WFSLayer | References | ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript

import WFSLayer from "@arcgis/core/layers/WFSLayer.js";

Inheritance:: WFSLayer→Layer→Accessor

Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.20

The WFSLayer is used to create a layer based on an OGC Web Feature Service (WFS). Each layer available in the service is called a FeatureType. To target a specific layer in the service, use the name property to specify the name of the FeatureType you want. If no name is specified, the WFSLayer will default to the first layer available in the service. See the table below for more specific load behaviors:

Properties specified	Layer load behavior
none	First layer in the service
name	First layer with the name
name and namespaceUri	Layer with the name in the namespace identified by the URI

To browse a WFS service and its layers, use the wfsUtils class.

When using ArcGIS services, we recommend using the FeatureLayer for better performance.

Minimum requirements To work with the WFSLayer, a WFS service must support WFS 2.0.0 and have GeoJSON output format enabled.

See also

Example

// Create a layer with features from Massachusetts 1990 census
const censusData = new WFSLayer({
   url: "https://giswebservices.massgis.state.ma.us/geoserver/wfs",
   name: "GISDATA.CENSUS1990BLOCKGROUPS_POLY"
})
map.add(censusData)

Constructors

Constructor

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Required
properties	`WFSLayerProperties`

See the properties table for a list of all the properties that may be passed into the constructor.

Example

const layer = new WFSLayer({
  url: "https://url_to_your_service"
});

Properties

Any properties can be set, retrieved or listened to. See the Watch for changes topic.

Property	Type	Class
`blendMode` inherited	`BlendMode`	BlendLayer
`capabilities` readonly	`FeatureLayerCapabilities`
`copyright`	`string \| null \| undefined`
`customParameters`	`CustomParameters \| null \| undefined`
`dateFieldsTimeZone` readonly	`TimeZone \| null \| undefined`
`declaredClass` readonly inherited	`string`	Accessor
`definitionExpression`	`string \| null \| undefined`
`displayField`	`string \| null \| undefined`
`displayFilterEnabled` inherited	`boolean`	DisplayFilteredLayer
`displayFilterInfo` inherited	`DisplayFilterInfo \| null \| undefined`	DisplayFilteredLayer
`effect` inherited	`Effect \| null \| undefined`	BlendLayer
`elevationInfo`	`ElevationInfo \| null \| undefined`
`featureEffect` inherited	`FeatureEffect \| null \| undefined`	FeatureEffectLayer
`featureReduction` inherited	`FeatureReductionUnion \| null \| undefined`	FeatureReductionLayer
`fields`	`Field[]`
`fieldsIndex` readonly	`FieldsIndex<Field>`
`fullExtent`	`Extent \| null \| undefined`
`geometryType`	`FeatureGeometryType \| null \| undefined`
`id` inherited	`string`	Layer
`labelingInfo`	`LabelClass[] \| null \| undefined`
`labelsVisible`	`boolean`
`legendEnabled`	`boolean`
`listMode` inherited	`LayerListMode`	Layer
`loaded` readonly inherited	`boolean`	Layer
`loadError` readonly inherited	`EsriError \| null \| undefined`	LoadableMixin
`loadStatus` readonly inherited	`"not-loaded" \| "loading" \| "failed" \| "loaded"`	LoadableMixin
`loadWarnings` readonly inherited	`any[]`	LoadableMixin
`maxPageCount`	`number`
`maxRecordCount`	`number`
`maxScale` inherited	`number`	ScaleRangeLayer
`minScale` inherited	`number`	ScaleRangeLayer
`name`	`string \| null \| undefined`
`namespaceUri`	`string \| null \| undefined`
`objectIdField`	`string`
`opacity` inherited	`number`	Layer
`orderBy` inherited	`OrderByInfo[] \| null \| undefined`	OrderedLayer
`outFields`	`string[] \| null \| undefined`
`parent` inherited	`Map \| Basemap \| Ground \| GroupLayer \| CatalogDynamicGroupLayer \| CatalogLayer \| null \| undefined`	Layer
`persistenceEnabled` inherited	`boolean`	OperationalLayer
`popupEnabled`	`boolean`
`popupTemplate`	`PopupTemplate \| null \| undefined`
`portalItem` inherited	`PortalItem \| null \| undefined`	PortalLayer
`refreshInterval` inherited	`number`	RefreshableLayer
`renderer`	`RendererUnion`
`screenSizePerspectiveEnabled`	`boolean`
`spatialReference`	`SpatialReference`
`title`	`string \| null \| undefined`
`type` readonly	`"wfs"`
`uid` readonly inherited	`string`	IdentifiableMixin
`url`	`string \| null \| undefined`
`visibilityTimeExtent` inherited	`TimeExtent \| null \| undefined`	Layer
`visible` inherited	`boolean`	Layer
`wfsCapabilities`	`WFSCapabilities`

