Use a symbol style to display a graphic on a graphics overlay.
Use case
Allows you to customize a graphic by assigning a unique symbol. For example, you may wish to display individual graphics for different landmarks across a region, and to style each one with a unique symbol.
How to use the sample
Observe the graphics on the map.
How it works
- Create a
GraphicsOverlay
and add it to theMapView
. - Create a
Symbol
such asSimpleMarkerSymbol
,SimpleLineSymbol
orSimpleFillSymbol
. - Create a
Graphic
, specifying aGeometry
and aSymbol
. - Add the
Graphic
to theGraphicsOverlay
.
Relevant API
- Geometry
- Graphic
- GraphicsOverlay
- SimpleFillSymbol
- SimpleLineSymbol
- SimpleMarkerSymbol
Additional information
To set a symbol style across a number of graphics (e.g. showing trees as graphics sharing a symbol in a park), see the "Add graphics with renderer" sample.
Tags
display, fill, graphics, line, marker, overlay, point, symbol
Sample Code
// Copyright 2022 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. using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Geometry; using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Mapping; using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Symbology; using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.UI; using Colors = System.Drawing.Color; using PointCollection = Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Geometry.PointCollection; namespace ArcGIS.Samples.AddGraphicsWithSymbols { [ArcGIS.Samples.Shared.Attributes.Sample( name: "Add graphics with symbols", category: "GraphicsOverlay", description: "Use a symbol style to display a graphic on a graphics overlay.", instructions: "Observe the graphics on the map.", tags: new[] { "display", "fill", "graphics", "line", "marker", "overlay", "point", "symbol" })] public partial class AddGraphicsWithSymbols : ContentPage { // Create the graphics overlay. private readonly GraphicsOverlay _overlay = new GraphicsOverlay(); public AddGraphicsWithSymbols() { InitializeComponent(); // Create the UI, setup the control references and execute initialization. Initialize(); } private void Initialize() { // Create the map. Map myMap = new Map(BasemapStyle.ArcGISOceans); myMap.InitialViewpoint = new Viewpoint(56.075844, -2.681572, 13); // Add the map to the map view. MyMapView.Map = myMap; // Add the graphics overlay to the map view. MyMapView.GraphicsOverlays.Add(_overlay); // Call functions to create the graphics. CreatePoints(); CreatePolygon(); CreatePolyline(); CreateText(); // Update the extent to encompass all of the symbols. SetExtent(); } private void CreatePoints() { // Create a red circle simple marker symbol. SimpleMarkerSymbol redCircleSymbol = new SimpleMarkerSymbol(SimpleMarkerSymbolStyle.Circle, Colors.Red, 10); // Create graphics and add them to graphics overlay. Graphic graphic = new Graphic(new MapPoint(-2.72, 56.065, SpatialReferences.Wgs84), redCircleSymbol); _overlay.Graphics.Add(graphic); graphic = new Graphic(new MapPoint(-2.69, 56.065, SpatialReferences.Wgs84), redCircleSymbol); _overlay.Graphics.Add(graphic); graphic = new Graphic(new MapPoint(-2.66, 56.065, SpatialReferences.Wgs84), redCircleSymbol); _overlay.Graphics.Add(graphic); graphic = new Graphic(new MapPoint(-2.63, 56.065, SpatialReferences.Wgs84), redCircleSymbol); _overlay.Graphics.Add(graphic); } private void CreatePolyline() { // Create a purple simple line symbol. SimpleLineSymbol lineSymbol = new SimpleLineSymbol(SimpleLineSymbolStyle.Dash, Colors.Purple, 4); // Create a new point collection for polyline. PointCollection points = new PointCollection(SpatialReferences.Wgs84) { // Create and add points to the point collection. new MapPoint(-2.715, 56.061), new MapPoint(-2.6438, 56.079), new MapPoint(-2.638, 56.079), new MapPoint(-2.636, 56.078), new MapPoint(-2.636, 56.077), new MapPoint(-2.637, 56.076), new MapPoint(-2.715, 56.061) }; // Create the polyline from the point collection. Polyline polyline = new Polyline(points); // Create the graphic with polyline and symbol. Graphic graphic = new Graphic(polyline, lineSymbol); // Add graphic to the graphics overlay. _overlay.Graphics.Add(graphic); } private void CreatePolygon() { // Create a green simple line symbol. SimpleLineSymbol outlineSymbol = new SimpleLineSymbol(SimpleLineSymbolStyle.Dash, Colors.Green, 1); // Create a green mesh simple fill symbol. SimpleFillSymbol fillSymbol = new SimpleFillSymbol(SimpleFillSymbolStyle.DiagonalCross, Colors.Green, outlineSymbol); // Create a new point collection for polygon. PointCollection points = new PointCollection(SpatialReferences.Wgs84) { // Create and add points to the point collection. new MapPoint(-2.6425, 56.0784), new MapPoint(-2.6430, 56.0763), new MapPoint(-2.6410, 56.0759), new MapPoint(-2.6380, 56.0765), new MapPoint(-2.6380, 56.0784), new MapPoint(-2.6410, 56.0786) }; // Create the polyline from the point collection. Polygon polygon = new Polygon(points); // Create the graphic with polyline and symbol. Graphic graphic = new Graphic(polygon, fillSymbol); // Add graphic to the graphics overlay. _overlay.Graphics.Add(graphic); } private void CreateText() { // Create two text symbols. TextSymbol bassRockTextSymbol = new TextSymbol("Black Rock", Colors.Blue, 10, Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Symbology.HorizontalAlignment.Left, Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Symbology.VerticalAlignment.Bottom); TextSymbol craigleithTextSymbol = new TextSymbol("Craigleith", Colors.Blue, 10, Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Symbology.HorizontalAlignment.Right, Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Symbology.VerticalAlignment.Top); // Create two points. MapPoint bassPoint = new MapPoint(-2.64, 56.079, SpatialReferences.Wgs84); MapPoint craigleithPoint = new MapPoint(-2.72, 56.076, SpatialReferences.Wgs84); // Create two graphics from the points and symbols. Graphic bassRockGraphic = new Graphic(bassPoint, bassRockTextSymbol); Graphic craigleithGraphic = new Graphic(craigleithPoint, craigleithTextSymbol); // Add graphics to the graphics overlay. _overlay.Graphics.Add(bassRockGraphic); _overlay.Graphics.Add(craigleithGraphic); } private void SetExtent() { // Get all of the graphics contained in the graphics overlay. GraphicCollection myGraphicCollection = _overlay.Graphics; // Create a new envelope builder using the same spatial reference as the graphics. EnvelopeBuilder myEnvelopeBuilder = new EnvelopeBuilder(SpatialReferences.Wgs84); // Loop through each graphic in the graphic collection. foreach (Graphic oneGraphic in myGraphicCollection) { // Union the extent of each graphic in the envelope builder. myEnvelopeBuilder.UnionOf(oneGraphic.Geometry.Extent); } // Expand the envelope builder by 30%. myEnvelopeBuilder.Expand(1.3); // Adjust the viewable area of the map to encompass all of the graphics in the // graphics overlay plus an extra 30% margin for better viewing. MyMapView.SetViewpointAsync(new Viewpoint(myEnvelopeBuilder.Extent)); } } }