PortalItem

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

An item (a unit of content) in the Portal. Each item has a unique identifier and a well known URL that is independent of the user owning the item. An item may have associated binary or textual data which is available via the item data resource. View the ArcGIS portal API REST documentation for the item for more details.

See also

Constructors

PortalItem

Constructor
new PortalItem(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
let item = new PortalItem({
  id: "affa021c51944b5694132b2d61fe1057"
});
item.load();

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

Indicates the level of access to this item: private, shared, org, or public.

PortalItem
String

Information on the source of the item and its copyright status.

PortalItem
String

An authorization string used to access the portal item.

PortalItem
Object[]

Contains an array of objects containing proxy information for premium platform services.

PortalItem
Number

Average rating.

PortalItem
String[]

An array of organization categories that are set on the item.

PortalItem
Date

The date the item was created.

PortalItem
String

The item's locale information (language and country).

PortalItem
String

The name of the class.

Accessor
String

The detailed description of the item.

PortalItem
Extent

The geographic extent, or bounding rectangle, of the item.

PortalItem
String[]

An array of group categories set on the item.

PortalItem
String

The unique id for the item.

PortalItem
Boolean

Indicates whether a layer can be created from this item using Layer.fromPortalItem().

PortalItem
Boolean

Indicates whether this item and the user whose credential was used to fetch this item belong to the same ArcGIS Enterprise Portal or ArcGIS Online Organization.

PortalItem
String

Indicates whether an item can be updated and deleted.

PortalItem
String

The URL to the Item page on the portal.

PortalItem
String

The URL to the item.

PortalItem
String

Information on license or restrictions related to the item.

PortalItem
Boolean

Indicates whether the item's resources have loaded from the portal.

PortalItem
Error

The Error object returned if an error occurred while loading.

PortalItem
String

Represents the status of a load operation.

PortalItem
Object[]

A list of warnings which occurred while loading.

PortalItem
Date

The date the item was last modified.

PortalItem
String

The name of the item.

PortalItem
Number

Number of comments on the item.

PortalItem
Number

Number of ratings on the item.

PortalItem
Number

Number of views on the item.

PortalItem
String

The username of the user who owns this item.

PortalItem
String

The ID of the folder in which the owner has stored the item.

PortalItem
Portal

The portal that contains the item.

PortalItem
String[]

An array of string URLs.

PortalItem
Number

The size of the item (in bytes).

PortalItem
String

A summary description of the item.

PortalItem
Object

The JSON used to create the property values when the PortalItem is loaded.

PortalItem
String[]

User defined tags that describe the item.

PortalItem
String

The URL to the thumbnail used for the item.

PortalItem
String

The title for the item.

PortalItem
String

The GIS content type of this item.

PortalItem
String[]

Type keywords that describe the type of content of this item.

PortalItem
String

The service URL of this item.

PortalItem

Property Details

access

Property
access String

Indicates the level of access to this item: private, shared, org, or public.

Possible Values:"private"|"shared"|"org"|"public"

accessInformation

Property
accessInformation String

Information on the source of the item and its copyright status.

apiKey

Property
apiKey String
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.20 PortalItem since 4.0, apiKey added at 4.20.

An authorization string used to access the portal item. API keys are generated and managed in the ArcGIS Developer dashboard. An API key is tied explicitly to an ArcGIS account; it is also used to monitor service usage.

applicationProxies

Property
applicationProxies Object[]readonly
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.8 PortalItem since 4.0, applicationProxies added at 4.8.

Contains an array of objects containing proxy information for premium platform services. This is most widely seen in registered applications that work with premium and subscriber services, e.g. routing and analysis services.

Properties
sourceUrl String

The URL of the premium map service layer.

proxyUrl String

The proxy URL for the source URL.

proxyId String

The proxy ID registered in ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS Enterprise Portal.

avgRating

Property
avgRating Number

Average rating. Uses a weighted average called "Bayesian average."

categories

Property
categories String[]
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.8 PortalItem since 4.0, categories added at 4.8.