blendMode

inherited Property

Type: BlendMode

Inherited from: BlendLayer

Blend modes are used to blend layers together to create an interesting effect in a layer, or even to produce what seems like a new layer. Unlike the method of using transparency which can result in a washed-out top layer, blend modes can create a variety of very vibrant and intriguing results by blending a layer with the layer(s) below it.

When blending layers, a top layer is a layer that has a blend mode applied. All layers underneath the top layer are background layers. The default blending mode is normal where the top layer is simply displayed over the background layer. While this default behavior is perfectly acceptable, the use of blend modes on layers open up a world of endless possibilities to generate creative maps.

The layers in a GroupLayer are blended together in isolation from the rest of the map.

In the following screenshots, the vintage shaded relief layer is displayed over a firefly world imagery layer. The color blend mode is applied to the vintage shaded relief and the result looks like a new layer.

Known Limitations

In 3D SceneViews, the blendMode is supported on BaseTileLayer, ImageryTileLayer, OpenStreetMapLayer, TileLayer, VectorTileLayer, WCSLayer, WebTileLayer, WMTSLayer and GroupLayer.
When working with GroupLayers in a 3D SceneView, the blendMode is only applied to the sublayers that support it.
The blendMode is not supported in the Legend.
See print for known printing limitations.

The following factors will affect the blend result:

Order of all layers
Layer opacity
Opacity of features in layers
Visibility of layers
By default, the very bottom layer in a map is drawn on a transparent background. You can change the MapView's background color.

Blend mode	Description
normal	The top layer is displayed over the background layer. The data of the top layer block the data of background layer where they overlap.
average	Takes the mathematical average of top and background layers. Result of `average` blend mode is often similar to the effect of setting the layer's opacity to 50%.

Lighten blend modes:

The following blend modes create lighter results than all layers. In lighten blend modes, pure black colors in the top layer become transparent allowing the background layer to show through. White in the top layer will stay unchanged. Any color that is lighter than pure black is going to lighten colors in the top layer to varying degrees all way to pure white.

Lighten blend modes can be useful when lightening dark colors of the top layer or removing black colors from the result. The plus, lighten and screen modes can be used to brighten layers that have faded or dark colors on a dark background.

Blend mode	Description
lighten	Compares top and background layers and retains the lighter color. Colors in the top layer become transparent if they are darker than the overlapping colors in the background layer allowing the background layer to show through completely. Can be thought of as the opposite of `darken` blend mode.
lighter	Colors in top and background layers are multiplied by their alphas (layer opacity and layer's data opacity. Then the resulting colors are added together. All overlapping midrange colors are lightened in the top layer. The opacity of layer and layer's data will affect the blend result.
plus	Colors in top and background layers are added together. All overlapping midrange colors are lightened in the top layer. This mode is also known as `add` or `linear-dodge`.
screen	Multiplies inverted colors in top and background layers then inverts the colors again. The resulting colors will be lighter than the original color with less contrast. Screen can produce many different levels of brightening depending on the luminosity values of the top layer. Can be thought of as the opposite of the `multiply` mode.
color-dodge	Divides colors in background layer by the inverted top layer. This lightens the background layer depending on the value of the top layer. The brighter the top layer, the more its color affects the background layer. Decreases the contrast between top and background layers resulting in saturated mid-tones and blown highlights.

