PopupTemplate

AMD: require(["esri/PopupTemplate"], (PopupTemplate) => { /* code goes here */ });
ESM: import PopupTemplate from "@arcgis/core/PopupTemplate.js";
Class: esri/PopupTemplate
Inheritance: PopupTemplateAccessor
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.0

A PopupTemplate formats and defines the content of a Popup for a specific Layer or Graphic. The user can also use the PopupTemplate to access values from feature attributes and values returned from Arcade expressions when a feature in the view is selected.

The PopupTemplate contains title and content properties that act as a template used to transform a feature's attributes into an HTML representation. The syntax {fieldName} or {expression/expressionName} performs parameter substitution. The default behavior on a Graphic is to show the view's Popup after a click on the Graphic. A PopupTemplate is required for this default behavior.

PopupTemplate also allows you to format the Number and Date field values and override field aliases with the fieldInfos property. Actions may also be added to the template to give users the ability to perform actions related to the feature, such as zooming to it or performing a Query based on the feature's location or attributes.

popupTemplate-example

In the image above, the initial text Marriage in NY, Zip Code: 11358 is set in the title property of the PopupTemplate where ZIP is the name of the field containing zip codes.

popupTemplate.title = "Marriage in NY, Zip Code: {ZIP}",

The rest of the content is defined in the content property where NEVMARR_CY, MARRIED_CY, and DIVORCD_CY are all field names that contain values to be used in the popup.

popupTemplate.content = "<p>As of 2015, <b>{MARRIEDRATE}%</b> of the" +
" population in this zip code is married.</p>" +
"<ul><li>{MARRIED_CY} people are married</li>" +
"<li>{NEVMARR_CY} have never married</li>" +
"<li>{DIVORCD_CY} are divorced</li><ul>";

The above example demonstrates how to format the content directly with a custom text string. This is one way to format the template, it is also possible to add additional elements in the content such as fields, media, and attachments. These elements can be added individually or combined. More information on working with these various elements can be found in content.

PopupTemplates may also contain custom actions. When clicked, these actions execute custom code defined by the developer. See the actions property for more details.

See also

Constructors

PopupTemplate

Constructor
new PopupTemplate(properties)
Parameter
properties Object
optional

See the properties for a list of all the properties that may be passed into the constructor.

Property Overview

Any properties can be set, retrieved or listened to. See the Watch for changes topic.
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Name Type Summary Class

A Collection of action or action toggle objects.

PopupTemplate

The template for defining and formatting a popup's content.

PopupTemplate

The name of the class.

Accessor

An array of objects or ExpressionInfo[] that reference Arcade expressions following the specification defined by the Arcade Popup Profile.

PopupTemplate

An array of FieldInfo that defines how fields in the dataset or values from Arcade expressions participate in a popup.

PopupTemplate

Indicates whether or not editor tracking should display.

PopupTemplate

Additional options that can be defined for the popup layer.

PopupTemplate

An array of field names used in the PopupTemplate.

PopupTemplate

Indicates whether actions should replace existing popup actions.

PopupTemplate

Indicates whether to include the feature's geometry for use by the template.

PopupTemplate

The template for defining how to format the title used in a popup.

PopupTemplate

Property Details

actions

Property
actions Collection<(ActionButton|ActionToggle)>autocast
Autocasts from Object[]

A Collection of action or action toggle objects. Each object represents an action or function that may be executed by clicking the icon or image symbolizing them in the Popup. By default, every Popup has a zoom-to action styled with a magnifying glass icon popupTemplate-zoom-action. When this icon is clicked, the view zooms in four LODs and centers on the selected feature.

PopupTemplates do not have default actions. To override actions on the Popup using PopupTemplate see overwriteActions. Actions defined in a PopupTemplate will only appear in the Popup for features or layers that apply that particular PopupTemplate.

The order of each action in the popup is the same order in which they appear in the actions Collection.

The Popup event in Popup fires each time an action in the popup is clicked. This event should be used to execute custom code for each action clicked. For example, if you would like to add a zoom-out action to the PopupTemplate that zooms the view out several LODs, you would define the zoom-out code in a separate function. Then you would call the custom zoom-out function in the trigger-action event handler. See the sample code snippet below for more details on how this works.

Actions are defined with the properties listed in the ActionButton or ActionToggle class.

