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Add Tracking Layer To Map Snippet (ArcObjects .NET 10.5 SDK)

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Add Tracking Layer To Map Snippet

[C#]

/// <summary>
/// Add a tracking layer (shapefile) to the active map.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="map"></param>
/// <param name="string_ShapefileDirectory">A System.String that is the directory location where a shapefiel is located. Example: "D:\arcgis\ArcTutor\Tracking_Analyst\Simple"</param>
/// <param name="string_TemporalFieldName">A System.String that is the TemporalFieldName. Example: "TA_DATE"</param>
/// <param name="string_TemporalObjectColumnName">A System.String that is the TemporalObjectColumnName. Example: "EVENTID"</param>
/// <remarks></remarks>
public void AddTrackingLayerToMap(ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IMap map, System.String string_ShapefileDirectory, System.String string_TemporalFieldName, System.String string_TemporalObjectColumnName)
{

  if (map == null)
  {
        return;
  }

  ESRI.ArcGIS.TrackingAnalyst.ITemporalRenderer temporalRenderer=new ESRI.ArcGIS.TrackingAnalyst.CoTrackSymbologyRendererClass();

  // Get the hurricane feature class from the shape file
  ESRI.ArcGIS.Geodatabase.IWorkspaceFactory workspaceFactory=new ESRI.ArcGIS.DataSourcesFile.ShapefileWorkspaceFactoryClass();
  ESRI.ArcGIS.Geodatabase.IWorkspace workspace=workspaceFactory.OpenFromFile(string_ShapefileDirectory, 0);
  ESRI.ArcGIS.Geodatabase.IEnumDataset enumDataset=workspace.get_Datasets(ESRI.ArcGIS.Geodatabase.esriDatasetType.esriDTAny);
  ESRI.ArcGIS.Geodatabase.IFeatureClass featureClass=(ESRI.ArcGIS.Geodatabase.IFeatureClass)(enumDataset.Next());

  // Create a tracking layer
  ESRI.ArcGIS.TrackingAnalyst.ITemporalLayer temporalLayer=new ESRI.ArcGIS.TrackingAnalyst.TemporalFeatureLayerClass();
  ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.ILayer layer=(ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.ILayer)temporalLayer;
  ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IFeatureLayer featureLayer=(ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IFeatureLayer)layer;

  // Set the temporal column and event id column
  // Note: Set up the renderer before adding to layer
  temporalRenderer.TemporalFieldName=string_TemporalFieldName;
  temporalRenderer.TemporalObjectColumnName=string_TemporalObjectColumnName;

  temporalLayer.Renderer=(ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IFeatureRenderer)temporalRenderer;

  // Set the data
  featureLayer.FeatureClass=featureClass;

  // Add layer to map
  map.AddLayer(layer);

}

[Visual Basic .NET]

''' <summary>
''' Add a tracking layer (shapefile) to the active map.
''' </summary>
''' <param name="map"></param>
''' <param name="string_ShapefileDirectory">A System.String that is the directory location where a shapefiel is located. Example: "D:\arcgis\ArcTutor\Tracking_Analyst\Simple"</param>
''' <param name="string_TemporalFieldName">A System.String that is the TemporalFieldName. Example: "TA_DATE"</param>
''' <param name="string_TemporalObjectColumnName">A System.String that is the TemporalObjectColumnName. Example: "EVENTID"</param>
''' <remarks></remarks>
Public Sub AddTrackingLayerToMap(ByVal map As ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IMap, ByVal string_ShapefileDirectory As System.String, ByVal string_TemporalFieldName As System.String, ByVal string_TemporalObjectColumnName As System.String)

  If map Is Nothing Then
    Exit Sub
  End If

  Dim temporalRenderer As ESRI.ArcGIS.TrackingAnalyst.ITemporalRenderer=New ESRI.ArcGIS.TrackingAnalyst.CoTrackSymbologyRendererClass

  ' Get the hurricane feature class from the shape file
  Dim workspaceFactory As ESRI.ArcGIS.Geodatabase.IWorkspaceFactory=New ESRI.ArcGIS.DataSourcesFile.ShapefileWorkspaceFactoryClass
  Dim workspace As ESRI.ArcGIS.Geodatabase.IWorkspace=workspaceFactory.OpenFromFile(string_ShapefileDirectory, 0)
  Dim enumDataset As ESRI.ArcGIS.Geodatabase.IEnumDataset=workspace.Datasets(ESRI.ArcGIS.Geodatabase.esriDatasetType.esriDTAny)
  Dim featureClass As ESRI.ArcGIS.Geodatabase.IFeatureClass=CType(enumDataset.Next, ESRI.ArcGIS.Geodatabase.IFeatureClass)

  ' Create a tracking layer
  Dim temporalLayer As ESRI.ArcGIS.TrackingAnalyst.ITemporalLayer=New ESRI.ArcGIS.TrackingAnalyst.TemporalFeatureLayerClass
  Dim layer As ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.ILayer=CType(temporalLayer, ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.ILayer)
  Dim featureLayer As ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IFeatureLayer=CType(layer, ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IFeatureLayer)

  ' Set the temporal column and event id column
  ' Note: Set up the renderer before adding to layer
  temporalRenderer.TemporalFieldName=string_TemporalFieldName
  temporalRenderer.TemporalObjectColumnName=string_TemporalObjectColumnName

  temporalLayer.Renderer=CType(temporalRenderer, ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IFeatureRenderer)

  ' Set the data
  featureLayer.FeatureClass=featureClass

  ' Add layer to map
  map.AddLayer(layer)

End Sub