Query returned: " + ogcFeatureCollectionTable.getTotalFeatureCount() + " features");   }   /**  * Add CQL query examples relevant to the sample data to the combobox and set the date picker to dates  * relevant to the data.  */  private void populateUiWithCqlQueriesAndDateValues() {   ObservableList<String> cqlQueryList = FXCollections.observableArrayList();   // sample query 1: query for features with an F_CODE attribute property of "AP010".  cqlQueryList.add("{ \"op\": \"=\", \"args\": [ { \"property\": \"F_CODE\" }, \"AP010\" ] }"); // cql2-json query   // sample query 2: cql-text query for features with an F_CODE attribute property similar to "AQ".  cqlQueryList.add("F_CODE LIKE 'AQ%'");   // sample query 3: use cql2-json to combine "before" and "eq" operators with the logical "and" operator  cqlQueryList.add("{\"op\": \"and\", \"args\":[{ \"op\": \"=\", \"args\":[{ \"property\" : \"F_CODE\" }, \"AP010\"]}, { \"op\": \"t_before\", \"args\":[{ \"property\" : \"ZI001_SDV\"},\"2013-01-01\"]}]}");   // add sample CQL queries to the UI combobox  comboBox.getItems().addAll(cqlQueryList);   // set the date picker to a date relevant to the data  startDatePicker.setValue(LocalDate.of(2011, 6, 13));  endDatePicker.setValue(LocalDate.of(2012, 1, 7));   }   /**  * Disposes application resources.  */  void terminate() {   if (mapView != null) {  mapView.dispose();  }  }  }

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