FeatureForm

AMD: require(["esri/widgets/FeatureForm"], (FeatureForm) => { /* code goes here */ });
ESM: import FeatureForm from "@arcgis/core/widgets/FeatureForm.js";
Class: esri/widgets/FeatureForm
Inheritance: FeatureForm Widget Accessor
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.9

The FeatureForm widget displays attributes of a feature. This widget renders inputs based on the feature's attributes and whether the field allows editing. It is possible to configure elements for fields and groups of other elements. The latter is useful for organizing how your form data displays. All of the properties and configurations set on the form are handled via the formTemplate property.

This widget is intended to be used with FeatureLayer.applyEdits method. This enables an end user to update a feature's attribute on an editable feature layer. The UI to submit and apply any updates should be wired up within the application's code.

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Known Limitations

This widget is not yet at full parity with the functionality provided in the 3.x AttributeInspector widget. There is currently no support for editing attachments or related records solely within this widget, although it is possible to edit attachments and relationship data via the Editor widget. Please refer to the Editor documentation for any known limitations regarding this.

For information about gaining full control of widget styles, see the Styling topic.
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Example
const featureForm = new FeatureForm({
  container: "formDiv",
  map: map, // Required if using Arcade expressions that use the global $map variable
  feature: graphic,
  formTemplate: template
});

Constructors

new FeatureForm(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 featureForm = new FeatureForm({
  container: "formDiv", // HTML div
  map: map, // Required if using Arcade expressions that use the global $map variable
  feature: graphic, // Pass in feature
  // Specify the form's template for how it is configured
  formTemplate: template
});

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|HTMLElement

The ID or node representing the DOM element containing the widget.

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String

The name of the class.

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Accessor
Boolean

When true, sets the widget to a disabled state so the user cannot interact with it.

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FeatureForm
Graphic

The associated feature containing the editable attributes.

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FormTemplate

The associated template used for the form.

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String

Defines how groups will be displayed to the user.

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Number

Indicates the heading level to use for the title of the form.

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FeatureForm
String

The unique ID assigned to the widget when the widget is created.

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String

The widget's default label.

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FeatureLayer|SubtypeSublayer

Layer containing the editable feature attributes.

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Map

A reference to the associated Map.

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MapView|SceneView

A reference to the MapView or SceneView.

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FeatureFormViewModel

The view model for this widget.

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Boolean

Indicates whether the widget is visible.

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Widget

Property Details

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

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

disabled Boolean
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.25

When true, sets the widget to a disabled state so the user cannot interact with it.

Default Value:false
feature Graphic

The associated feature containing the editable attributes. A common way to access this is via the MapView or SceneView's hitTest() method.

Example
// Check if a user clicked on an incident feature.
view.on("click", function(event) {
  view.hitTest(event).then(function(response) {
    // Display the attributes of selected incident feature in the form
    if (response.results[0].graphic && response.results[0].graphic.layer.id == "incidentsLayer") {
       formVM.feature = result.results[0].graphic
    }
  });
});
formTemplate FormTemplateautocast
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.16

The associated template used for the form.

The formTemplate is used to configure how the form should display and set any associated properties for the form, e.g. title, description, field elements, etc.

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Example
// Create the Form template and pass in elements
const formTemplate = new FormTemplate({
  title: "Inspector report",
  description: "Enter all relevant information below",
  elements: [groupElement] // Add the grouped elements to the template
});

// Add a new feature form with grouped fields
const form = new FeatureForm({
  container: "form",
  groupDisplay: "sequential", // only display one group at a time
  formTemplate: formTemplate // set it to template created above
});
groupDisplay String
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.10

Defines how groups will be displayed to the user.

Possible Values

Value Description
all All groups will be expanded.
sequential A single group will be expanded at a time.

Possible Values:"all"|"sequential"

Default Value:all
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headingLevel Number
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.20

Indicates the heading level to use for the title of the form. By default, the title is rendered as a level 2 heading (e.g. <h2>Form title</h2>). In addition, group element labels default to a level 3 heading (e.g. <h3>Group element label</h3>). Depending on the widget's placement in your app, you may need to adjust this heading for proper semantics. This is important for meeting accessibility standards.