Darken blend modes:

The following blend modes create darker results than all layers. In darken blend modes, pure white in the top layer will become transparent allowing the background layer to show through. Black in the top layer will stay unchanged. Any color that is darker than pure white is going to darken a top layer to varying degrees all the way to pure black.

The multiply blend mode is often used to highlight shadows, show contrast, or accentuate an aspect of a map. For example, you can use multiply blend mode on a topographic map displayed over hillshade when you want to have your elevation show through the topographic layer. See the intro to layer blending sample.

The multiply and darken modes can be used to have dark labels of the basemap to show through top layers. See the darken blending sample.

The color-burn mode works well with colorful top and background layers since it increases saturation in mid-tones. It increases the contrast by tinting pixels in overlapping areas in top and bottom layers more towards the top layer color. Use this blend mode, when you want an effect with more contrast than multiply or darken.

The following screenshots show how the multiply blend mode used for creating a physical map of the world that shows both boundaries and elevation. multiply-blend

Blend mode	Description
darken	Emphasizes the darkest parts of overlapping layers. Colors in the top layer become transparent if they are lighter than the overlapping colors in the background layer, allowing the background layer to show through completely.
multiply	Emphasizes the darkest parts of overlapping layers by multiplying colors of the top layer and the background layer. Midrange colors from top and background layers are mixed together more evenly.
color-burn	Intensifies the dark areas in all layers. It increases the contrast between top and background layers, by tinting colors in overlapping area towards the top color. To do this it inverts colors of the background layer, divides the result by colors of the top layer, then inverts the results.

Contrast blend modes:

The following blend modes create contrast by both lightening the lighter areas and darkening the darker areas in the top layer by using lightening or darkening blend modes to create the blend. The contrast blend modes will lighten the colors lighter than 50% gray ([128,128,128]), and darken the colors darker than 50% gray. 50% gray will be transparent in the top layer. Each mode can create a variety of results depending on the colors of top and background layers being blended together. The overlay blend mode makes its calculations based on the brightness of the colors in the background layer while all of the other contrast blend modes make their calculations based on the brightness of the top layer. Some of these modes are designed to simulate the effect of shining a light through the top layer, effectively projecting upon the layers beneath it.

Contrast blend modes can be used to increase the contrast and saturation to have more vibrant colors and give a punch to your layers. For example, you can duplicate a layer and set overlay blend mode on the top layer to increase the contrast and tones of your layer. You can also add a polygon layer with a white fill symbol over a dark imagery layer and apply soft-light blend mode to increase the brightness in the imagery layer.

The following screenshots show an effect of the overlay blend mode on a GraphicsLayer. The left image shows when the buffer graphics layer has the normal blend mode. As you can see, the gray color for the buffer polygon is blocking the intersecting census tracts. The right image shows when the overlay blend mode is applied to the buffer graphics layer. The overlay blend mode darkens or lightens the gray buffer polygon depending on the colors of the background layer while the census tracts layer is shining through. See this in action.

Normal blend mode	Overlay blend mode

Blend mode	Description
overlay	Uses a combination of `multiply` and `screen` modes to darken and lighten colors in the top layer with the background layer always shining through. The result is darker color values in the background layer intensify the top layer, while lighter colors in the background layer wash out overlapping areas in the top layer.
soft-light	Applies a half strength `screen` mode to lighter areas and half strength `multiply` mode to darken areas of the top layer. You can think of the `soft-light` as a softer version of the `overlay` mode.
hard-light	Multiplies or screens the colors, depending on colors of the top layer. The effect is similar to shining a harsh spotlight on the top layer.
vivid-light	Uses a combination of `color-burn` or `color-dodge` by increasing or decreasing the contrast, depending on colors in the top layer.

