FeatureFilter

AMD: require(["esri/layers/support/FeatureFilter"], (FeatureFilter) => { /* code goes here */ });
ESM: import FeatureFilter from "@arcgis/core/layers/support/FeatureFilter.js";
Class: esri/layers/support/FeatureFilter
Inheritance: FeatureFilter Accessor
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.22

This class defines parameters for setting a client-side filter on a featureEffect or layer view. Once a FeatureFilter's properties are defined, it can be used to set the filter property of the layer view or FeatureEffect.

You can set filters by attributes, time, geometry and geometry with distance. Only the features that meet the requirements specified in the filter will be displayed. Filters only affect feature visibility. They do not return geometry or attribute information associated with the filtered features. The queryFeatures method must be called to access additional information.

FeatureFilter runs against features that are available for drawing on the client-side. Client-side features are optimized for performance hence, feature filter results are not always accurate. Use the layer's queryFeatures() method or the definitionExpression property if you need to run your filter against all features that are available in the layer. See querying and filtering guide doc for more information.

// display rain gauges where their water percent is over 30%
// and if the gauges are completely contained by the 10-mile
// buffer around the filter geometry
featureLayerView.filter = new FeatureFilter({
  where: "percentile >= 30",
  geometry: filterPolygon,
  spatialRelationship: "contains",
  distance: 10,
  units: "miles"
});

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See also

Constructors

FeatureFilter

Constructor
new FeatureFilter(properties)
Parameter
properties Object
optional

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

Example
// Typical usage
const filter = new FeatureFilter({
  where: "magnitude >= 3"
});
layerView.filter = filter;

Property Overview

Any properties can be set, retrieved or listened to. See the Working with Properties topic.
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Name Type Summary Class
String

The name of the class.

Accessor
Number

Specifies a search distance from a given geometry in a spatial filter.

FeatureFilter
Geometry

The geometry to apply to the spatial filter.

FeatureFilter
Number[]

An array of objectIds of the features to be filtered.

FeatureFilter
String

For spatial filters, this parameter defines the spatial relationship to filter features in the layer view against the filter geometry.

FeatureFilter
TimeExtent

A range of time with start and end date.

FeatureFilter
String

The unit for calculating the buffer distance when distance is specified in a spatial filter.

FeatureFilter
String

A where clause for the feature filter.

FeatureFilter

Property Details

declaredClass

Inherited
Property
declaredClass Stringreadonly
Inherited from Accessor

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

distance

Property
distance Number

Specifies a search distance from a given geometry in a spatial filter. The units property indicates the unit of measurement. In essence, setting this property creates a buffer at the specified size around the input geometry. The filter will use that buffer to display features in the layer or layer view that adhere to the to the indicated spatial relationship.

geometry

Property
geometry Geometryautocast

The geometry to apply to the spatial filter. The spatial relationship as specified by spatialRelationship will indicate how the geometry should be used to filter features.

Known Limitations

Mesh geometry types are currently not supported.

objectIds

Property
objectIds Number[]

An array of objectIds of the features to be filtered.

spatialRelationship

Property
spatialRelationship String

For spatial filters, this parameter defines the spatial relationship to filter features in the layer view against the filter geometry. The spatial relationships discover how features are spatially related to each other. For example, you may want to know if a polygon representing a county completely contains points representing settlements.

The spatial relationship is determined by whether the boundaries or interiors of a geometry intersect.

  • Boundary — The endpoints of all linear parts for line features, or the linear outline of a polygon. Only lines and polygons have boundaries.
  • Interior — Points are entirely interior and have no boundary. For lines and polygons, the interior is any part of the geometry that is not part of the boundary.

The possible values for this parameter are described below and the images highlight the geometries returned for the specified spatial relationship for given geometries.

The intersects spatial relationship returns features in the layer view that intersect the filter geometry.

Known Limitations

The filter of SceneLayerView with 3D object scene layers only supports the spatial relationships contains, intersects and disjoint.

intersects

The contains spatial relationship returns features in the layer view that are completely contained by the filter geometry.

contains

The crosses spatial relationship returns features in the layer view when the interior of a filter geometry comes into contact with the interior or boundary of features in the layer view. In other words, the geometries share some interior area, but not all interior area.

crosses

The envelope-intersects spatial relationship returns features in the layer view that intersect the envelope (or extent) of the filter geometry.

envelope-intersects

The overlaps spatial relationship returns features in the layer view that overlap the filter geometry. Only features of the same geometry can be compared.

overlaps

The touches spatial relationship returns features in the layer view that touch the filter geometry. The boundaries of the geometries intersect, but not their interiors.

touches

The within spatial relationship returns features in the layer view that completely contain the filter geometry. In other words, the filter geometry is completely within the features in the layer view. It is opposite of contains.

within

The disjoint spatial relationship returns features in the layer view that do not intersect the filter geometry in anyway. Opposite of intersects.

disjoint

Example
// display features that are completely within state
let filter = new FeatureFilter({
  spatialRelationship: "contains",
  geometry: statePolygon
});

timeExtent

Property
timeExtent TimeExtent

A range of time with start and end date. Only the features that fall within this time extent will be displayed. The Date field to be used for timeExtent should be added to outFields list when the layer is initialized. This ensures the best user experience when switching or updating fields for time filters.

Default Value:null

units

Property
units String

The unit for calculating the buffer distance when distance is specified in a spatial filter. If units is not specified, the unit is derived from the filter geometry's spatial reference.

Possible Values:"feet"|"miles"|"nautical-miles"|"us-nautical-miles"|"meters"|"kilometers"

Default Value:null

where

Property
where String

A where clause for the feature filter. Any legal SQL92 where clause operating on the fields in the layer is allowed. Be sure to have the correct sequence of single and double quotes when writing the where clause in JavaScript.

For apps where users can interactively change fields used for attribute filter, we suggest you include all possible fields in the outFields of the layer. This ensures the best user experience when switching or updating fields for attribute filters.

Examples
filter.where = "NAME = '" + stateName + "'";
filter.where = "POP04 > " + population;

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
FeatureFilter

Creates a deep clone of the FeatureFilter object.

FeatureFilter
Query

Creates query parameters that can be used to fetch features that satisfy the layer's current filters and definitions.

FeatureFilter
*

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

FeatureFilter
Boolean

Returns true if a named group of handles exist.

Accessor

Removes a group of handles owned by the object.

Accessor
Object

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

FeatureFilter

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(){FeatureFilter}

Creates a deep clone of the FeatureFilter object.

Returns
Type Description
FeatureFilter A new instance of a FeatureFilter object equal to the object used to call .clone().

createQuery

Method
createQuery(){Query}

Creates query parameters that can be used to fetch features that satisfy the layer's current filters and definitions.

Returns
Type Description
Query The query object representing the layer's filters and other definitions.
Example
// Get a query object from the filter's current configuration
const queryParams = layerView.filter.createQuery();
// set a geometry for querying features by the view's extent
queryParams.geometry = view.extent;

// query the layer with the modified params object
layerView.queryFeatures(queryParams)
  .then(function(results){
    // prints the array of result graphics to the console
    console.log(results.features);
  });

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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