public static IPolygon getPolygonFromLayer(ILayer layer)
{
IFeatureLayer FLayer = layer as IFeatureLayer;
IFeatureClass FClass = FLayer.FeatureClass;
return polygonMerge(FClass);
}
private static IPolygon polygonMerge(IFeatureClass featureClass)
{
if (featureClass == null) return null;
IGeoDataset geoDataset = featureClass as IGeoDataset;
//You can use a spatial filter to create a subset of features to union together.
//To do that, uncomment the next line, and set the properties of the spatial filter here.
//Also, change the first parameter in the IFeatureCursor.Seach method.
//ISpatialFilter queryFilter = new SpatialFilterClass();
IGeometry geometryBag = new GeometryBagClass();
//Define the spatial reference of the bag before adding geometries to it.
geometryBag.SpatialReference = geoDataset.SpatialReference;
//Use a nonrecycling cursor so each returned geometry is a separate object.
IFeatureCursor featureCursor = featureClass.Search(null, false);
IGeometryCollection geometryCollection = geometryBag as IGeometryCollection;
IFeature currentFeature = featureCursor.NextFeature();
while (currentFeature != null)
{
//Add a reference to this feature's geometry to the bag.
//Since you don't specify the before or after geometry (missing),
//the currentFeature.Shape IGeometry is added to the end of the geometryCollection.
object missing = Type.Missing;
geometryCollection.AddGeometry(currentFeature.Shape, ref missing, ref missing);
currentFeature = featureCursor.NextFeature();
}
// Create the polygon that will be the union of the features returned from the search cursor.
// The spatial reference of this feature does not need to be set ahead of time. The
// ConstructUnion method defines the constructed polygon's spatial reference to be the
// same as the input geometry bag.
ITopologicalOperator unionedPolygon = new PolygonClass();
unionedPolygon.ConstructUnion(geometryBag as IEnumGeometry);
return unionedPolygon as IPolygon;
}
}
