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About the Route layer Sample

[C#]

Program.cs

using System;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto;
using ESRI.ArcGIS.Display;
using ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem;
using ESRI.ArcGIS.Geodatabase;
using ESRI.ArcGIS.NetworkAnalyst;

namespace RouteLayer
{
	/// <summary>
	/// Main class that checks out the appropriate ArcGIS license and calls RouteClass.SolveRoute to perform the analysis
	/// </summary>
	class Program
	{
		private static LicenseInitializer m_AOLicenseInitializer;

		static void Main(string[] args)
		{
			if (!ESRI.ArcGIS.RuntimeManager.Bind(ESRI.ArcGIS.ProductCode.Engine))
			{
				if (!ESRI.ArcGIS.RuntimeManager.Bind(ESRI.ArcGIS.ProductCode.Desktop))
				{
					System.Console.WriteLine("This application could not load the correct version of ArcGIS.");
					return;
				}
			}

			m_AOLicenseInitializer = new LicenseInitializer();

			//ESRI License Initializer generated code.
			if (!m_AOLicenseInitializer.InitializeApplication(new esriLicenseProductCode[] { esriLicenseProductCode.esriLicenseProductCodeArcView, esriLicenseProductCode.esriLicenseProductCodeArcEditor, esriLicenseProductCode.esriLicenseProductCodeArcInfo },
			new esriLicenseExtensionCode[] { esriLicenseExtensionCode.esriLicenseExtensionCodeNetwork }))
			{
				System.Console.WriteLine(m_AOLicenseInitializer.LicenseMessage());
				System.Console.WriteLine("This application could not initialize with the correct ArcGIS license and will shutdown.");
				m_AOLicenseInitializer.ShutdownApplication();
				return;
			}

			RouteClass routeClass = new RouteClass();
			routeClass.SolveRoute();

			//ESRI License Initializer generated code.
			//Do not make any call to ArcObjects after ShutDownApplication()
			m_AOLicenseInitializer.ShutdownApplication();
		}
	}

	/// <summary>
	/// The RouteClass class is the workhorse class that does the analysis and writes it to disk
	/// </summary>
	public class RouteClass
	{
		private const String FGDB_WORKSPACE = @"\..\..\..\..\..\Data\SanFrancisco\SanFrancisco.gdb";
		private const String INPUT_STOPS_FC = "Stores";
		private const String INPUT_NAME_FIELD = "Name";
		private const String FEATURE_DATASET = "Transportation";
		private const String NETWORK_DATASET = "Streets_ND";

		/// <summary>
		/// Create the analysis layer, load the locations, solve the analysis, and write to disk
		/// </summary>
		public void SolveRoute()
		{
			// Open the feature workspace, input feature class, and network dataset
			// As Workspace Factories are Singleton objects, they must be instantiated with the Activator
			IWorkspaceFactory workspaceFactory = System.Activator.CreateInstance(System.Type.GetTypeFromProgID("esriDataSourcesGDB.FileGDBWorkspaceFactory")) as IWorkspaceFactory;
			IFeatureWorkspace featureWorkspace = workspaceFactory.OpenFromFile(Application.StartupPath + FGDB_WORKSPACE, 0) as IFeatureWorkspace;
			IFeatureClass inputStopsFClass = featureWorkspace.OpenFeatureClass(INPUT_STOPS_FC);

			// Obtain the dataset container from the workspace
			ESRI.ArcGIS.Geodatabase.IFeatureDataset featureDataset = featureWorkspace.OpenFeatureDataset(FEATURE_DATASET);
			var featureDatasetExtensionContainer = featureDataset as ESRI.ArcGIS.Geodatabase.IFeatureDatasetExtensionContainer;
			ESRI.ArcGIS.Geodatabase.IFeatureDatasetExtension featureDatasetExtension = featureDatasetExtensionContainer.FindExtension(ESRI.ArcGIS.Geodatabase.esriDatasetType.esriDTNetworkDataset);
			var datasetContainer3 = featureDatasetExtension as ESRI.ArcGIS.Geodatabase.IDatasetContainer3;

