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Building Desktop Applications With Java

This document provides an overview of building desktop applications with ArcGIS Engine Java. It discusses key features such as 2D and 3D visualization, data management, and GIS analysis capabilities. It also covers coarse-grained developer components like map, page layout, and toolbar beans. The document provides tips on working with Swing and creating custom commands and tools. Finally, it outlines new features in ArcGIS Engine 9.2 such as improved APIs, new visual components, IDE integration, and support for Java 1.5.

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Building Desktop Applications With Java

This document provides an overview of building desktop applications with ArcGIS Engine Java. It discusses key features such as 2D and 3D visualization, data management, and GIS analysis capabilities. It also covers coarse-grained developer components like map, page layout, and toolbar beans. The document provides tips on working with Swing and creating custom commands and tools. Finally, it outlines new features in ArcGIS Engine 9.2 such as improved APIs, new visual components, IDE integration, and support for Java 1.5.

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Building Desktop Applications with Java

Eric Bader
Vishal Agarwal
Introductions…

• Who are we?


– Core Engine Java dev team members.
• Who are you?
– ArcGIS Desktop developers/users?
– MapObjects Java users?
– Current ArcGIS Engine developers?
– Target Platforms?
Agenda

• Overview
• Key Features
• Coarse grain Developer components
• Working with Swing
• Custom Commands and Tools
• What’s new in 9.2
Overview of ArcGIS Engine Java

• Java SDK for developing cross platform


desktop GIS Applications.
• Collection of numerous java objects called
‘arcobjects ’ and tools for mapping,
visualization, data management and GIS
analysis.
• Create stand alone GIS apps or Embed GIS
functions in existing J2SE applications
Some User Applications
Architecture

Java Visual Beans and utilities

Java Proxy Objects

ArcObjects

Windows / Solaris / Linux


ArcGIS Engine Functionality

• 2D and 3D visualization
• Read all supported ESRI data formats
including the geodatabases.
• Map authoring (create and edit MXD)
• ArcGIS level cartography
• Geo-coding, query, analysis.
• Simple editing (shp and pGDB)
• With Extensions:
– Multi user editing, Spatial, 3D and Network analysis
Java Beans – Drag and Drop development

• MapBean
• PageLayoutBean
• ToolbarBean
• TOCBean
• ReaderBean
• SceneBean
• GlobeBean
Tools and Commands

More than100 tools and commands included.


Utility classes to help you create own custom Tools
Things to Note

• Post Install
• Initialization
– EngineInitializer - initializeVisualBeans
• Licensing
– AoInitialize – initialize() AND checkoutExtension ()
• Shutting Down
– AoInitialize
Why use Proxy Classes?

• They are only for getting a handle to the


underlying object
Polygon polygon = new Polygon();
NOT
IPolygon polygon =
new PolygonProxy();

IEnvelope e = geom.getEnvelope();
ITopologicalOperator topo = new
ITopologicalOperatorProxy(e);
topo.buffer(4.0);
Bridge and GEN Interfaces

• Certain ArcObjects do not work properly in


Java, we create

• GEN Interfaces:
– These are created to substitute the un-compatible
interfaces
– Ex. IEnvelopeGEN replaces IEnvelope.

• BRIDGE Interfaces:
– For the more basic GIS service, to reduce the
overhead.
– Ex. IGeometryBridge
ArcObjects and Swing

Tips or Pop-ups don’t work properly?


– JPopupMenu.setLightWeightPopupEnabled
• Application Freezes?
– Use 9.1 SP1
– Use Event Dispatcher thread
javax.swing.SwingUtilities.invokeLat
er(new Runnable(){
public void run(){
//Code Here
}});
Events and Drawing

• Don’t add Java Event listeners to the Beans


• Each Bean has its own event Listener
• Don’t use the Java.awt.Graphics or
Graphics2D to draw grpahics – not supported
– Use GraphicsContainer of ActiveView
– Several Tools are available.
– You need BMP images for your graphic elements
– Use the Graphics draw phase to refresh the map –
Partial Refresh
Special to Java

• Methods take output as parameters:


IBasicMap basicmap [] = {null};
ILayer layer [] = {null};
Object other [] = {null};
int itemType [] = {0};
Object pIndex [] = {null
};

toc.hitTest(e.getX(), e.getY(),
itemType, basicmap, layer, pIndex,
other);
Custom Commands and Tools

• BaseCommand & BaseTool as helper classes


• Key Methods – onCreate() and the Constructor
• Use HookHelper
• Use isEnabled () to maintain the state
• Use Swing worker thread to invoke Swing
components.
• You cannot use JToolBar with our tools.
Summary

• Runtime Overview
• Initialization and licensing
• Coarse grained components
• Working with Swing
• Events and Animation
• Custom Commands and Tools
ArcGIS 9.2 Features
What’s new in 9.2

• Ready-to-use Out-of-the-Box
• Improve Stability
• API Improvements
• New Packages and Extensions
• File GDB
• New Visual Components
• New Help System and samples
• IDE Integration
• Support for JDK 1.5
• ArcGIS Desktop is ‘Java Enabled’
API Improvements

• Support for Casting and InstanceOf


– No QI or Proxy calls
• Hand Crafted Geo-Processing API
• Javadoc improvements
– No unnecessary constructors, methods
New Visual Beans – Shared Code!

• New Controls and Commands


– Symbology Control
– Several new tools – Identify, measure, editing…
• New Visual Beans for RAD
– Attribute Table
– Query Selection
– Selection by Location
– Symbology
– Buffer
Samples

• Reflect API improvements


• Better Structure
– Easy to navigate
– HTML Readme
• Easier to Run
– Executable Jars
– Simple Import into IDEs
Java Help System

• A central repository for all help content


– Better Structure
– Easier to get started
– Several New docs
• Scenarios
• Deployment
• Using IDEs
• FAQ
Geo-processing and Tracking

• Refined API
• Tool Generator
– Support for models written in ArcGIS Desktop
• Supporting Documents
• Samples
• Developer Scenario
– How to consume custom Routing model
– How to Track events and time windows
IDE Integration

• ArcGIS Eclipse Plug-ins


– Java Help System
– Samples
– Templates
– Code shortcuts
– Geo-Processing Tool Generator
– Local update site
Summary – ArcGIS Engine

• Better API – 100% Pure Java experience


• Performance and stability improvements
• Better user experience:
– IDE Integration + Help System + samples
• More holistic approach for solving GIS
Problems
– Out of box components and extended samples.
Developer Resources

• Engine Developer Kit includes


– Help System
– Developer Documentation
– Sample Code
– Detailed Object Model Diagrams
– Utilities and Tools

• For Additional Support:


– EDN – http://edn.esri.com
– User Forum: http://forums.esri.com
Thanks!

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