Group Shapes

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Group Shapes

Groups the shapes in a shapefile.

ArcGIS Reference

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Parameters

input shapefile
The input shapefile that contains the shapes to group.
group by column
The column in the data table contains the value on which to combine shapes.
group type
The new shape type to create.
value type
The method for selecting the value to use for each variable in the new data table.
ouput shapefile
The ouput shapefile that will contain grouped shapes.
sort by column
The column from the data table that contains the values on which to sort the shapes.
decimal places for averages
The number of decimal places to which to round numbers.

Code Reference

uiGroup.group(inName, groupBy, groupType, valueType, outName, sortBy, decimalPlaces)

Groups shapes in a shapefile using the specified parameters.

Arguments :
inName

The input shapefile name.

groupBy

The data column to group on.

groupType

The type of grouping to create.

valueType

The type of value to place in the final ouput.

outName

The output shapefile name.

sortBy (optional)

A column to sort the data by before grouping.