			// Use the container to open the network dataset.
			ESRI.ArcGIS.Geodatabase.IDataset dataset = datasetContainer3.get_DatasetByName(ESRI.ArcGIS.Geodatabase.esriDatasetType.esriDTNetworkDataset, NETWORK_DATASET);
			INetworkDataset networkDataset = dataset as INetworkDataset;

			// Create the Route NALayer
			INALayer naLayer = CreateRouteAnalysisLayer("Route", networkDataset);
			INAContext naContext = naLayer.Context;
			INAClass stopsNAClass = naContext.NAClasses.get_ItemByName("Stops") as INAClass;
			IFeatureClass routesFC = naContext.NAClasses.get_ItemByName("Routes") as IFeatureClass;

			// Load the Stops
			INAClassFieldMap naClassFieldMap = new NAClassFieldMapClass();
			naClassFieldMap.set_MappedField("Name", INPUT_NAME_FIELD);

			INAClassLoader naLoader = new NAClassLoaderClass();
			naLoader.Locator = naContext.Locator;
			naLoader.NAClass = stopsNAClass;
			naLoader.FieldMap = naClassFieldMap;

			// Avoid loading network locations onto non-traversable portions of elements
			INALocator3 locator = naContext.Locator as INALocator3;
			locator.ExcludeRestrictedElements = true;
			locator.CacheRestrictedElements(naContext);

			int rowsInCursor = 0;
			int rowsLocated = 0;
			naLoader.Load(inputStopsFClass.Search(new QueryFilterClass(), false) as ICursor, new CancelTrackerClass(), ref rowsInCursor, ref rowsLocated);

			//Message all of the network analysis agents that the analysis context has changed
			((INAContextEdit)naContext).ContextChanged();

			//Solve
			INASolver naSolver = naContext.Solver;
			naSolver.Solve(naContext, new GPMessagesClass(), new CancelTrackerClass());

			//Save the layer to disk
			SaveLayerToDisk(naLayer as ILayer, System.Environment.CurrentDirectory + @"\Route.lyr");
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// Create a new network analysis layer and set some solver settings
		/// </summary>
		private INALayer CreateRouteAnalysisLayer(String layerName, INetworkDataset networkDataset)
		{
			INARouteSolver naRouteSolver = new NARouteSolverClass();
			INASolverSettings naSolverSettings = naRouteSolver as INASolverSettings;
			INASolver naSolver = naRouteSolver as INASolver;

			//Get the NetworkDataset's Data Element
			IDatasetComponent datasetComponent = networkDataset as IDatasetComponent;
			IDENetworkDataset deNetworkDataset = datasetComponent.DataElement as IDENetworkDataset;

			//Create the NAContext and bind to it
			INAContext naContext;
			naContext = naSolver.CreateContext(deNetworkDataset, layerName);
			INAContextEdit naContextEdit = naContext as INAContextEdit;
			naContextEdit.Bind(networkDataset, new GPMessagesClass());

			//Create the NALayer
			INALayer naLayer;
			naLayer = naSolver.CreateLayer(naContext);
			(naLayer as ILayer).Name = layerName;

			//Set properties on the route solver interface
			naRouteSolver.FindBestSequence = true;
			naRouteSolver.PreserveFirstStop = true;
			naRouteSolver.PreserveLastStop = false;
			naRouteSolver.UseTimeWindows = false;
			naRouteSolver.OutputLines = esriNAOutputLineType.esriNAOutputLineTrueShapeWithMeasure;

			//Set some properties on the general INASolverSettings interface
			IStringArray restrictions = naSolverSettings.RestrictionAttributeNames;
			restrictions.Add("Oneway");
			naSolverSettings.RestrictionAttributeNames = restrictions;

			// Update the context based on the changes made to the solver settings
			naSolver.UpdateContext(naContext, deNetworkDataset, new GPMessagesClass());

			//Return the layer
			return naLayer;
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// Write the NALayer out to disk as a layer file.
		/// </summary>
		private void SaveLayerToDisk(ILayer layer, String path)
		{
			try
			{
				Console.WriteLine("Writing layer file containing analysis to " + path);
				ILayerFile layerFile = new LayerFileClass();
				layerFile.New(path);
				layerFile.ReplaceContents(layer as ILayer);
				layerFile.Save();
				Console.WriteLine("Writing layer file successfully saved");
			}
			catch (Exception err)
			{
				// Write out errors
				Console.WriteLine(err.Message);
			}
		}
	}
}