An array of organization categories that are set on the item.

created

Property
created Date

The date the item was created.

culture

Property
culture String

The item's locale information (language and country).

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.

description

Property
description String

The detailed description of the item.

extent

Property
extent Extent

The geographic extent, or bounding rectangle, of the item.

groupCategories

Property
groupCategories String[]
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.8 PortalItem since 4.0, groupCategories added at 4.8.

An array of group categories set on the item. This varies slightly from categories as it only returns categories in the group content returned from PortalGroup.queryItems.

id

Property
id String

The unique id for the item. You can typically find the id for an item in its url.

Example
// to access the portal item at this url
// http://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=d7892b3c13b44391992ecd42bfa92d01
let item = new PortalItem({
  id: "d7892b3c13b44391992ecd42bfa92d01"
});

isLayer

Property
isLayer Booleanreadonly

Indicates whether a layer can be created from this item using Layer.fromPortalItem().

Example
if (item.isLayer) {
  Layer.fromPortalItem({
    portalItem: item
  }).then(addLayerToMap);
}

isOrgItem

Property
isOrgItem Booleanreadonly
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.26 PortalItem since 4.0, isOrgItem added at 4.26.

Indicates whether this item and the user whose credential was used to fetch this item belong to the same ArcGIS Enterprise Portal or ArcGIS Online Organization.

itemControl

Property
itemControl Stringreadonly

Indicates whether an item can be updated and deleted.

Possible Value Description
admin The item can be updated or deleted.
update The item can be updated, but not deleted.
null The item cannot be updated nor deleted.

Possible Values:"admin"|"update"|"null"

itemPageUrl

Property
itemPageUrl Stringreadonly
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.25 PortalItem since 4.0, itemPageUrl added at 4.25.

The URL to the Item page on the portal.

itemUrl

Property
itemUrl Stringreadonly

The URL to the item.

licenseInfo

Property
licenseInfo String

Information on license or restrictions related to the item.

loaded

Property
loaded Booleanreadonly

Indicates whether the item's resources have loaded from the portal. When true, all the properties of the object can be accessed.

Default Value:false

loadError

Property
loadError Errorreadonly

The Error object returned if an error occurred while loading.

Default Value:null

loadStatus

Property
loadStatus Stringreadonly

Represents the status of a load operation.

Value Description
not-loaded The object's resources have not loaded.
loading The object's resources are currently loading.
loaded The object's resources have loaded without errors.
failed The object's resources failed to load. See loadError for more details.

Possible Values:"not-loaded"|"loading"|"failed"|"loaded"

Default Value:not-loaded

loadWarnings

Property
loadWarnings Object[]readonly

A list of warnings which occurred while loading.

modified

Property
modified Date

The date the item was last modified.

name

Property
name String

The name of the item.

numComments

Property
numComments Number

Number of comments on the item.

numRatings

Property
numRatings Number

Number of ratings on the item.

numViews

Property
numViews Number

Number of views on the item.

owner

Property
owner String

The username of the user who owns this item.

ownerFolder

Property
ownerFolder String
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.12 PortalItem since 4.0, ownerFolder added at 4.12.

The ID of the folder in which the owner has stored the item. This is only returned to the item owner or the org administrator.

portal

Property
portal Portalautocast

The portal that contains the item. It uses Portal.getDefault(). This, in turn, obtains the URL from config.portalUrl. It's suggested to use config.portalUrl instead of this property. If needing to work with multiple portal instances, either set the portal's url directly within the PortalItem or create separate portal instances before passing them into the PortalItem.portal property. Both examples are shown below.

