Legend | API Reference | ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.31

The Legend widget describes the symbols used to represent layers in a map. All symbols and text used in this widget are configured in the Renderer of the layer. The legend will only display layers and sublayers that are visible in the view unless respectLayerVisibility is false.

The legend automatically updates when

the visibility of a layer or sublayer changes
a layer is added or removed from the map
a layer's renderer, opacity, or title is changed
the legendEnabled property is changed (set to true or false on the layer)

You can use the view's DefaultUI to add widgets to the view's user interface via the ui property on the view.

Known Limitations

Currently, the legend widget does not support the following layer types: ElevationLayer, GraphicsLayer, IntegratedMeshLayer, KMLLayer, MapNotesLayer, OpenStreetMapLayer, VectorTileLayer, VideoLayer, and WebTileLayer.
3D symbols with more than one symbol layer are not supported.
DictionaryRenderer is not supported.

Expand the "Read more" section below to view various examples of legends based on renderer type.

Unique values

Continuous color

Classed color

Continuous size

Size - above and below

Dot density

Predominance

Relationship

See also

Example

let legend = new Legend({
  view: view
});

view.ui.add(legend, "bottom-right");

Constructors

Legend Constructor new Legend(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 legend = new Legend({
  view: view
});

Property Overview

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

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Type	Summary	Class
Collection<ActiveLayerInfo>	Collection of ActiveLayerInfo objects used by the legend view to display data in the legend.	Legend
Boolean	Indicates whether to show the Basemap layers in the Legend.	Legend
String\|HTMLElement	The ID or node representing the DOM element containing the widget.	Widget
String	The name of the class.	Accessor
Number	Indicates the heading level to use for the legend title.	Legend
Boolean	When `true`, layers will only be shown in the legend if they are visible in the view's extent.	Legend
String	Icon which represents the widget.	Legend
String	The unique ID assigned to the widget when the widget is created.	Widget
String	The widget's default label.	Legend
Object []	Specifies a subset of the layers to display in the legend.	Legend
Boolean	If a layer uses a unique value render, only features that satisfy the layer's definition expression will be displayed in the legend when set to true.	Legend
Boolean	Determines whether to respect the properties of the layers in the map that control the legend's visibility (`minScale`, `maxScale`, `legendEnabled`).	Legend
Object\|String	Indicates the style of the legend.	Legend
MapView\|SceneView	A reference to the MapView or SceneView.	Legend
LegendViewModel	The view model for this widget.	Legend
Boolean	Indicates whether the widget is visible.	Widget

Property Details

activeLayerInfos Property activeLayerInfos Collection<ActiveLayerInfo>autocast Autocasts from Object []

Collection of ActiveLayerInfo objects used by the legend view to display data in the legend. The legend widget watches this property to hide or display the layer's legend when an ActiveLayerInfo is removed from or added to this collection.

basemapLegendVisible Property basemapLegendVisible Boolean

Indicates whether to show the Basemap layers in the Legend. If you set this property to true and specify layerInfos, the basemap layers you want included in the legend must also be specified in layerInfos.

Default Value:false

Example

legend.basemapLegendVisible = true;

container Inherited Property container String |HTMLElement Inherited from Widget

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 case 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 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.

headingLevel Property headingLevel Number Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.20 Legend since 4.0, headingLevel added at 4.20.

Indicates the heading level to use for the legend title. By default, legend titles are rendered as level 3 headings (e.g. <h3>Legend title</h3>). Depending on the legend placement in your app, you may need to adjust this heading for proper semantics. This is important for meeting accessibility standards.

Default Value:3

See also

Heading Elements

Example

// legend title will render as an <h2>
legend.headingLevel = 2;

hideLayersNotInCurrentView Property hideLayersNotInCurrentView Boolean Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.21 Legend since 4.0, hideLayersNotInCurrentView added at 4.21.

When true, layers will only be shown in the legend if they are visible in the view's extent. When data from a layer is not visible in the view, the layer's legend information will be hidden. Only layers that implement the createQuery() and queryFeatureCount() methods are supported by hideLayersNotInCurrentView.

To hide layers completely from the legend, you should set the legendEnabled property of the layer to false.

Default Value:false

See also

respectLayerVisibility

Example

// layers not displayed in the view
// will not be shown in the legend
legend.hideLayersNotInCurrentView = true;

icon Property icon String Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.27 Legend since 4.0, icon added at 4.27.

Icon which represents the widget. It is typically used when the widget is controlled by another one (e.g. in the Expand widget).

Default Value:"legend"

See also

Calcite Icon Search

id Inherited Property id String Inherited from Widget

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 Property label String Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.7 Legend since 4.0, label added at 4.7.

The widget's default label.

layerInfos Property layerInfos Object[]

Specifies a subset of the layers to display in the legend. This includes any basemap layers you want to be visible in the legend. If this property is not set, all layers in the map will display in the legend, including basemap layers if basemapLegendVisible is true. Objects in this array are defined with the properties listed below.

Properties: title String

optional
Specifies a title for the layer to display above its symbols and descriptions. If no title is specified the service name is used.

layer Layer

A layer to display in the legend.

sublayerIds Number []

optional
Only applicable if the layer is a MapImageLayer, SubtypeGroupLayer or WMSLayer. The IDs of the sublayers for which to display legend information. Since version 4.23.

Example

const subtypeGroupLayer = webmap.layers.getItemAt(0);
const subtypeSubLayer = subtypeGroupLayer.sublayers.getItemAt(1);
const subtypeSublayerId = parseInt(subtypeSubLayer.subtypeCode);
const legend = new Legend({
  view: view,
  layerInfos: [
    {
      layer: subtypeGroupLayer,
      sublayerIds: [subtypeSublayerId]
    }
  ]
});

respectLayerDefinitionExpression Property respectLayerDefinitionExpression Boolean Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.30 Legend since 4.0, respectLayerDefinitionExpression added at 4.30.

