Subtype

AMD: require(["esri/layers/support/Subtype"], (Subtype) => { /* code goes here */ });
ESM: import Subtype from "@arcgis/core/layers/support/Subtype.js";
Class: esri/layers/support/Subtype
Inheritance: Subtype Accessor
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.28

Subtypes categorize a subset of features in a layer that share the same attributes. These subset of features are categorized based off the attribute value of the layer.subtypeField. Subtypes can have default values and domains assigned to their respective fields. This class has no constructor.

See also

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
Number

The subtype unique identifier number.

Subtype
String

The name of the class.

Accessor
Object

Name-value pairs of fields and their default field values associated with the subtype.

Subtype
HashMap<(CodedValueDomain|RangeDomain|InheritedDomain)>

Domains associated with the subtype.

Subtype
String

The subtype name.

Subtype

Property Details

code

Property
code Number

The subtype unique identifier number.

declaredClass

Inherited
Property
declaredClass Stringreadonly
Inherited from Accessor

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

defaultValues

Property
defaultValues Object

Name-value pairs of fields and their default field values associated with the subtype.

domains

Property
domains HashMap<(CodedValueDomain|RangeDomain|InheritedDomain)>

Domains associated with the subtype. It is an object where the name of each property corresponds with the name of a field containing a domain. If a field's domain is an instance of InheritedDomain, the application will use the domain defined for the field from the layer. If the domain is an instance of CodedValueDomain or RangeDomain then the domain is defined specifically for the given feature type.

name

Property
name String

The subtype name.

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
*

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

Subtype
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.

Subtype

Method Details

addHandles

Inherited
Method
addHandles(handleOrHandles, groupKey)
Inherited from Accessor

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.

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

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

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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