FeatureForm

The FeatureForm widget displays attributes of a feature. This widget renders input fields based on the feature's attributes and whether the field allows editing. You can configure field groupings to aid in display and organization of form data. All of the properties and field configurations set on the form are handled via its template.

Use this widget, in combination with FeatureLayer.applyEdits, to enable an end user to update a feature's attribute on a specified editable feature layer(s).

Set any field configurations via FieldElement(s) or GroupElement(s) within the form's template elements.

featureForm

Known Limitations

The FeatureForm widget is not yet at full parity with the functionality provided in the 3.x AttributeInspector widget. For example, there is currently no support for editing attachments or related feature attributes. Although, editing attachments is possible using the Editor widget.

See also:

Example:

const featureForm = new FeatureForm({
  container: "formDiv",
  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
  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.

Show inherited properties

Hide inherited properties

Type	Summary	Class
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
Graphic	more details The associated feature containing the editable attributes.	more details	FeatureForm
FormTemplate	more details The associated template used for the form.	more details	FeatureForm
String	more details Defines how groups will be displayed to the user.	more details	FeatureForm
Number	more details Indicates the heading level to use for the title of the form.	more details	FeatureForm
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	FeatureForm
FeatureLayer	more details Layer containing the editable feature attributes.	more details	FeatureForm
FeatureFormViewModel	more details The view model for this widget.	more details	FeatureForm
Boolean	more details Indicates whether the widget is visible.	more details	Widget

Property Details

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

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

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 API for JavaScript 4.16

The associated template used for the form.

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

See also:

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 all 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 API 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

See also:

Sample - Update Feature Attributes

headingLevel Number Since: ArcGIS API 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

See also:

Heading Elements

Example:

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

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.

layer FeatureLayer

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
});

viewModel FeatureFormViewModelautocast

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

Show inherited methods

Hide inherited methods

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
Object	more details Returns all of the field values, regardless of whether or not they were updated.	more details	FeatureForm
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 Fires the submit event.	more details	FeatureForm
Promise	more details `when()` may be leveraged once an instance of the class is created.	more details	Widget

Method Details

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.

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.

getValues(){Object}

Returns all of the field values, regardless of whether or not they were updated.

Returns:

Type	Description
Object	An object of key-value pairs of field names with their values.

See also:

submit event
submit() method

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 }]
  });
}

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.

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 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
});

Event Overview

Name	Type	Summary	Class
	{valid: String [],invalid: String [],values: Object}	more details Fires when the submit() method is called.	more details	FeatureForm
	{layer: FeatureLayer,feature: Graphic,fieldName: String,value: Number,String,null,valid: Boolean}	more details Fires when a field value is updated.	more details	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 whether or not they were updated.

See also:

submit()
getValues()

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.

value Number|String|null

The updated field value.

valid Boolean

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

ArcGIS API for JavaScriptAPI Reference

Was this page helpful?

Was this page helpful?