require(["esri/form/elements/Element"], (Element) => { /* code goes here */ });
import Element from "@arcgis/core/form/elements/Element.js";
esri/form/elements/Element
Form elements define what should display within the FormTemplate elements. There are three specific element types:
The Element
class is a read-only base class which has no constructor.
Property Overview
Name | Type | Summary | Class |
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String | The name of the class. more details | Accessor | |
String | The element's description providing the purpose behind it. more details | Element | |
String | A string value containing the field alias. more details | Element | |
String | The type of form element displayed. more details | Element | |
String | A reference to the name of an Arcade expression defined in the expressionInfos of the FormTemplate. more details | Element |
Property Details
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The name of the class. The declared class name is formatted as
esri.folder.className
.
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description String
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The element's description providing the purpose behind it.
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label String
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A string value containing the field alias. This is not to Arcade expressions as the title is used instead.
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type Stringreadonly
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The type of form element displayed.
Possible Values:"field"|"group"|"relationship"
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visibilityExpression String
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A reference to the name of an Arcade expression defined in the expressionInfos of the FormTemplate. The expression must follow the specification defined by the Form Constraint Profile. Expressions may reference field values using the
$feature
profile variable and must return eithertrue
orfalse
.When this expression evaluates to
true
, the element is displayed. When the expression evaluates tofalse
the element is not displayed. If no expression is provided, the element is always displayed. Care must be taken when defining a visibility expression for a non-nullable field i.e. to make sure that such fields either have default values or are made visible to users so that they can provide a value before submitting the form.The referenced expression must be defined in the form template's expressionInfos. It cannot be set inline within the element object.
Example// Expression created within ExpressionInfos and is referenced in element const expression = new ExpressionInfo({ name: "alwaysHidden", expression: "false" }); // Reference an already-defined visibilityExpression set within the ExpressionInfos const fieldElement = new FieldElement({ type: "field", fieldName: "inspemail", label: "Email address", visibilityExpression: "alwaysHidden" }); formTemplate.expressionInfos = [ expression ]; formTemplate.elements = [ fieldElement ];
Method Overview
Name | Return Type | Summary | Class |
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Adds one or more handles which are to be tied to the lifecycle of the object. more details | Accessor | ||
* | Creates a new instance of this class and initializes it with values from a JSON object generated from an ArcGIS product. more details | Element | |
Boolean | Returns true if a named group of handles exist. more details | Accessor | |
Removes a group of handles owned by the object. more details | Accessor | ||
Object | Converts an instance of this class to its ArcGIS portal JSON representation. more details | Element |
Method Details
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addHandles(handleOrHandles, groupKey)inheritedSince: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.25
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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();
ParametershandleOrHandles WatchHandle|WatchHandle[]Handles marked for removal once the object is destroyed.
groupKey *optionalKey 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.
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fromJSON(json){*}static
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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.Parameterjson ObjectA 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.
ReturnsType Description * Returns a new instance of this class.
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Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.25
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Returns true if a named group of handles exist.
ParametergroupKey *optionalA group key.
ReturnsType 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"); }
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removeHandles(groupKey)inheritedSince: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.25
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Removes a group of handles owned by the object.
ParametergroupKey *optionalA group key or an array or collection of group keys to remove.
Exampleobj.removeHandles(); // removes handles from default group obj.removeHandles("handle-group"); obj.removeHandles("other-handle-group");
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toJSON(){Object}
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Converts an instance of this class to its ArcGIS portal JSON representation. See the Using fromJSON() guide topic for more information.
ReturnsType Description Object The ArcGIS portal JSON representation of an instance of this class.