Component blend modes:

The following blend modes use primary color components, which are hue, saturation and luminosity to blend top and background layers. You can add a feature layer with a simple renderer over any layer and set hue, saturation, color or luminosity blend mode on this layer. With this technique, you create a brand new looking map.

The following screenshots show where the topo layer is blended with world hillshade layer with luminosity blend mode. The result is a drastically different looking map which preserves the brightness of the topo layer while adapting the hue and saturation of the hillshade layer.

Blend mode	Description
hue	Creates an effect with the hue of the top layer and the luminosity and saturation of the background layer.
saturation	Creates an effect with the saturation of the top layer and the hue and luminosity of the background layer. 50% gray with no saturation in the background layer will not produce any change.
luminosity	Creates effect with the luminosity of the top layer and the hue and saturation of the background layer. Can be thought of as the opposite of `color` blend mode.
color	Creates an effect with the hue and saturation of the top layer and the luminosity of the background layer. Can be thought of as the opposite of `luminosity` blend mode.

Composite blend modes:

The following blend modes can be used to mask the contents of top, background or both layers.

Destination modes are used to mask the data of the top layer with the data of the background layer.
Source modes are used to mask the data of the background layer with the data of the top layer.

The destination-in blend mode can be used to show areas of focus such as earthquakes, animal migration, or point-source pollution by revealing the underlying map, providing a bird's eye view of the phenomenon. Check out multiple blending and groupLayer blending samples to see composite blend modes in action.

The following screenshots show feature and imagery layers on the left side on their own in the order they are drawn in the view. The imagery layer that contains land cover classification rasters. The feature layer contains 2007 county crops data. The right image shows the result of layer blending where destination-in blendMode is set on the imagery layer. As you can see, the effect is very different from the original layers. The blended result shows areas of cultivated crops only (where both imagery and feature layers overlap).

Blend mode	Description
destination-over	Destination/background layer covers the top layer. The top layer is drawn underneath the destination layer. You'll see the top layer peek through wherever the background layer is transparent or has no data.
destination-atop	Destination/background layer is drawn only where it overlaps the top layer. The top layer is drawn underneath the background layer. You'll see the top layer peek through wherever the background layer is transparent or has no data.
destination-in	Destination/background layer is drawn only where it overlaps with the top layer. Everything else is made transparent.
destination-out	Destination/background layer is drawn where it doesn't overlap the top layer. Everything else is made transparent.
source-atop	Source/top layer is drawn only where it overlaps the background layer. You will see the background layer peek through where the source layer is transparent or has no data.
source-in	Source/top layer is drawn only where it overlaps with the background layer. Everything else is made transparent.
source-out	Source/top layer is drawn where it doesn't overlap the background layer. Everything else is made transparent.
xor	Top and background layers are made transparent where they overlap. Both layers are drawn normal everywhere else.

Invert blend modes:

The following blend modes either invert or cancel out colors depending on colors of the background layer. These blend modes look for variations between top and background layers. For example, you can use difference or exclusion blend modes on two imagery layers of forest covers to visualize how forest covers changed from one year to another.

The invert blend mode can be used to turn any light basemap into a dark basemap to accommodate those who work in low-light conditions. The following screenshots show how setting the invert blend mode set on a feature layer with a simple renderer turns the world Hillshade into a dark themed basemap in no time.