Example
// Defines an action to zoom out from the selected feature
let zoomOutAction = {
  // This text is displayed as a tooltip
  title: "Zoom out",
  // The ID by which to reference the action in the event handler
  id: "zoom-out",
  // Sets the icon font used to style the action button
  className: "esri-icon-zoom-out-magnifying-glass"
};
// Adds the custom action to the PopupTemplate.
popupTemplate.actions.push(zoomOutAction);
// Apply this PopupTemplate to a layer (or graphic)
layer.popupTemplate = popupTemplate;
// This action will only appear in the popup for features in that layer

// The function to execute when the zoom-out action is clicked
function zoomOut() {
  // In this case the view zooms out two LODs on each click
  view.goTo({
    center: view.center,
    zoom: view.zoom - 2
  });
}

// This event fires for each click on any action
// Notice this event is handled on the default popup of the View
// NOT on an instance of PopupTemplate
view.popup.on("trigger-action", function(event){
  // If the zoom-out action is clicked, fire the zoomOut() function
  if(event.action.id === "zoom-out"){
    zoomOut();
  }
});

content

Property
content Content[] |String |Function |Promiseautocast

The template for defining and formatting a popup's content.

  • String - A popup's content can be a simple text or string value referencing field values or Arcade expressions. Expressions must be defined in the expressionInfos property.
  • Popup elements - You can also display content as popup elements. There are various types of elements which can be used individually or combined. The order in which they are set determines how they display within the popup. See the items below describing each element.
  • promise - The PopupTemplate's content may also be defined with a promise that resolves to any of the above-mentioned elements. This is useful for cases when you call a method or execute a query and want to display the results in the popup. Simply pass the promise to the popupTemplate's content and ensure that it resolves to a string or other popup element.
  • function - Content may be defined with a JavaScript function that returns any of the above-mentioned elements. This is useful when your popup requires additional processing or functionality than what is provided with the content types listed above. For example, assume that you would like to display charts using third-party JavaScript libraries or categorize information into separate tabs. In these cases, you can use a function that returns either a string, a reference to an HTML element, a popup element, or a promise. When the feature is clicked, the feature is passed as an argument to the function and provides access to the feature’s graphic and attributes. Set the outFields property to specify any fields needed for rendering the popup and set the returnGeometry property to true if needing access to the associated feature's geometry. The function then executes and returns a value to display in the popup template.

Note: Autocasting does not apply when creating content via a function or promise.

Examples
// Set a simple string to a popupTemplate's content
// The string references a value from the POP_2015 attribute field
layer.popupTemplate = {
  content: "{POP_2015} people live in this census tract"
};
// Set a simple string to a popupTemplate's content
// referencing the value returned from an Arcade expression
layer.popupTemplate = {
  content: "{expression/per-total}% of people in this boundary have a college education.",
  expressionInfos: [{
    name: "per-total",
    expression: "Round((($feature.bachelor + $feature.master + $feature.doctorate) / $feature.TOT_POP) * 100, 2)"
  }]
};
// Display a table in the popup's content referencing two values
// one from a field, and another returned from an Arcade expression
layer.popupTemplate = {
  title: "College Education in {NAME}",
  content: [
  {
    type: "fields", // Autocasts as new FieldsContent()
    // Autocasts as new FieldInfo[]
    fieldInfos: [
    {
      fieldName: "TOT_POP",
      label: "Total population (2023)",
      format: {
        digitSeparator: true
      }
    },
    {
      fieldName: "expression/college"
    }]
  }],
  // autocasts to ExpressionInfo class
  expressionInfos: [{
    name: "college",
    title: "Completed a college degree",
    expression: "$feature.bachelor + $feature.master + $feature.doctorate"
  }]
};
// The following snippet shows how to set various popup element types within the template's
// content. This snippet also works with related tables.
layer.popupTemplate.content = [{
  type: "fields", // Autocast as new FieldsContent()
  // Autocast as new FieldInfo[]
  fieldInfos: [{
    fieldName: "Point_Count",
    visible: false,
    label: "Count of Points",
    // Autocast as new FieldInfoFormat()
    format: {
      places: 0,
      digitSeparator: true
    }
  }, {
   fieldName: "relationships/0/Point_Count_COMMON",
   visible: true,
   label: "Sum of species tree count",
   format: {
     places: 0,
     digitSeparator: true
   },
   statisticType: "sum"
  }]
}, {
  // Autocasts as new TextContent()
  type: "text",
  text: "There are {Point_Count} trees within census block {BLOCKCE10}"
}, {