Layer.fromPortalItem({
  portalItem: {
    id: "e691172598f04ea8881cd2a4adaa45ba",
    // autocastable to Portal
    portal: {
      url: "https://thePortalUrl"
    }
  }
});

let portalA = new Portal({
  url: "https://www.exampleA.com/arcgis" // First instance
});

let portalB = new Portal({
  url: "https://www.exampleB.com/arcgis" // Second instance
});

let item = new PortalItem({
  id: "e691172598f04ea8881cd2a4adaa45ba",
  portal: portalA // This loads the first portal instance set above
});

item.load();

screenshots

Property
screenshots String[]
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.8 PortalItem since 4.0, screenshots added at 4.8.

An array of string URLs. These URLs should point to screenshots (i.e. screen captures) associated with an application.

An example value could be something similar to "screenshots/Basic.png".

Default Value:null

size

Property
size Number

The size of the item (in bytes).

snippet

Property
snippet String

A summary description of the item.

sourceJSON

Property
sourceJSON Object
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.13 PortalItem since 4.0, sourceJSON added at 4.13.

The JSON used to create the property values when the PortalItem is loaded. Although most commonly used properties are exposed on the PortalItem class directly, this provides access to all information returned by the portal item. This property is useful if working in an application built using an older version of the API which requires access to a portal's item properties from a more recent version.

tags

Property
tags String[]

User defined tags that describe the item.

thumbnailUrl

Property
thumbnailUrl Stringreadonly

The URL to the thumbnail used for the item.

title

Property
title String

The title for the item. This is the name that is displayed to users and used to refer to the item. Every item must have a title.

type

Property
type String

The GIS content type of this item. Example types include Web Map, Map Service, Shapefile, and Web Mapping Application. See the ArcGIS REST API Items and Items Types Reference to get an understanding of the item type hierarchy.

Examples
portalItem.type = "Web Map";
portalItem.type = "Web Mapping Application";

typeKeywords

Property
typeKeywords String[]

Type keywords that describe the type of content of this item.

url

Property
url String

The service URL of this item. Only certain layer item types such as "Feature Service", "Map Service", "Image Service", "Scene Service", "WMS" and "KML" have service URLs.

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
Promise<PortalRating>

Adds a rating to an accessible item.

PortalItem
Promise

Adds a new resource to the portal item.

PortalItem

Cancels a load() operation if it is already in progress.

PortalItem
PortalItem

Creates a clone of this object.

PortalItem
Promise

Deletes a rating for the specified item.

PortalItem

Destroys the portal item, and any associated resources, including its associated portal.

PortalItem
Promise

Requests a PortalItem in the format specified in responseType.

PortalItem
Promise<PortalRating>

Returns the rating (if any) given to the item.

PortalItem
Promise<PortalItem[]>

Gets all the related items of a certain relationship type for the portal item.

PortalItem
Promise<FetchResourcesResult>

Retrieves references to all the portal item resources.

PortalItem
*

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

PortalItem
String

Get the URL to the thumbnail image for the item.

PortalItem
Boolean

Returns true if a named group of handles exist.

Accessor
Boolean

isFulfilled() may be used to verify if creating an instance of the class is fulfilled (either resolved or rejected).

PortalItem
Boolean

isRejected() may be used to verify if creating an instance of the class is rejected.

PortalItem
Boolean

isResolved() may be used to verify if creating an instance of the class is resolved.

PortalItem
Promise

Loads the resources referenced by this class.

PortalItem
Promise<PortalItem>

Reloads a loaded item's properties from the portal.

PortalItem
Promise

Removes all the resources from the portal item.

PortalItem

Removes a group of handles owned by the object.

Accessor
Promise

Removes a resource from the portal item.

PortalItem
Object

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

PortalItem
Promise<PortalItem>

Updates the item's properties to the portal, and optionally its data.

PortalItem
Promise<PortalItem>

Updates the item's thumbnail on the portal.

PortalItem
Promise

when() may be leveraged once an instance of the class is created.

PortalItem

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.

addRating

Method
addRating(rating){Promise<PortalRating>}

Adds a rating to an accessible item.

Parameter

Rating to set for the item. Rating must be a number between 1.0 and 5.0.

