feature layer view | Documentation

A feature layer view, also known as a view, is a feature layerA feature layer (client-side) is a data layer that can access and display features from a feature service that has the same type of geometry and attribute fields.Learn more that only exposes a subset of the fields and data available in an existing feature layer (source). A view supports the same functionality as a feature layer, but only allows a subset of the original data to be accessed and displayed. If the underlying data changes in the original feature layer, the changes are also reflected in the view.

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data layerA data layer is a layer that references geographic data from a file or a service and is used to visualize the data in a map or scene.Learn more
hosted feature layerA hosted feature layer is a hosted layer (item) in a portal that is used to manage the properties and settings of a spatially-enabled feature layer in a feature service.Learn more
feature serviceA feature service is a data service that provides access to spatial and non-spatial data in feature layers, feature layer views, and tables.Learn more