Blend mode	Description
difference	Subtracts the darker of the overlapping colors from the lighter color. When two pixels with the same value are subtracted, the result is black. Blending with black produces no change. Blending with white inverts the colors. This blending mode is useful for aligning layers with similar content.
exclusion	Similar to the `difference` blend mode, except that the resulting image is lighter overall. Overlapping areas with lighter color values are lightened, while darker overlapping color values become transparent.
minus	Subtracts colors of the top layer from colors of the background layer making the blend result darker. In the case of negative values, black is displayed.
invert	Inverts the background colors wherever the top and background layers overlap. The invert blend mode inverts the layer similar to a photographic negative.
reflect	This blend mode creates effects as if you added shiny objects or areas of light in the layer. Black pixels in the background layer are ignored as if they were transparent.

See also

Layer blending samples

Default value: "normal"

capabilities

readonly Property

Type: FeatureLayerCapabilities

Describes the layer's supported capabilities.

Example

// Once the layer loads, check if the supportsStatistics operations is enabled on the layer
await layer.load();
if (layer.capabilities.query.supportsStatistics) {
  // query for the sum of the population in all features
  let sumPopulation = {
    onStatisticField: "POP_2015",  // service field for 2015 population
    outStatisticFieldName: "Pop_2015_sum",
    statisticType: "sum"
  }
  let query = layer.createQuery();
  query.outStatistics = [ sumPopulation ];
  const result = await layer.queryFeatures(query);
  // process the stats query result
}

copyright

Property

Type: string | null | undefined

customParameters

Property

Type: CustomParameters | null | undefined

A list of custom parameters appended to the URL of all resources fetched by the layer. It's an object with key-value pairs where value is a string. The layer's refresh() method needs to be called if the customParameters are updated at runtime.

Examples

// apply a BBOX parameter to your WFSLayer
const layer = new WFSLayer({
   url: "https://giswebservices.massgis.state.ma.us/geoserver/wfs",
   name: "GISDATA.CENSUS1990BLOCKGROUPS_POLY",
   customParameters: {
     BBOX: `-71.16686, 42.35918, -71.03708, 42.420035, EPSG:4326`
   }
});

// apply a CQL filter to the layer
const layer = new WFSLayer({
   url: "https://geobretagne.fr/geoserver/ows",
   name: "ign:commune_metro",
   customParameters: {
     "cql_filter": "population > 10000"
   }
});

// send a custom parameter to your special service
let layer = new MapImageLayer({
  url: serviceUrl,
  customParameters: {
    "key": "my-special-key"
  }
});

dateFieldsTimeZone

readonly Property

Type: TimeZone | null | undefined

Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.28

The time zone that dates are stored in. Time zone is always UTC for WFSLayer. This property may be useful when constructing date or time where clauses.

declaredClass

readonlyinherited Property

Type: string

Inherited from: Accessor

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

definitionExpression

Property

Type: string | null | undefined

The SQL where clause used to filter features on the client. Only the features that satisfy the definition expression are displayed in the View. Definition expressions may be set when a layer is constructed prior to it loading in the view or after it has been added to the map. If the definition expression is set after the layer has been added to the map, the view will automatically refresh itself to display the features that satisfy the new definition expression.

Example

// for a layer showing the massachusetts block groups
// only show features where the number of households is greater than 500
const layer = new WFSLayer({
  url: "https://giswebservices.massgis.state.ma.us/geoserver/wfs",
  name: "GISDATA.CENSUS1990BLOCKGROUPS_POLY",
  definitionExpression: "households > 500"
});

displayField

Property

Type: string | null | undefined

The name of the layer's primary display field. The value of this property matches the name of one of the fields of the layer.

displayFilterEnabled

inherited Property

Type: boolean

Inherited from: DisplayFilteredLayer

Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.32

Indicates whether the layer's displayFilterInfo is applied when rendering the layer in the view. If false, the layer's display filter is ignored and all features are rendered without filtering. To ignore display filters across all layers in the view, set the view's View.displayFilterEnabled property to false.