Returns
Type Description
Promise<PortalRating> When resolved, a PortalRating is returned.

addResource

Method
addResource(resource, content, options){Promise}
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.16 PortalItem since 4.0, addResource added at 4.16.

Adds a new resource to the portal item.

Parameters
Specification

The resource to add to the portal item.

content Blob

The resource content.

options Object
optional

An object wih the following properties.

Specification
access String
optional
Default Value: "inherit"

Indicates the level of access to the resource. The default is "inherit" which causes the resource to have the same access level as the owning item.

Possible Values:"inherit"|"private"

signal AbortSignal
optional

Signal object that can be used to abort the asynchronous task. The returned promise will be rejected with an Error named AbortError when an abort is signaled. See also AbortController for more information on how to construct a controller that can be used to deliver abort signals.

Returns
Type Description
Promise When resolved, returns the PortalItemResource.
Example
// The following snippet assumes you have an existing portal item instance
// that you are allowed to modify

// An example of an object that we would like to store as a resource
const definition = { type: "world", description: "A world definition" };

const resource = new PortalItemResource({ path: "definitions/world.json" });

// Resource content is always passed as a blob. Define a blob that contains our definition
// in JSON encoding
const content = new Blob([JSON.stringify(definition)], { type: "application/json" });

portalItem.addResource(resource, content)
  .then(function () {
    console.log("Successfully added resource", resource.url);
  })
  .catch(function (error) {
    console.error("Failed to add resource", error);
  });

cancelLoad

Method
cancelLoad()

Cancels a load() operation if it is already in progress.

clone

Method
clone(){PortalItem}
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.12 PortalItem since 4.0, clone added at 4.12.

Creates a clone of this object. It is a deep clone except for the portal property.

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

deleteRating

Method
deleteRating(){Promise}

Deletes a rating for the specified item.

Returns
Type Description
Promise Resolved when the rating successfully deletes.

destroy

Method
destroy()
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.17 PortalItem since 4.0, destroy added at 4.17.

Destroys the portal item, and any associated resources, including its associated portal. These can no longer be used once the portal item has been destroyed. To prevent these objects from being destroyed, remove them from the portal item before calling destroy().

// unset the portal from the portal item so that it is not destroyed
const portal = portalItem.portal;
portalItem.portal = null;

// destroy the portal item and any remaining associated resources
portalItem.destroy();

fetchData

Method
fetchData(responseType, options){Promise}

Requests a PortalItem in the format specified in responseType.

Parameters
responseType String
optional
Default Value: json

The format of the response.

Possible Values:"json"|"xml"|"text"|"blob"|"array-buffer"|"document"

options Object
optional

An object with the following properties.

Specification
signal AbortSignal
optional

Signal object that can be used to abort the asynchronous task. The returned promise will be rejected with an Error named AbortError when an abort is signaled. See also AbortController for more information on how to construct a controller that can be used to deliver abort signals.

Returns
Type Description
Promise When resolved, returns the requested data.

fetchRating

Method
fetchRating(options){Promise<PortalRating>}

Returns the rating (if any) given to the item.

Parameters
options Object
optional

An object with the following properties.

Specification
signal AbortSignal
optional

Signal object that can be used to abort the asynchronous task. The returned promise will be rejected with an Error named AbortError when an abort is signaled. See also AbortController for more information on how to construct a controller that can be used to deliver abort signals.

Returns
Type Description
Promise<PortalRating> When resolved, a PortalRating is returned.

fetchRelatedItems

Method
fetchRelatedItems(params, options){Promise<PortalItem[]>}

Gets all the related items of a certain relationship type for the portal item. An optional direction can be specified if the direction of the relationship is ambiguous. Otherwise, the service will try to infer it.

Parameters
params Object

See the object specifications table below for the parameters that may be passed as properties in this object.