Default Value:2
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Example
// form title will render as an <h3>
// group element labels will render as an <h4>
featureForm.headingLevel = 3;

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.

Layer containing the editable feature attributes. If this layer is not specified, it is the same as the graphic's layer.

Example
const form = new FeatureForm({
  container: "formDiv", // HTML div
  layer: featureLayer // Feature layer
});
map Map
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.27

A reference to the associated Map.

This property is required if working with Arcade expressions in the FeatureForm that make use of the $map global variable.

Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.25
Deprecated since 4.27. Use map instead.

A reference to the MapView or SceneView.

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 FeatureFormViewModel 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;

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.

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Accessor
String

A utility method used for building the value for a widget's class property.

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Widget

Destroys the widget instance.

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Widget
Object

Returns all of the field values, regardless of update status.

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FeatureForm
Boolean

Returns true if a named group of handles exist.

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Accessor
Boolean

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

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Widget
Boolean

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

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Widget
Boolean

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

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Widget
Object

Registers an event handler on the instance.

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Widget

Adds one or more handles which are to be tied to the lifecycle of the widget.

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Widget

This method is primarily used by developers when implementing custom widgets.

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Removes a group of handles owned by the object.

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Accessor
Object

This method is primarily used by developers when implementing custom widgets.

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Widget

Renders widget to the DOM immediately.

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This method is primarily used by developers when implementing custom widgets.

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Fires the submit event.

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FeatureForm
Promise

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

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Method Details

addHandles(handleOrHandles, groupKey)inherited
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 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.

classes(classNames){String}inherited

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.
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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.

getValues(){Object}

Returns all of the field values, regardless of update status.

Returns
Type Description
Object An object of key-value pairs of field names with their values.
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Example
function updateFeature() {
  // Get the updated field values
  const attributes = form.getValues();
  // Call applyEdits on the featurelayer
  layer.applyEdits({
    // Pass in the updated field values
    updateFeatures: [{ attributes }]
  });
}
hasHandles(groupKey){Boolean}inherited
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 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(){Boolean}inherited
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK 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 Maps SDK 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 Maps SDK 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

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(handleOrHandles)inherited
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.24

Adds one or more handles which are to be tied to the lifecycle of the widget. The handles will be removed when the widget is destroyed.

const handle = reactiveUtils.when(
  () => !view.updating,
  () => {
    wkidSelect.disabled = false;
  },
  { once: true}
);

this.own(handle); // Handle gets removed when the widget is destroyed.
Parameter
handleOrHandles 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.

removeHandles(groupKey)inherited
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 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");
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.

submit()

Fires the submit event.

Example
// Listen for when 'submit' is called on the FeatureForm.
// Once it is fired, update the feature.
form.on("submit", updateFeature);
// When the DOM's button (btnUpdate) is clicked,
// execute the 'submit()' method.
on(dom.byId("btnUpdate"), "click", form.submit());
when(callback, errback){Promise}inherited
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK 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.
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
});

Event Overview

Name Type Summary Class
{valid: String[],invalid: String[],values: Object}

Fires when the submit() method is called.

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FeatureForm
{layer: FeatureLayer,feature: Graphic,fieldName: String,value: Number|String|null,valid: Boolean}

Fires when a field value is updated.

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FeatureForm

Event Details

submit

Fires when the submit() method is called. Call FeatureLayer.applyEdits() method to update a feature's attributes.

Properties
valid String[]

The valid field names.

invalid String[]

The invalid field names.

values Object

An object of key-value pairs of field names with all of their values, regardless of their update status.

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Example
// Listen to the feature form's submit event.
featureForm.on("submit", function(){
  if (editFeature) {
    // Grab updated attributes from the form.
    const updated = featureForm.getValues();

    // Loop through updated attributes and assign
    // the updated values to feature attributes.
    Object.keys(updated).forEach(function(name) {
      editFeature.attributes[name] = updated[name];
    });

    // Setup the applyEdits parameter with updates.
    const edits = {
      updateFeatures: [editFeature]
    };
    applyEdits(edits);
  }
});
value-change

Fires when a field value is updated.

Properties
layer FeatureLayer

The associated feature layer.

feature Graphic

The associated feature.

fieldName String

The updated field.

The updated field value.

valid Boolean

When true, the value conforms to the field's definition.

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