ArcGIS Pro 3.7 API Reference Guide
ArcGIS.Desktop.Core.Events Namespace / ProjectWindowSelectedItemsChangedEvent Class
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    ProjectWindowSelectedItemsChangedEvent Class
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    Occurs when the selection changes in either the Project dockpane ("Catalog pane") or any Project pane instance ("Catalog view").
    Object Model
    ProjectWindowSelectedItemsChangedEvent ClassSubscriptionToken ClassSubscriptionToken Class
    Syntax
    Public NotInheritable Class ProjectWindowSelectedItemsChangedEvent 
       Inherits ArcGIS.Core.Events.CompositePresentationEvent(Of ProjectWindowSelectedItemsChangedEventArgs)
    public sealed class ProjectWindowSelectedItemsChangedEvent : ArcGIS.Core.Events.CompositePresentationEvent<ProjectWindowSelectedItemsChangedEventArgs> 
    Remarks
    The project window that triggered the selection change can be accessed via the ProjectWindowSelectedItemsChangedEventArgs passed to your event subscriber's action.
    Example
    Geodatabase Content from Catalog selection
    {
      // subscribe to event
      ProjectWindowSelectedItemsChangedEvent.Subscribe(args =>
      {
        if (args.IProjectWindow.SelectionCount > 0)
        {
          // get the first selected item
          var selectedItem = args.IProjectWindow.SelectedItems.First();
    
          // Note: Needs QueuedTask to run
          // datasetType
          var dataType = ItemFactory.Instance.GetDatasetType(selectedItem);
          // get the dataset Definition
          if (ItemFactory.Instance.CanGetDefinition(selectedItem))
          {
            using var def = ItemFactory.Instance.GetDefinition(selectedItem);
            if (def is FeatureClassDefinition fcDef)
            {
              var oidField = fcDef.GetObjectIDField();
              var shapeField = fcDef.GetShapeField();
              var shapeType = fcDef.GetShapeType();
            }
            else if (def is ArcGIS.Core.Data.Parcels.ParcelFabricDefinition pfDef)
            {
              string ver = pfDef.GetSchemaVersion();
              bool enabled = pfDef.GetTopologyEnabled();
            }
          }
          // get the dataset
          if (ItemFactory.Instance.CanGetDataset(selectedItem))
          {
            using var ds = ItemFactory.Instance.GetDataset(selectedItem);
            if (ds is FeatureDataset fds)
            {
              // open featureclasses within the feature dataset
              // var fcPoint = fds.OpenDataset<FeatureClass>("Point");
              // var fcPolyline = fds.OpenDataset<FeatureClass>("Polyline");
            }
            else if (ds is FeatureClass fc)
            {
              var name = fc.GetName() + "_copy";
              // create
              var featureLayerParams = new FeatureLayerCreationParams(fc)
              {
                Name = name,
                MapMemberIndex = 0
              };
              LayerFactory.Instance.CreateLayer<FeatureLayer>(featureLayerParams, MapView.Active.Map);
            }
            else if (ds is Table table)
            {
              var name = table.GetName() + "_copy";
              var tableParams = new StandaloneTableCreationParams(table)
              {
                Name = name
              };
              // create
              StandaloneTableFactory.Instance.CreateStandaloneTable(tableParams, MapView.Active.Map);
            }
          }
        }
      });
    }
    Inheritance Hierarchy

    System.Object
       ArcGIS.Core.Events.EventBase
          ArcGIS.Core.Events.CompositePresentationEvent<TPayload>
             ArcGIS.Desktop.Core.Events.ProjectWindowSelectedItemsChangedEvent

    Requirements

    Target Platforms: Windows 11 Home, Pro, Enterprise (64 bit)

    ArcGIS Pro version: 3.0 or higher.
    See Also