Default value: true

displayFilterInfo

autocast inherited Property

Type: DisplayFilterInfo | null | undefined

Inherited from: DisplayFilteredLayer

Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.32

Information related to a display filter associated with a layer. Display filters control which features are visible on the map. They allow you to display a subset of features while retaining access to all features for querying and analysis. Unlike FeatureLayer.definitionExpression, which filters data at the source level, display filters only affect visibility on the map. Therefore display filters should be ignored when querying data to present to users. Display filters can be disabled for all layers in the map by setting the view's View.displayFilterEnabled property to false.

Notes: To optimize memory usage for rendering, display filters may be appended to the layer's FeatureLayer.definitionExpression when querying the service. As a result, the filtered features may not be available on the client for executing layer view queries. To determine if all features are available in the view, check the layer view's FeatureLayerView.hasAllFeaturesInView property when layer view's FeatureLayerView.dataUpdating is false. If false, the layer view does not have all features in the view and you should query the layer instead.

See also

Example

// set a scale-dependent display filter on a layer
const layer = new FeatureLayer({
  portalItem: {
    id: "28dbd58ad90e4a47ab0e0334d2b69427"
  },
  minScale: 0,
  maxScale: 0,
  outFields: ["*"],
  // set scale-dependent display filters to declutter the display at different scales.
  // Show more streams as user zooms in and less as user zooms out.
  displayFilterInfo: new DisplayFilterInfo({
    mode: "scale",
    filters: [
      {
        title: "streamOrder >= 8",
        minScale: 0,
        maxScale: 18_489_297.737236,
        where: "streamOrder >= 8"
      },
      {
        title: "streamOrder >= 6",
        minScale: 18_489_297.737236
        maxScale: 9_244_648.868618,
        where: "streamOrder >= 6"
      },
      {
        title: "streamOrder >= 4",
        minScale: 9_244_648.868618,
        maxScale: 577790.5542885
        where: "streamOrder >= 4"
      },
      {
        title: "all",
        minScale: 577790.5542885,
        maxScale: 0
      }
    ]
  })
});

effect

inherited Property

Type: Effect | null | undefined

Inherited from: BlendLayer

Effect provides various filter functions that can be performed on the layer to achieve different visual effects similar to how image filters work. This powerful capability allows you to apply css filter-like functions to layers to create custom visual effects to enhance the cartographic quality of your maps. This is done by applying the desired effect to the layer's effect property as a string or an array of objects to set scale dependent effects.

Notes

Set featureEffect property on a layer if different effects need to be applied features that meet or fail a specified filter. If all of the following four properties are applied, then they will be applied in this order: featureEffect, effect, opacity and blendMode.

Known Limitations

The effect is not supported in 3D SceneViews.
The effect cannot be applied to a layer with a heatmap renderer.
The effect is not supported in layers with FeatureLayer.featureReduction of type cluster enabled.
See print for known printing limitations.

See also

Examples

// the following effect will be applied to the layer at all scales
// brightness will be applied first, then hue-rotate followed by contrast
// changing order of the effects will change the final result
layer.effect = "brightness(5) hue-rotate(270deg) contrast(200%)";

// set a scale dependent bloom effect on the layer
layer.effect = [
  {
    scale: 36978595,
    value: "drop-shadow(3px, 3px, 4px)"
  },
  {
    scale: 18489297,
    value: "drop-shadow(2px, 2px, 3px)"
  },
  {
    scale: 4622324,
    value: "drop-shadow(1px, 1px, 2px)"
  }
];

elevationInfo

autocast Property

Type: ElevationInfo | null | undefined

Specifies how features are placed on the vertical axis (z). This property may only be used in a SceneView. See the ElevationInfo sample for an example of how this property may be used.

If the elevation info is not specified, the effective elevation depends on the context and could vary per graphic.

featureEffect

autocast inherited Property

Type: FeatureEffect | null | undefined

Inherited from: FeatureEffectLayer

Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.22

The featureEffect can be used to draw attention to features of interest. It allows for the selection of features via a filter, and an includedEffect and excludedEffect are applied to those features that respectively pass or fail the filter requirements.