  // Autocasts as new MediaContent()
  type: "media",
  mediaInfos: [{
    title: "<b>Count by type</b>",
    type: "pie-chart", // Autocasts as new PieChartMediaInfo()
    caption: "",
    // Autocasts as new ChartMediaInfoValue()
    value: {
      fields: [ "relationships/0/Point_Count_COMMON" ],
      normalizeField: null,
      tooltipField: "relationships/0/COMMON"
    }
  }, {
    title: "<b>Mexican Fan Palm</b>",
    type: "image", // Autocasts as new ImageMediaInfo()
    caption: "tree species",
    // Autocasts as new ImageMediaInfoValue()
    value: {
      sourceURL: "https://www.sunset.com/wp-content/uploads/96006df453533f4c982212b8cc7882f5-800x0-c-default.jpg"
    }
  }]
}, {
  // if attachments are associated with feature, display it.
  // Autocasts as new AttachmentsContent()
  type: "attachments"
}];
// The following snippet shows how to use a function
// to create a simple node and display it in the popup template content
let template = new PopupTemplate({
  title: "Population by Gender",
  content: setContentInfo
});

function setContentInfo(feature){
  // create a chart for example
  let node = domConstruct.create("div", { innerHTML: "Text Element inside an HTML div element." });
  return node;
}
// The following snippet shows how to set a popupTemplate
// on the returned results (features) from identify

 idResult.feature.popupTemplate = {
   title: "{NAME}",
   content: [{
     // Pass in the fields to display
     type: "fields",
     fieldInfos: [{
       fieldName: "NAME",
       label: "Name"
     }, {
       fieldName: "REGION",
       label: "Region"
    }]
   }]
};

declaredClass

Inherited
Property
declaredClass Stringreadonly
Inherited from Accessor
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.7 Accessor since 4.0, declaredClass added at 4.7.

The name of the class. The declared class name is formatted as esri.folder.className.

expressionInfos

Property
expressionInfos ExpressionInfo[]autocast
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.4 PopupTemplate since 4.0, expressionInfos added at 4.4.

An array of objects or ExpressionInfo[] that reference Arcade expressions following the specification defined by the Arcade Popup Profile.

Examples
// Displays two values returned from Arcade expressions
// in a table within the popup when a feature is clicked
layer.popupTemplate = {
  content: [{
    type: "fields", // Autocasts as new FieldsContent()
    // Autocasts as new FieldInfo[]
    fieldInfos: [{
      fieldName: "expression/college"
    }, {
      fieldName: "expression/nocollege"
    }]
  }],
  // autocasts to ExpressionInfo class
  expressionInfos: [{
    name: "college",
    title: "Completed a college degree",
    expression: "$feature.bachelor + $feature.master + $feature.doctorate"
  }, {
    name: "nocollege",
    title: "Did not complete a college degree",
    expression: "$feature.elementary + $feature.middle + $feature.highschool + $feature.somecollege"
  }]
};
// Displays a value returned from an Arcade expression within
// a simple string defined in the popupTemplate's content
layer.popupTemplate = {
  content: "{expression/per-total}% of people in this boundary have a college education.",
  expressionInfos: [{
    name: "per-total",
    expression: "Round((($feature.bachelor + $feature.master + $feature.doctorate) / $feature.TOT_POP) * 100, 2)"
  }]
};

fieldInfos

Property
fieldInfos FieldInfo[]autocast

An array of FieldInfo that defines how fields in the dataset or values from Arcade expressions participate in a popup. If no FieldInfo are specified, nothing will display since the popup will only display the fields that are defined by this array. Each FieldInfo contains properties for a single field or expression. This property can be set directly within the PopupTemplate or within the fields content element. If this is not set within the fields content element, it will default to whatever is specified directly within the PopupTemplate.fieldInfos.

Use this fieldInfos property to specify any formatting options for numbers and if displaying fields from related tables in chart or text elements.

The image on the left is a result of using the first example snippet below, whereas the image on the right is a result of the second snippet.