[Visual Basic .NET]

Program.vb

Imports System
Imports ESRI.ArcGIS.Geodatabase
Imports ESRI.ArcGIS.NetworkAnalyst
Imports ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem
Imports ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto
Imports ESRI.ArcGIS.Display
Imports ESRI.ArcGIS.Geoprocessor
Imports ESRI.ArcGIS.DataManagementTools

' Main class that checks out the appropriate ArcGIS license and calls RouteClass.SolveRoute to perform the analysis
Module Program
	Private m_AOLicenseInitializer As LicenseInitializer


	Sub Main()

		If (Not ESRI.ArcGIS.RuntimeManager.Bind(ESRI.ArcGIS.ProductCode.Engine)) Then
			If (Not ESRI.ArcGIS.RuntimeManager.Bind(ESRI.ArcGIS.ProductCode.Desktop)) Then
				Console.WriteLine("This application could not load the correct version of ArcGIS.")
			End If
		End If

		m_AOLicenseInitializer = New LicenseInitializer()

		'ESRI License Initializer generated code.
		If (Not m_AOLicenseInitializer.InitializeApplication(New esriLicenseProductCode() {esriLicenseProductCode.esriLicenseProductCodeArcView, esriLicenseProductCode.esriLicenseProductCodeArcEditor, esriLicenseProductCode.esriLicenseProductCodeArcInfo}, _
		New esriLicenseExtensionCode() {esriLicenseExtensionCode.esriLicenseExtensionCodeNetwork})) Then
			Console.WriteLine(m_AOLicenseInitializer.LicenseMessage())
			Console.WriteLine("This application could not initialize with the correct ArcGIS license and will shutdown.")
			m_AOLicenseInitializer.ShutdownApplication()
			Return
		End If

		Dim routeClass As RouteClass = New RouteClass
		routeClass.SolveRoute()

		'ESRI License Initializer generated code.
		'Do not make any call to ArcObjects after ShutDownApplication()
		m_AOLicenseInitializer.ShutdownApplication()
	End Sub

End Module

'The RouteClass class is the workhorse class that does the analysis and writes it to disk
Public Class RouteClass
	Private Const FGDB_WORKSPACE As String = "..\..\..\..\..\Data\SanFrancisco\SanFrancisco.gdb"
	Private Const INPUT_STOPS_FC As String = "Stores"
	Private Const SHAPE_INPUT_NAME_FIELD As String = "Name"
	Private Const FEATURE_DATASET As String = "Transportation"
	Private Const NETWORK_DATASET As String = "Streets_ND"

	'Create the analysis layer, load the locations, solve the analysis, and write to disk
	Public Sub SolveRoute()
		' Open the feature workspace, input feature class, and network dataset
		' As Workspace Factories are Singleton objects, they must be instantiated with the Activator
		Dim workspaceFactory As IWorkspaceFactory = Activator.CreateInstance(Type.GetTypeFromProgID("esriDataSourcesGDB.FileGDBWorkspaceFactory"))
		Dim featureWorkspace As IFeatureWorkspace = workspaceFactory.OpenFromFile(FGDB_WORKSPACE, 0)
		Dim inputStopsFClass As IFeatureClass = featureWorkspace.OpenFeatureClass(INPUT_STOPS_FC)

		' Obtain the dataset container from the workspace
		Dim featureDataset As IFeatureDataset = featureWorkspace.OpenFeatureDataset(FEATURE_DATASET)
		Dim featureDatasetExtensionContainer As IFeatureDatasetExtensionContainer = featureDataset
		Dim featureDatasetExtension As IFeatureDatasetExtension = featureDatasetExtensionContainer.FindExtension(ESRI.ArcGIS.Geodatabase.esriDatasetType.esriDTNetworkDataset)
		Dim datasetContainer As IDatasetContainer3 = featureDatasetExtension

		' Use the container to open the network dataset.
		Dim dataset As IDataset = datasetContainer.DatasetByName(ESRI.ArcGIS.Geodatabase.esriDatasetType.esriDTNetworkDataset, NETWORK_DATASET)
		Dim networkDataset As INetworkDataset = dataset