Specification
relationshipType String

The type of relationship between the two items. See Relationship types for a complete listing of types.

direction String

The direction of the relationship. Can either be forward (from origin to destination) or reverse (from destination to origin).

Possible Values:"forward"|"reverse"

options Object
optional

An object with the following properties.

Specification
signal AbortSignal
optional

Signal object that can be used to abort the asynchronous task. The returned promise will be rejected with an Error named AbortError when an abort is signaled. See also AbortController for more information on how to construct a controller that can be used to deliver abort signals.

Returns
Type Description
Promise<PortalItem[]> When resolved, resolves to an array of the related PortalItem.
Example
let queryParam = {
   relationshipType: "Service2Data"
};

portalItem.fetchRelatedItems(queryParam).then(function(results){
   console.log("related portal item", results);
});

fetchResources

Method
fetchResources(params, options){Promise<FetchResourcesResult>}
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.16 PortalItem since 4.0, fetchResources added at 4.16.

Retrieves references to all the portal item resources.

Parameters
optional

The fetch parameters used to retrieve portal item resources.

options Object
optional

Additional options with the following properties.

Specification
signal AbortSignal
optional

Signal object that can be used to abort the asynchronous task. The returned promise will be rejected with an Error named AbortError when an abort is signaled. See also AbortController for more information on how to construct a controller that can be used to deliver abort signals.

Returns
Type Description
Promise<FetchResourcesResult> Resolves with an object containing the item resources.
Example
portalItem.fetchResources().then(function(result) {
   console.log("next start index: ", result.nextStart);

   result.resources.forEach(function(item) {
     console.log("resource:", item.resource.path, "size:", item.size);
   });
});

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.

getThumbnailUrl

Method
getThumbnailUrl(width){String}
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.4 PortalItem since 4.0, getThumbnailUrl added at 4.4.

Get the URL to the thumbnail image for the item.

Available width sizes: 200, 400, 800 and 2400.

Parameter
width Number
optional

The desired image width.

Returns
Type Description
String The URL to the thumbnail image.

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");
}

isFulfilled

Method
isFulfilled(){Boolean}

isFulfilled() may be used to verify if creating an instance of the class is fulfilled (either resolved or rejected). If it is fulfilled, true will be returned.

Returns
Type Description
Boolean Indicates whether creating an instance of the class has been fulfilled (either resolved or rejected).

isRejected

Method
isRejected(){Boolean}

isRejected() may be used to verify if creating an instance of the class is rejected. If it is rejected, true will be returned.

Returns
Type Description
Boolean Indicates whether creating an instance of the class has been rejected.

isResolved

Method
isResolved(){Boolean}

isResolved() may be used to verify if creating an instance of the class is resolved. If it is resolved, true will be returned.

Returns
Type Description
Boolean Indicates whether creating an instance of the class has been resolved.

load

Method
load(signal){Promise}

Loads the resources referenced by this class. This method automatically executes for a View and all of the resources it references in Map if the view is constructed with a map instance.

This method must be called by the developer when accessing a resource that will not be loaded in a View.

The load() method only triggers the loading of the resource the first time it is called. The subsequent calls return the same promise.

It's possible to provide a signal to stop being interested into a Loadable instance load status. When the signal is aborted, the instance does not stop its loading process, only cancelLoad can abort it.

Parameter
signal AbortSignal
optional

Signal object that can be used to abort the asynchronous task. The returned promise will be rejected with an Error named AbortError when an abort is signaled. See also AbortController for more information on how to construct a controller that can be used to deliver abort signals.

Returns
Type Description
Promise Resolves when the resources have loaded.

reload

Method
reload(){Promise<PortalItem>}
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.14 PortalItem since 4.0, reload added at 4.14.

Reloads a loaded item's properties from the portal.

Returns
Type Description
Promise<PortalItem> Resolves when the portal item's properties have been reloaded.

removeAllResources

Method
removeAllResources(options){Promise}
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.16 PortalItem since 4.0, removeAllResources added at 4.16.