Notes

Set the effect property if the effect needs to be applied to the entire layer.

If the featureEffect is set on the layer, it will be inherited by layerView.featureEffect unless the developer overrides it on the layer view. The layerView.featureEffect will take precedence over layer.featureEffect if both properties are set.

If all of the following four properties are applied, then they will be applied in this order: featureEffect, effect, opacity and blendMode.

Known Limitations

FeatureEffect is not supported in the following scenarios:

In 3D SceneViews
When FeatureReductionCluster is enabled
See print for known printing limitations.

See also

Examples

// gray out features that fall outside of the 3 mile buffer of the mouse's location
// by setting feature effect on excluded features
layer.featureEffect = new FeatureEffect({
  filter: new FeatureFilter({
    geometry: filterGeometry,
    spatialRelationship: "intersects",
    distance: 3,
    units: "miles"
  }),
  excludedEffect: "grayscale(100%) opacity(30%)"
});

// Apply a drop-shadow feature effect to the features that intersect the borough boundaries,
// while applying blur and brightness effects to the features that are excluded from filter criteria.
// The resulting map will make it easier to spot if the residents are more likely to experience deprivation
// if they live on a borough boundary.
const featureFilter = new FeatureFilter({
  where: "BoroughEdge='true'"
});
layer.featureEffect = new FeatureEffect({
  filter: featureFilter,
  includedEffect: "drop-shadow(3px, 3px, 3px, black)",
  excludedEffect: "blur(1px) brightness(65%)"
});

featureReduction

autocast inherited Property

Type: FeatureReductionUnion | null | undefined

Inherited from: FeatureReductionLayer

Configures the method for reducing the number of features in the view. By default this property is null, which indicates the layer view should draw every feature.

There are three types of feature reduction: selection, cluster, and binning.

Selection only applies to points in a SceneView and involves thinning overlapping features so no features intersect on screen. This has been available since version 4.4.
Cluster groups points, lines, or polygons in a MapView into clusters defined in screen space. Each cluster is a point geometry whose size is proportional to the number of features within the cluster. This has been available since version 4.14.
Binning spatially groups points, lines, or polygons in a MapView into bins, clearly defining the area aggregating features in map space. Each bin is a polygon geometry typically rendered so its color represents the number of features within the bin. This has been available since version 4.24.

See also

Examples

// clusters features based on their spatial proximity to other features
layer.featureReduction = {
  type: "cluster",
  clusterRadius: 100
};

// thins features in the view
layer.featureReduction = {
  type: "selection"
};

// Aggregates features to bins
layer.featureReduction = {
  type: "binning",
  renderer: {
    type: "simple",  // autocasts as new SimpleRenderer()
    symbol: {
      type: "simple-fill",  // autocasts as new SimpleFillSymbol()
      outline: {  // autocasts as new SimpleLineSymbol()
        width: 0.5,
        color: "white"
      }
    },
    visualVariables: [{
      type: "color",
      field: "aggregateCount",
      stops: [
        { value: 1, color: "white" },
        { value: 1000, color: "blue" }
      ]
    }]
  },
  popupTemplate: {
    content: "This bin contains <b>{aggregateCount}</b> features.",
    fieldInfos: [{
      fieldName: "aggregateCount",
      format: {
        digitSeparator: true,
        places: 0
      }
    }]
  }
};

fields

autocast Property

Type: Field[]

An array of fields in the layer.

Example

// define each field's schema
let fields = [
 new Field({
   "name": "ObjectID",
   "alias": "ObjectID",
   "type": "oid"
 }), new Field({
   "name": "description",
   "alias": "Description",
   "type": "string"
 }), new Field ({
   "name": "title",
   "alias": "Title",
   "type": "string"
 })
];

fieldsIndex

readonly Property

Type: FieldsIndex<Field>

A convenient property that can be used to make case-insensitive lookups for a field by name. It can also provide a list of the date fields in a layer.