If a layer uses a unique value render, only features that satisfy the layer's definition expression will be displayed in the legend when set to true.

Default Value:false

See also

definitionExpression

respectLayerVisibility Property respectLayerVisibility Boolean Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.13 Legend since 4.0, respectLayerVisibility added at 4.13.

Determines whether to respect the properties of the layers in the map that control the legend's visibility (minScale, maxScale, legendEnabled). By default, a layer's legend elements will not render in the legend given the following conditions:

The layer's legendEnabled property is set to false.
If the view's scale is outside the visibility range defined by the layer's minScale and maxScale properties.

When the respectLayerVisibility property of the legend is set to false, the legend elements for each layer in the map will always display, thus disregarding the minScale, maxScale, and legendEnabled properties for each layer in the map.

Default Value:true

See also

hideLayersNotInCurrentView

Example

// Always displays legend elements for the map's layers
// regardless of their minScale, maxScale, and legendEnabled properties
legend.respectLayerVisibility = false;

style Property style Object |String Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.7 Legend since 4.0, style added at 4.7.

Indicates the style of the legend. The style determines the legend's layout and behavior. You can either specify a string or an object to indicate the style. The known string values are the same values listed in the table within the type property.

Properties: type String

Specifies the style of the legend. There are two possible values listed in the table below:

Value Description

classic The legend has a portrait orientation. The user can scroll vertically when many elements are included in the legend's content.

card In wide views, the legend has a landscape orientation that allows users to scroll horizontally to view all legend elements. This style can be responsive, making it ideal for mobile web apps. In smaller views, the legend collapses to occupy less space. One element is shown at a time in a card-style layout, which the user can navigate horizontally.

Possible Values:"classic"|"card"

layout String

optional
Default Value:stack

When a card type is specified, you can specify one of the following layout options.

Value Description

auto This layout is responsive so that in wide views the legend has a side-by-side layout, and a stack layout in smaller (mobile) views.

side-by-side The legend has a landscape orientation that allows users to scroll horizontally to view multiple legend cards at a time.

stack The legend cards are stacked, which conserves space, but restricts the user to seeing only one card at a time.

Possible Values:"auto"|"side-by-side"|"stack"
Default Value:"classic"

Examples

// renders the legend in the card style with a "stack" layout
legend.style = "card";

// renders the legend in the card style with a responsive
// layout that toggles between "stack" and "side-by-side"
legend.style = {
  type: "card",
  layout: "auto"
};

// renders the legend in the classic layout
legend.style = "classic";

view Property view MapView |SceneView

A reference to the MapView or SceneView. Set this to link the widget to a specific view.

viewModel Property viewModel LegendViewModelautocast

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 LegendViewModel class to access all properties and methods on the widget.

visible Inherited Property visible Boolean Inherited from Widget

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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Return Type	Summary	Class
	Adds one or more handles which are to be tied to the lifecycle of the object.	Accessor
String	A utility method used for building the value for a widget's `class` property.	Widget
	Destroys the widget instance.	Widget
Boolean	Emits an event on the instance.	Widget
Boolean	Indicates whether there is an event listener on the instance that matches the provided event name.	Widget
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).	Widget
Boolean	`isRejected()` may be used to verify if creating an instance of the class is rejected.	Widget
Boolean	`isResolved()` may be used to verify if creating an instance of the class is resolved.	Widget
Object	Registers an event handler on the instance.	Widget
	Adds one or more handles which are to be tied to the lifecycle of the widget.	Widget
	Executes after widget is ready for rendering.	Widget
	Removes a group of handles owned by the object.	Accessor
Object	This method is implemented by subclasses for rendering.	Widget
	Renders widget to the DOM immediately.	Widget
	Schedules widget rendering.	Widget
Promise	`when()` may be leveraged once an instance of the class is created.	Widget

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.

classes Inherited Method classes(classNames){String} Inherited from Widget Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.7 Widget since 4.2, classes added at 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.

Example

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

render() {
  const dynamicClasses = {
    [css.flip]: this.flip,
    [css.primary]: this.primary
  };

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

destroy Inherited Method destroy() Inherited from Widget

Destroys the widget instance.

emit Inherited Method emit(type, event){Boolean} Inherited from Widget Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.5 Widget since 4.2, emit added at 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 Inherited Method hasEventListener(type){Boolean} Inherited from Widget

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.

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 Inherited Method isFulfilled(){Boolean} Inherited from Widget Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.19 Widget since 4.2, isFulfilled added at 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 Inherited Method isRejected(){Boolean} Inherited from Widget Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.19 Widget since 4.2, isRejected added at 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 Inherited Method isResolved(){Boolean} Inherited from Widget Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.19 Widget since 4.2, isResolved added at 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 Inherited Method on(type, listener){Object} Inherited from Widget

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 Inherited Method own(handleOrHandles) Inherited from Widget Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.24 Widget since 4.2, own added at 4.24. Deprecated since 4.28 Use addHandles() instead.

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 Method postInitialize() Inherited from Widget

Executes after widget is ready for rendering.

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");

render Inherited Method render(){Object} Inherited from Widget

This method is implemented by subclasses for rendering.

Returns

Type	Description
Object	The rendered virtual node.

renderNow Inherited Method renderNow() Inherited from Widget

Renders widget to the DOM immediately.

scheduleRender Inherited Method scheduleRender() Inherited from Widget

Schedules widget rendering. This method is useful for changes affecting the UI.

when Inherited Method when(callback, errback){Promise} Inherited from Widget Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.19 Widget since 4.2, when added at 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
});