BasemapToggle

The BasemapToggle provides a widget which allows an end-user to switch between two basemaps. The toggled basemap is set inside the view's map object.

basemap-toggle

See also:

Example:

// Create a map with an initial basemap
let map = new Map({
  basemap: "streets-vector",  // The initial basemap to toggle from
  ground: "world-elevation"
});

// Reference the map in the view instance
let view = new SceneView({
  container: "viewDiv",
  map: map
});

let basemapToggle = new BasemapToggle({
  view: view,  // The view that provides access to the map's "streets-vector" basemap
  nextBasemap: "hybrid"  // Allows for toggling to the "hybrid" basemap
});

Constructors

new BasemapToggle(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 basemapToggle = new BasemapToggle({
  view: view,
  nextBasemap: "satellite"
});

Property Overview

Any properties can be set, retrieved or listened to. See the Working with Properties topic.

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Type	Summary	Class
Basemap	more details The map's basemap.	more details	BasemapToggle
String\|HTMLElement	more details The ID or node representing the DOM element containing the widget.	more details	Widget
String	more details The name of the class.	more details	Accessor
String	more details The unique ID assigned to the widget when the widget is created.	more details	Widget
String	more details The widget's default label.	more details	BasemapToggle
Basemap	more details The next basemap for toggling.	more details	BasemapToggle
MapView\|SceneView	more details A reference to the MapView or SceneView.	more details	BasemapToggle
BasemapToggleViewModel	more details The view model for this widget.	more details	BasemapToggle
Boolean	more details Indicates whether the widget is visible.	more details	Widget
VisibleElements	more details The visible elements that are displayed within the widget.	more details	BasemapToggle

Property Details

activeBasemap Basemapreadonly

The map's basemap.

container String|HTMLElement inherited

The ID or node representing the DOM element containing the widget. This property can only be set once. The following examples are all valid use cases when working with widgets.

Examples:

// Create the HTML div element programmatically at runtime and set to the widget's container
const basemapGallery = new BasemapGallery({
  view: view,
  container: document.createElement("div")
});

// Add the widget to the top-right corner of the view
view.ui.add(basemapGallery, {
  position: "top-right"
});

// Specify an already-defined HTML div element in the widget's container

const basemapGallery = new BasemapGallery({
  view: view,
  container: basemapGalleryDiv
});

// Add the widget to the top-right corner of the view
view.ui.add(basemapGallery, {
  position: "top-right"
});

// HTML markup
<body>
  <div id="viewDiv"></div>
  <div id="basemapGalleryDiv"></div>
</body>

// Specify the widget while adding to the view's UI
const basemapGallery = new BasemapGallery({
  view: view
});

// Add the widget to the top-right corner of the view
view.ui.add(basemapGallery, {
  position: "top-right"
});

declaredClass Stringreadonly inherited Since: ArcGIS API for JavaScript 4.7

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

id String inherited

The unique ID assigned to the widget when the widget is created. If not set by the developer, it will default to the container ID, or if that is not present then it will be automatically generated.

label String

The widget's default label.

nextBasemap Basemapautocast Autocasts from String|Object

The next basemap for toggling. One of the following values may be set to this property:

The string ID of any Esri basemap.
A custom Basemap object.

view MapView|SceneView

A reference to the MapView or SceneView. This view provides the BasemapToggle widget with access to the initial basemap to toggle from via the view's map property.

viewModel BasemapToggleViewModelautocast

The view model for this widget. This is a class that contains all the logic (properties and methods) that controls this widget's behavior. See the BasemapToggleViewModel class to access all properties and methods on the widget.

visible Boolean inherited

Indicates whether the widget is visible.

If false, the widget will no longer be rendered in the web document. This may affect the layout of other elements or widgets in the document. For example, if this widget is the first of three widgets associated to the upper right hand corner of the view UI, then the other widgets will reposition when this widget is made invisible. For more information, refer to the CSS display value of "none".

Default Value:true

Example:

// Hides the widget in the view
widget.visible = false;

visibleElements VisibleElementsautocast Since: ArcGIS API for JavaScript 4.15

The visible elements that are displayed within the widget. This property provides the ability to turn individual elements of the widget's display on/off.