		' Create the Route NALayer
		Dim naLayer As INALayer = CreateRouteAnalysisLayer("Route", networkDataset)
		Dim naContext As INAContext = naLayer.Context
		Dim stopsNAClass As INAClass = naContext.NAClasses.ItemByName("Stops")
		Dim routesFC As IFeatureClass = naContext.NAClasses.ItemByName("Routes")

		' Load the Stops
		Dim naClassFieldMap As INAClassFieldMap = New NAClassFieldMapClass()
		naClassFieldMap.MappedField("Name") = SHAPE_INPUT_NAME_FIELD

		Dim naLoader As INAClassLoader = New NAClassLoaderClass()
		naLoader.Locator = naContext.Locator
		naLoader.NAClass = stopsNAClass
		naLoader.FieldMap = naClassFieldMap

		' Avoid loading network locations onto non-traversable portions of elements
		Dim locator As INALocator3 = TryCast(naContext.Locator, INALocator3)
		locator.ExcludeRestrictedElements = True
		locator.CacheRestrictedElements(naContext)

		Dim rowsInCursor As Integer = 0
		Dim rowsLocated As Integer = 0
		naLoader.Load(inputStopsFClass.Search(New QueryFilterClass(), False), New CancelTrackerClass(), rowsInCursor, rowsLocated)

		' Message all of the network analysis agents that the analysis context has changed
		Dim naContextEdit As INAContextEdit = naContext
		naContextEdit.ContextChanged()

		'Solve
		Dim naSolver As INASolver = naContext.Solver
		naSolver.Solve(naContext, New GPMessagesClass(), New CancelTrackerClass())

		'Save the layer to disk
		SaveLayerToDisk(naLayer, System.Environment.CurrentDirectory + "\Route.lyr")
	End Sub

	'Create a new network analysis layer and set some solver settings
	Private Function CreateRouteAnalysisLayer(ByVal layerName As String, ByVal networkDataset As INetworkDataset) As INALayer
		Dim naRouteSolver As INARouteSolver = New NARouteSolverClass()
		Dim naSolverSettings As INASolverSettings = naRouteSolver
		Dim naSolver As INASolver = naRouteSolver

		'Get the NetworkDataset's Data Element
		Dim datasetComponent As IDatasetComponent = networkDataset
		Dim deNetworkDataset As IDENetworkDataset = datasetComponent.DataElement

		'Create the NAContext and bind to it
		Dim naContext As INAContext = naSolver.CreateContext(deNetworkDataset, layerName)
		Dim naContextEdit As INAContextEdit = naContext
		naContextEdit.Bind(networkDataset, New GPMessagesClass())

		'Create the NALayer
		Dim naLayer As INALayer = naSolver.CreateLayer(naContext)
		Dim layer As ILayer = naLayer
		layer.Name = layerName

		'Set some properties on the route solver interface
		naRouteSolver.FindBestSequence = True
		naRouteSolver.PreserveFirstStop = True
		naRouteSolver.PreserveLastStop = False
		naRouteSolver.UseTimeWindows = False
		naRouteSolver.OutputLines = esriNAOutputLineType.esriNAOutputLineTrueShapeWithMeasure

		'Set some properties on the general INASolverSettings interface
		Dim restrictions As IStringArray = naSolverSettings.RestrictionAttributeNames
		restrictions.Add("Oneway")
		naSolverSettings.RestrictionAttributeNames = restrictions

		' Update the context based on the changes made to the solver settings
		naSolver.UpdateContext(naContext, deNetworkDataset, New GPMessagesClass())

		'Return the layer
		Return naLayer
	End Function

	'Write the NALayer out to disk as a layer file.
	Private Sub SaveLayerToDisk(ByVal layer As ILayer, ByVal path As String)
		Try
			Console.WriteLine("Writing layer file containing analysis to " + path)
			Dim layerfile As ILayerFile = New LayerFileClass()
			layerfile.New(path)
			layerfile.ReplaceContents(layer)
			layerfile.Save()
			Console.WriteLine("Writing layer file successfully saved")
		Catch err As Exception
			' Write out errors
			Console.WriteLine(err.Message)
		End Try

	End Sub
End Class