Removes all the resources from the portal item.

Parameters
options Object
optional

An object with the following properties.

Specification
signal AbortSignal
optional

Signal object that can be used to abort the asynchronous task. The returned promise will be rejected with an Error named AbortError when an abort is signaled. See also AbortController for more information on how to construct a controller that can be used to deliver abort signals.

Returns
Type Description
Promise Resolves when all the resources have been removed successfully.

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");

removeResource

Method
removeResource(resource, options){Promise}
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.16 PortalItem since 4.0, removeResource added at 4.16.

Removes a resource from the portal item.

Parameters

The resource to remove from the portal item.

options Object
optional

An object wih the following properties.

Specification
signal AbortSignal
optional

Signal object that can be used to abort the asynchronous task. The returned promise will be rejected with an Error named AbortError when an abort is signaled. See also AbortController for more information on how to construct a controller that can be used to deliver abort signals.

Returns
Type Description
Promise Resolves when the remove operation has completed.

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.

update

Method
update(params){Promise<PortalItem>}

Updates the item's properties to the portal, and optionally its data.

Parameters
params Object
optional

See the object specifications table below for the parameters that may be passed as properties in this object.

Specification
data String|Object
optional

Optional. The component used to stream the data represented by the item to the client.

Returns
Type Description
Promise<PortalItem> Resolves when the portal item's properties have been updated.

updateThumbnail

Method
updateThumbnail(params){Promise<PortalItem>}
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.5 PortalItem since 4.0, updateThumbnail added at 4.5.

Updates the item's thumbnail on the portal.

Parameters
Specification
params Object

See the object specification table below for the parameters that may be passed as properties in this object.

Specification
thumbnail Blob|String

A URL, Data URI, Blob, or File. The accepted formats are GIF, JPG, and PNG.

filename String
optional

The file name used for the thumbnail in thumbnailUrl.

Returns
Type Description
Promise<PortalItem> Resolves when the portal item's thumbnail has been updated.

when

Method
when(callback, errback){Promise}
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.6 PortalItem since 4.0, when added at 4.6.

when() may be leveraged once an instance of the class is created. This method takes two input parameters: a callback function and an errback function. The callback executes when the instance of the class loads. The errback executes if the instance of the class fails to load.

Parameters
callback Function
optional

The function to call when the promise resolves.

errback Function
optional

The function to execute when the promise fails.

Returns
Type Description
Promise Returns a new promise for the result of callback that may be used to chain additional functions.
Example
// Although this example uses MapView, any class instance that is a promise may use when() in the same way
let view = new MapView();
view.when(function(){
  // This function will execute once the promise is resolved
}, function(error){
  // This function will execute if the promise is rejected due to an error
});

Type Definitions

FetchResource

Type Definition
FetchResource

A resource reference returned in the result of fetchResources().

Properties

Relative path of the resource.

created Date

When the resource was created.

size Number

The size of the resource in bytes.

FetchResourcesParams

Type Definition
FetchResourcesParams

Parameters used when fetching portal item resources using fetchResources().

Properties
num Number
optional
Default Value:10

The maximum number of results to be included in the result set response. The maximum value allowed is 100. The start property combined with the num property can be used to paginate the search results.

start Number
optional
Default Value:1

The index of the first entry in the result set response. The index is 1-based. The start property, along with the num property can be used to paginate the search results.

sortOrder String
optional
Default Value:asc

The order in which to sort the results.

Possible Value Description
asc Sort the results in ascending order.
desc Sort the results in descending order.

Possible Values:"asc"|"desc"

sortField String
optional
Default Value:resource

A field to sort the results.

Possible Values:"created"|"size"|"resource"

FetchResourcesResult

Type Definition
FetchResourcesResult

Object returned when fetchResources() promise resolves.

Properties
resources FetchResource[]

The fetched resources.

nextStart Number

The next entry index if the current result set doesn't contain all results.

total Number

The total number of results.

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