Add a Scale Bar to the Page Layout from the Map.
[C#]
///<summary>Add a Scale Bar to the Page Layout from the Map.</summary> /// ///<param name="pageLayout">An IPageLayout interface.</param> ///<param name="map">An IMap interface.</param> /// ///<remarks></remarks> public void AddScalebar(ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IPageLayout pageLayout, ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IMap map) { if (pageLayout == null || map == null) { return; } ESRI.ArcGIS.Geometry.IEnvelope envelope = new ESRI.ArcGIS.Geometry.EnvelopeClass(); envelope.PutCoords(0.2, 0.2, 1, 2); // Specify the location and size of the scalebar ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.IUID uid = new ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.UIDClass(); uid.Value = "esriCarto.AlternatingScaleBar"; // Create a Surround. Set the geometry of the MapSurroundFrame to give it a location // Activate it and add it to the PageLayout's graphics container ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IGraphicsContainer graphicsContainer = pageLayout as ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IGraphicsContainer; // Dynamic Cast ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IActiveView activeView = pageLayout as ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IActiveView; // Dynamic Cast ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IFrameElement frameElement = graphicsContainer.FindFrame(map); ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IMapFrame mapFrame = frameElement as ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IMapFrame; // Dynamic Cast ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IMapSurroundFrame mapSurroundFrame = mapFrame.CreateSurroundFrame(uid as ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.UID, null); // Dynamic Cast ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IElement element = mapSurroundFrame as ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IElement; // Dynamic Cast element.Geometry = envelope; element.Activate(activeView.ScreenDisplay); graphicsContainer.AddElement(element, 0); ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IMapSurround mapSurround = mapSurroundFrame.MapSurround; ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IScaleBar markerScaleBar = ((ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IScaleBar)(mapSurround)); markerScaleBar.LabelPosition = ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.esriVertPosEnum.esriBelow; markerScaleBar.UseMapSettings(); }
[Visual Basic .NET]
'''<summary>Add a Scale Bar to the Page Layout from the Map.</summary> ''' '''<param name="pageLayout">An IPageLayout interface.</param> '''<param name="map">An IMap interface.</param> ''' '''<remarks></remarks> Public Sub AddScalebar(ByVal pageLayout As ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IPageLayout, ByVal map As ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IMap) If pageLayout Is Nothing OrElse map Is Nothing Then Return End If Dim envelope As ESRI.ArcGIS.Geometry.IEnvelope = New ESRI.ArcGIS.Geometry.EnvelopeClass envelope.PutCoords(0.2, 0.2, 1, 2) ' Specify the location and size of the scalebar Dim uid As ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.IUID = New ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.UIDClass uid.Value = "esriCarto.AlternatingScaleBar" ' Create a Surround. Set the geometry of the MapSurroundFrame to give it a location ' Activate it and add it to the PageLayout's graphics container Dim graphicsContainer As ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IGraphicsContainer = TryCast(pageLayout, ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IGraphicsContainer) ' Dynamic Cast Dim activeView As ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IActiveView = TryCast(pageLayout, ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IActiveView) ' Dynamic Cast Dim frameElement As ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IFrameElement = graphicsContainer.FindFrame(map) Dim mapFrame As ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IMapFrame = TryCast(frameElement, ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IMapFrame) ' Dynamic Cast Dim mapSurroundFrame As ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IMapSurroundFrame = mapFrame.CreateSurroundFrame(TryCast(uid, ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.UID), Nothing) ' Dynamic Cast Dim element As ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IElement = TryCast(mapSurroundFrame, ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IElement) ' Dynamic Cast element.Geometry = envelope element.Activate(activeView.ScreenDisplay) graphicsContainer.AddElement(element, 0) Dim mapSurround As ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IMapSurround = mapSurroundFrame.MapSurround Dim markerScaleBar As ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IScaleBar = (CType(mapSurround, ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IScaleBar)) ' Explicit Cast markerScaleBar.LabelPosition = ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.esriVertPosEnum.esriBelow markerScaleBar.UseMapSettings() End Sub