Content set using 'fields' type Content referenced from fields set within fieldInfo
popuptemplate-fields popuptemplate-fieldinfocontent
Examples
// This snippet demonstrates how to show only a subset of fields.
// By setting the 'type: "fields"', and providing the fieldInfos,
// only field data will display within this feature layer's popuptemplate.
// If no fieldInfos is specified directly in the content, the popup defaults
// to whatever is set in the popupTemplate.fieldInfos.
let popupTemplate = new PopupTemplate({
  // autocasts as new PopupTemplate()
  title: "{NAME} in {COUNTY}",
  outFields: ["*"],
  content: [{
    // It is also possible to set the fieldInfos outside of the content
    // directly in the popupTemplate. If no fieldInfos is specifically set
    // in the content, it defaults to whatever may be set within the popupTemplate.
    type: "fields",
    fieldInfos: [{
      fieldName: "B12001_calc_pctMarriedE",
      label: "Married %"
    },{
      fieldName: "B12001_calc_numMarriedE",
      label: "People Married",
      format: {
        digitSeparator: true,
        places: 0
      }
    }]
  }]
});
// This snippet demonstrates setting the popup's content by referencing
// specific fields defined within the popupTemplate's fieldInfos.
let popupTemplate = new PopupTemplate({
  title: "{NAME} in {COUNTY}",
  outFields: ["*"],
  content: "Census data indicates that {B12001_calc_numMarriedE} people were married in {NAME}, {COUNTY}. The overall percentage of married people is {B12001_calc_pctMarriedE}%.",
  fieldInfos: [{
    fieldName: "B12001_calc_pctMarriedE",
    },{
    fieldName: 'B12001_calc_numMarriedE',
    format: {
      places: 0,
      digitSeparator: true
      }
  }]
});

lastEditInfoEnabled

Property
lastEditInfoEnabled Boolean
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.10 PopupTemplate since 4.0, lastEditInfoEnabled added at 4.10.

Indicates whether or not editor tracking should display.

popupTemplate-showLastEditInfo

Default Value:true

layerOptions

Property
layerOptions LayerOptionsautocast
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.5 PopupTemplate since 4.0, layerOptions added at 4.5.

Additional options that can be defined for the popup layer.

outFields

Property
outFields String[]
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.9 PopupTemplate since 4.0, outFields added at 4.9.

An array of field names used in the PopupTemplate. Use this property to indicate what fields are required to fully render the PopupTemplate. This is important if setting content via a function since any fields needed for successful rendering should be specified here.

Generally speaking, it is good practice to always set this property when instantiating a new popup template.

To fetch the values from all fields, use ["*"].

This will not fetch fields from related tables. If related features are needed, set this using FieldInfo.

Default Value:null
See also
Example
// Set the MapImageLayer with specified popupTemplate
 USALayer = new MapImageLayer({
  url: "https://sampleserver6.arcgisonline.com/arcgis/rest/services/USA/MapServer",
  id: "USA",
  sublayers: [{
    id: 2,
    visible: true,
    popupTemplate: {
      title: "{state_name} Population",
      content: getInfo,
      outFields: ["*"]
    }
  }]
})

// The function used for the PopupTemplate
function getInfo(feature) {
  let graphic, attributes, content;
  graphic = feature.graphic;
  attributes = graphic.attributes;
  content =  "In year 2000:- " + attributes.pop2000 ;
  return content;
}

overwriteActions

Property
overwriteActions Boolean

Indicates whether actions should replace existing popup actions.

Default Value:false
Example
// The actions defined in the Popup will not display when the
// PopupTemplate is used. The actions defined in the PopupTemplate will be used instead.
popupTemplate.overwriteActions = true;

returnGeometry

Property
returnGeometry Boolean
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.18 PopupTemplate since 4.0, returnGeometry added at 4.18.

Indicates whether to include the feature's geometry for use by the template. This property should be set to true if needing to access the popup's selected feature's geometry. Access the geometry via the returned graphic from the popup's selectedFeatureWidget. This is needed since the geometry is not automatically queried and returned in the popup's selected feature.

If the feature layer does not specify its outFields and the template's outFields isn't set, the returned popup's geometry is only returned if returnGeometry is set to true. This also applies when working with WebMaps.

Default Value:false
Example
// Grab the layer and check if 'returnGeometry' is false,
// if so, set to 'true' to access selected feature's geometry

view.when(function() {
  webmap.when(function(response) {
    returnedLayer = response.layers.find(function(layer) {
      return layer.id === "<layer id>";
    });

    if (returnedLayer.popupTemplate.returnGeometry === false) {
      returnedLayer.popupTemplate.returnGeometry = true;
      reactiveUtils.watch(() => popup?.viewModel?.active, function() {
        console.log(view.popup.selectedFeatureWidget.graphic);
      });
    }
  });
});

title

Property
title String |Function |Promise

The template for defining how to format the title used in a popup. You can format the title by specifying either a string value or a JavaScript function that returns a simple string or a promise (since 4.15) that resolves to a string.

If using a function, the defined content returns a string value. When the feature is clicked, the feature is passed as an argument to the function and provides access to the feature's graphic and attributes. The function then executes and returns a value to display in the popup template's title.

