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IEditEvents Interface

Provides access to editor events. Implement it to listen for specific events that occur during an edit session.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Desktop.

When To Use

Edit events are specific notifications that occur during editing. Edit event listeners are objects like a command that listen for and respond to edit events. For example, a specific edit event is fired each time a new feature is created and a custom object could perform automatic feature validation after receiving this notification.

Members

	Name	Description
	AfterDrawSketch	Called after the edit sketch is drawn.
	OnChangeFeature	Called when features are modified.
	OnConflictsDetected	Called when editing conflicts are detected during save.
	OnCreateFeature	Called when new features are created.
	OnCurrentLayerChanged	Called when the current layer changes.
	OnCurrentTaskChanged	Called when the current task changes.
	OnDeleteFeature	Called when features are deleted.
	OnRedo	Called when RedoOperation is called.
	OnSelectionChanged	Called when the selection changes.
	OnSketchFinished	Called when the edit sketch is finished.
	OnSketchModified	Called when the edit sketch is modified.
	OnStartEditing	Called when editing begins.
	OnStopEditing	Called when editing ends.
	OnUndo	Called when UndoOperation is called.

Classes that implement IEditEvents

Classes	Description
Adjustment (esriEditorExt)	The Adjustment Tools Editor Extension.
AnnotationEditExtension	An editor extension for creating and editing annotation features.
CreateFeatureDockWin	Esri create features window.
DimensionEditExtension	An editor extension for creating and editing dimension features.
Editor	The Object Editor Extension.
EditSelectionCache	Caches the selection for fast hit testing.
FeatureSnap	Snap agent that snaps to a feature in a specified way.
TableFrame (esriEditorExt)	Graphic Element to display table.
TopologyExtension (esriEditorExt)	Extension for working with topology.
UnplacedAnnotationWindow	Esri unplaced anno window.

Remarks

When editing geometric network features, different combinations of edit events may be fired depending on the edit that is being performed. For more infomation on geometric networks and network features refer to the IGeometricNetwork, INetworkFeature and IFeature interfaces. The following is a breakdown of when the OnCreateFeature, OnChangeFeature and OnDeleteFeature edit events are fired for specific geometric network editing scenarios. The events are listed in the order in which they are fired.

A standalone junction created:

OnCreatefeature event is fired for junction

A junction is created, snapped along a complex edge:

OnChangefeature event is fired for complex edge
OnCreatefeature event is fired for junction

A junction is created, snapped along a simple edge:

OnCreatefeature event is fired for the new simple edge
OnChangefeature event is fired for the existing simple edge
OnCreatefeature event is fired for junction

A junction subsumes an orphan junction connected to an edge(s):

OnChangefeature event is fired for each connected edge
OnDeletefeature event is fired for orphan junction
OnCreatefeature event is fired for junction

An edge is created:

OnCreatefeature event is fired twice for each orphan junction
OnCreatefeature event is fired for new edge

An edge is created which with a connectivity rule (IConnectivityRule) that has a default junction specified:

OnCreatefeature event is fired twice for each orphan junction
OnCreatefeature event is fired twice for each default junction
OnCreatefeature event is fired for new edge

A junction is moved (may or may not have connected edge(s)):

OnChangefeature event is fired for junction
OnChangefeature event is fired each connected edge(s)

An endpoint orphan junction is deleted:

OnDeletefeature event is fired for each connected edge
OnDeletefeature event is fired for junction

An endpoint junction is deleted:

OnChangefeature event is fired for each connected edge
OnDeletefeature event is fired for junction
OnCreatefeature event is fired for orphan junction

A midspan orphan junction is deleted:

OnChangefeature event is fired for complex edge
OnDeletefeature event is fired for orphan junction

A midspan junction is deleted:

OnChangefeature event is fired twice for complex edge
OnDeletefeature event is fired for junction
OnCreatefeature event is fired for Orphan junction

An edge is deleted:

OnDeletefeature event is fired for edge

[C#]

 
public void WireEditEvents()
{
  UID editorUid = new UIDClass(); 
  editorUid.Value = "esriEditor.Editor";
  //You can get app from ICommand :: OnCreate() hook 
parameter

  //declare the editor, and the editevents interface.
  IEditor editor = app.FindExtensionByCLSID(editorUid) as IEditor;

//Wire edit events OnSketchFinished 
  ((IEditEvents_Event)editor).OnSketchFinished += 
    new IEditEvents_OnSketchFinishedEventHandler(OnSketchFinished);
}
void OnSketchFinished(IPolygon polygon)
{
  System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("The Edit Sketch has been completed!");
}

For more information see How to listen to edit events.

[Visual Basic .NET]

Public Sub WireEditEvents() 'You can get app from ICommand :: OnCreate() hook parameter Dim editorUid As UID = New UIDClass() editorUid.Value = "esriEditor.Editor" Dim editor As IEditor = TryCast(app.FindExtensionByCLSID(editorUid), IEditor) 'Wire editor events. AddHandler (CType(editor, IEditEvents_Event).OnSketchFinished), AddressOf OnSketchFinished End Sub Private Sub OnSketchFinished() System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("The Edit Sketch has been completed!") End Sub