Example:

basemapToggle.visibleElements = {
  title: false
};

Method Overview

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Return Type	Summary	Class
String	more details A utility method used for building the value for a widget's `class` property.	more details	Widget
	more details Destroys the widget instance.	more details	Widget
Boolean	more details Emits an event on the instance.	more details	Widget
Boolean	more details Indicates whether there is an event listener on the instance that matches the provided event name.	more details	Widget
Boolean	more details `isFulfilled()` may be used to verify if creating an instance of the class is fulfilled (either resolved or rejected).	more details	Widget
Boolean	more details `isRejected()` may be used to verify if creating an instance of the class is rejected.	more details	Widget
Boolean	more details `isResolved()` may be used to verify if creating an instance of the class is resolved.	more details	Widget
Object	more details Registers an event handler on the instance.	more details	Widget
	more details Widget teardown helper.	more details	Widget
	more details This method is primarily used by developers when implementing custom widgets.	more details	Widget
Object	more details This method is primarily used by developers when implementing custom widgets.	more details	Widget
	more details Renders widget to the DOM immediately.	more details	Widget
	more details This method is primarily used by developers when implementing custom widgets.	more details	Widget
	more details Toggles to the next basemap.	more details	BasemapToggle
Promise	more details `when()` may be leveraged once an instance of the class is created.	more details	Widget

Method Details

classes(classNames){String}inherited Since: ArcGIS API for JavaScript 4.7

A utility method used for building the value for a widget's class property. This aids in simplifying CSS class setup.

Parameter:

classNames String|String []|Object

repeatable

The class names.

Returns:

Type	Description
String	The computed class name.

See also:

Guide - Widget development (rendering)

Example:

// .tsx syntax showing how to set CSS classes while rendering the widget

render() {
  const dynamicIconClasses = {
    [CSS.myIcon]: this.showIcon,
    [CSS.greyIcon]: !this.showIcon
  };

  return (
    <div class={classes(CSS.root, CSS.mixin, dynamicIconClasses)} />
  );
}

destroy()inherited

Destroys the widget instance.

emit(type, event){Boolean}inherited Since: ArcGIS API for JavaScript 4.5

Emits an event on the instance. This method should only be used when creating subclasses of this class.

Parameters:

type String

The name of the event.

event Object

optional

The event payload.

Returns:

Type	Description
Boolean	`true` if a listener was notified

hasEventListener(type){Boolean}inherited

Indicates whether there is an event listener on the instance that matches the provided event name.

Parameter:

type String

The name of the event.

Returns:

Type	Description
Boolean	Returns true if the class supports the input event.

isFulfilled(){Boolean}inherited Since: ArcGIS API for JavaScript 4.19

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(){Boolean}inherited Since: ArcGIS API for JavaScript 4.19

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(){Boolean}inherited Since: ArcGIS API for JavaScript 4.19

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.

on(type, listener){Object}inherited

Registers an event handler on the instance. Call this method to hook an event with a listener.

Parameters:

type String|String []

An event or an array of events to listen for.

listener Function

The function to call when the event fires.

Returns:

Type Description

Object

Returns an event handler with a remove() method that should be called to stop listening for the event(s).

Property	Type	Description
remove	Function	When called, removes the listener from the event.

Example:

view.on("click", function(event){
  // event is the event handle returned after the event fires.
  console.log(event.mapPoint);
});

own(handles)inherited

Widget teardown helper. Any handles added to it will be automatically removed when the widget is destroyed.

Parameter:

handles WatchHandle|WatchHandle []

Handles marked for removal once the widget is destroyed.

postInitialize()inherited

This method is primarily used by developers when implementing custom widgets. Executes after widget is ready for rendering.

render(){Object}inherited

This method is primarily used by developers when implementing custom widgets. It must be implemented by subclasses for rendering.

Returns:

Type	Description
Object	The rendered virtual node.

renderNow()inherited

Renders widget to the DOM immediately.

scheduleRender()inherited

This method is primarily used by developers when implementing custom widgets. Schedules widget rendering. This method is useful for changes affecting the UI.

toggle()

Toggles to the next basemap.

when(callback, errback){Promise}inherited Since: ArcGIS API for JavaScript 4.19

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 the BasemapGallery widget, any class instance that is a promise may use when() in the same way
let bmGallery = new BasemapGallery();
bmGallery.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

VisibleElements

The visible elements that are displayed within the widget. This provides the ability to turn individual elements of the widget's display on/off.

Property:

title Boolean

optional

Indicates whether to the title will be displayed. Default is false.

Event Overview

Name	Type	Summary	Class
	{current: Basemap,previous: Basemap}	more details Fires after the toggle() method is called.	more details	BasemapToggle

Event Details

toggle Deprecated since version 4.22. Watch the activeBasemap property instead.

Fires after the toggle() method is called.

Properties:

current Basemap

The map's current basemap.

previous Basemap

The map's previous basemap.

See also:

toggle()

Example:

basemapToggle.on('toggle', function(event){
  console.log("current basemap title: ", event.current.title);
  console.log("previous basemap title: ", event.previous.title);
});

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