Examples
// Within the popup template, placeholders are denoted by `{}`.
// It specifies attributes to display.
// In a service where a field named NAME contains the name of a county, the title
// of the popup when the user clicks a feature representing Los Angeles County will say:
// "Population in Los Angeles County"
popupTemplate.title = "Population in {NAME} County";
// In this example, the popup template's title is set via a function. The function name is
// passed in for its property. Notice that the clicked feature is then passed in to the function.

let popupTemplate = {
  // autocasts as new PopupTemplate()
  title: countyName,
  outFields: ["*"] // Make sure to specify the outFields so that these are available in the function
};

function countyName(feature) {
  // Return the layer title and individual county name
  return feature.graphic.layer.title + " : {NAME}";
}
// Executes a reverse geocode in the popupTemplate title
// and returns the result as a promise. This will display the
// address for the location of the point in the title

const locatorUrl = "https://geocode.arcgis.com/arcgis/rest/services/World/GeocodeServer";

const params = {location: event.mapPoint};

layer.popupTemplate = {
  outFields: ["*"],
  title: function(event) {
    return locator
      .locationToAddress(locatorUrl, params)
      .then(function(response) {
        // This value must be a string
        return response.address;
      });
  }
};

Method Overview

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Name Return Type Summary Class

Adds one or more handles which are to be tied to the lifecycle of the object.

Accessor
this

Creates a deep clone of this object.

PopupTemplate
*

Creates a new instance of this class and initializes it with values from a JSON object generated from an ArcGIS product.

PopupTemplate

Returns true if a named group of handles exist.

Accessor

Removes a group of handles owned by the object.

Accessor

Converts an instance of this class to its ArcGIS portal JSON representation.

PopupTemplate

Method Details

addHandles

Inherited
Method
addHandles(handleOrHandles, groupKey)
Inherited from Accessor
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.25 Accessor since 4.0, addHandles added at 4.25.

Adds one or more handles which are to be tied to the lifecycle of the object. The handles will be removed when the object is destroyed.

// Manually manage handles
const handle = reactiveUtils.when(
  () => !view.updating,
  () => {
    wkidSelect.disabled = false;
  },
  { once: true }
);

this.addHandles(handle);

// Destroy the object
this.destroy();
Parameters
handleOrHandles WatchHandle|WatchHandle[]

Handles marked for removal once the object is destroyed.

groupKey *
optional

Key identifying the group to which the handles should be added. All the handles in the group can later be removed with Accessor.removeHandles(). If no key is provided the handles are added to a default group.

clone

Method
clone(){this}

Creates a deep clone of this object. Any properties that store values by reference will be assigned copies of the referenced values on the cloned instance.

Returns
Type Description
this A deep clone of the class instance that invoked this method.

fromJSON

Method
fromJSON(json){*}static

Creates a new instance of this class and initializes it with values from a JSON object generated from an ArcGIS product. The object passed into the input json parameter often comes from a response to a query operation in the REST API or a toJSON() method from another ArcGIS product. See the Using fromJSON() topic in the Guide for details and examples of when and how to use this function.

Parameter
json Object

A JSON representation of the instance in the ArcGIS format. See the ArcGIS REST API documentation for examples of the structure of various input JSON objects.

Returns
Type Description
* Returns a new instance of this class.

hasHandles

Inherited
Method
hasHandles(groupKey){Boolean}
Inherited from Accessor
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.25 Accessor since 4.0, hasHandles added at 4.25.

Returns true if a named group of handles exist.

Parameter
groupKey *
optional

A group key.

Returns
Type Description
Boolean Returns true if a named group of handles exist.
Example
// Remove a named group of handles if they exist.
if (obj.hasHandles("watch-view-updates")) {
  obj.removeHandles("watch-view-updates");
}

removeHandles

Inherited
Method
removeHandles(groupKey)
Inherited from Accessor
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.25 Accessor since 4.0, removeHandles added at 4.25.

Removes a group of handles owned by the object.

Parameter
groupKey *
optional

A group key or an array or collection of group keys to remove.

Example
obj.removeHandles(); // removes handles from default group

obj.removeHandles("handle-group");
obj.removeHandles("other-handle-group");

toJSON

Method
toJSON(){Object}

Converts an instance of this class to its ArcGIS portal JSON representation. See the Using fromJSON() guide topic for more information.

Returns
Type Description
Object The ArcGIS portal JSON representation of an instance of this class.

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