Arcgis Definition Query List
Query expressions are used in arcgis to select a subset of features and table records.
Arcgis definition query list. For example you use this syntax using the select by attributes tool or with the query builder dialog box to set a layer definition query. With the layer selected in the contents pane under feature layer on the data tab in the definition query group click to open the layer properties dialog box with its definition query tab open. Strings must always be enclosed in single quotation marks in queries for example. To modify add or remove clauses from the definition query click edit in the query s cell.
First i figured out how to use arcpy to apply a definition query. Hi mircea depending on the specific query you need you can join multiple like statements together with and or in a definition query see building a query expression help arcgis desktop and qrouping multiple expressions note at apply filters arcgis online help arcgis. To modify a definition query hover over the query and follow any of these actions. For example you use this syntax using the select by attributes tool or with the query builder dialog box to set a layer definition query.
Query expressions in arcgis adhere to standard sql expressions. Query expressions are used in arcgis to select a subset of features and table records. Query expressions in arcgis adhere to standard sql expressions. The purpose of this section is only to help you query against dates not time values.
The definition queries tab on the feature display settings dialog box provides you with a way to determine which features appear on a map or chart. State name california strings are case sensitive in expressions except when run on geodatabases in microsoft sql server to make a case insensitive search in other data sources you can use an sql function to convert all values to the same case. When a nonnull time is stored with the dates for instance january 12 1999 04 00 00 querying against the date only will not return the record because when you pass only a date to a date time field it will fill the time with zeros and retrieve only the records where the time is 12 00 00 a m. Import arcpy aprx.
This runs fine in a console but won t run properly within the arcgis pro python console. I m trying to use arcpy to apply a definition query to a layer based on a selection. Available with production mapping license.