Change a map’s basemap. A basemap is beneath all layers on an ArcGISMap and is used to provide visual reference for the operational layers.

Use case
Basemaps should be selected contextually, for example, in maritime applications, it would be more appropriate to use a basemap of the world’s oceans as opposed to a basemap of the world’s streets.
How to use the sample
Select a basemap style from the list to set it to the map.
How it works
- Create an
ArcGISMapobject. - Set the map to the
MapViewobject. - Choose a new basemap style with
BasemapStyleand set it on the map.
Relevant API
- ArcGISMap
- BasemapStyle
- MapView
Tags
basemap, map
Sample Code
/* * Copyright 2022 Esri. * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */module com.esri.samples.change_basemap { // require ArcGIS Maps SDK for Java module requires com.esri.arcgisruntime;
// handle SLF4J http://www.slf4j.org/codes.html#StaticLoggerBinder requires org.slf4j.nop;
// require JavaFX modules that the application uses requires javafx.graphics; requires javafx.controls;
exports com.esri.samples.change_basemap;}/* * Copyright 2017 Esri. * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not * use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of * the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under * the License. */
package com.esri.samples.change_basemap;
import javafx.application.Application;import javafx.collections.FXCollections;import javafx.geometry.Insets;import javafx.geometry.Pos;import javafx.scene.Scene;import javafx.scene.control.ListView;import javafx.scene.layout.StackPane;import javafx.stage.Stage;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment;import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.ArcGISMap;import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.Basemap;import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.BasemapStyle;import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.Viewpoint;import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.view.MapView;
public class ChangeBasemapSample extends Application {
private MapView mapView; private ArcGISMap map;
@Override public void start(Stage stage) {
try { // create stack pane and application scene StackPane stackPane = new StackPane(); Scene scene = new Scene(stackPane);
// set title, size, and add scene to stage stage.setTitle("Change Basemap Sample"); stage.setWidth(800); stage.setHeight(700); stage.setScene(scene); stage.show();
// authentication with an API key or named user is required to access basemaps and other location services String yourAPIKey = System.getProperty("apiKey"); ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment.setApiKey(yourAPIKey);
// create a map view mapView = new MapView(); // create a new map and set it to the map view: a basemap style will be added to the map once the sample loads map = new ArcGISMap(); mapView.setMap(map); // create a new view point centered on Scotland, UK mapView.setViewpoint(new Viewpoint(57.5000, -5.0000, 9244648));
// setup a list view of basemap styles ListView<BasemapStyle> basemapStyleListView = new ListView<>(FXCollections.observableArrayList(BasemapStyle.values())); basemapStyleListView.setMaxSize(250, 150);
// change the basemap when a list option is selected basemapStyleListView.getSelectionModel().selectedItemProperty().addListener(o -> { BasemapStyle selectedBasemapStyle = basemapStyleListView.getSelectionModel().getSelectedItem(); Basemap basemap = new Basemap(selectedBasemapStyle); map.setBasemap(basemap); });
// select the first basemap style basemapStyleListView.getSelectionModel().selectFirst();
// add the map view and control panel to stack pane stackPane.getChildren().addAll(mapView, basemapStyleListView); StackPane.setAlignment(basemapStyleListView, Pos.TOP_LEFT); StackPane.setMargin(basemapStyleListView, new Insets(10, 0, 0, 10));
} catch (Exception e) { // on any error, display the stack trace. e.printStackTrace(); } }
/** * Stops and releases all resources used in application. */ @Override public void stop() {
if (mapView != null) { mapView.dispose(); } }
/** * Opens and runs application. * * @param args arguments passed to this application */ public static void main(String[] args) {
Application.launch(args); }
}