Example

// lookup a field by name. name is case-insensitive
const field = layer.fieldsIndex.get("SoMeFiEld");

if (field) {
  console.log(field.name); // SomeField
}

fullExtent

autocast Property

Type: Extent | null | undefined

The full extent of the layer.

Example

// Once the layer loads, set the view's extent to the layer's full extent
layer.when(function(){
  view.extent = layer.fullExtent;
});

geometryType

Property

Type: FeatureGeometryType | null | undefined

The geometry type of features in the layer. All features are of the same type.

id

inherited Property

Type: string

Inherited from: Layer

The unique ID assigned to the layer. If not set by the developer, it is automatically generated when the layer is loaded.

labelingInfo

autocast Property

Type: LabelClass[] | null | undefined

The label definition for this layer, specified as an array of LabelClass. Use this property to specify labeling properties for the layer such as label expression, placement, and size.

Multiple Label classes with different where clauses can be used to define several labels with varying styles on the same feature. Likewise, multiple label classes may be used to label different types of features (for example blue labels for lakes and green labels for parks).

Known Limitations

3D SceneViews only support displaying one LabelClass per feature.

labelsVisible

Property

Type: boolean

Indicates whether to display labels for this layer. If true, labels will appear as defined in the labelingInfo property.

Known Limitations

3D SceneViews only support displaying one LabelClass per feature.

Default value: true

legendEnabled

Property

Type: boolean

Indicates whether the layer will be included in the legend.

Default value: true

listMode

inherited Property

Type: LayerListMode

Inherited from: Layer

Indicates how the layer should display in the Layer List component. The possible values are listed below.

Value	Description
show	The layer is visible in the table of contents.
hide	The layer is hidden in the table of contents.
hide-children	If the layer is a GroupLayer, BuildingSceneLayer, KMLLayer, MapImageLayer, SubtypeGroupLayer, TileLayer, or WMSLayer, hide the children layers from the table of contents.

Default value: "show"

loaded

readonlyinherited Property

Type: boolean

Inherited from: Layer

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

Default value: false

loadError

readonlyinherited Property

Type: EsriError | null | undefined

Inherited from: LoadableMixin

The Error object returned if an error occurred while loading.

loadStatus

readonlyinherited Property

Type: "not-loaded" | "loading" | "failed" | "loaded"

Inherited from: LoadableMixin

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.

Default value: "not-loaded"

loadWarnings

readonlyinherited Property

Type: any[]

Inherited from: LoadableMixin

A list of warnings which occurred while loading.

maxPageCount

Property

Type: number

Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.29

The maximum number of queries allowed to fetch the whole dataset from the service. When multiplied by maxRecordCount, this will determine the maximum number of features that can be returned from the service.

When working with large WFS services, we recommend increasing the maxRecordCount instead of the maxPageCount, so you don't overwhelm the server with too many requests.

Default value: 10

maxRecordCount

Property

Type: number

Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.29

The maximum number of features that can be returned in a single request. When pagination is supported on the WFS service, each request will fetch this many features until all the features have been returned from the service or the maxPageCount has been reached.

Default value: 3000

maxScale

inherited Property

Type: number

Inherited from: ScaleRangeLayer

The maximum scale (most zoomed in) at which the layer is visible in the view. If the map is zoomed in beyond this scale, the layer will not be visible. A value of 0 means the layer does not have a maximum scale. The maxScale value should always be smaller than the minScale value, and greater than or equal to the service specification.

Default value: 0

Examples

// The layer will not be visible when the view is zoomed in beyond a scale of 1:1,000
layer.maxScale = 1000;

// The layer's visibility is not restricted to a maximum scale.
layer.maxScale = 0;

minScale

inherited Property

Type: number

Inherited from: ScaleRangeLayer

The minimum scale (most zoomed out) at which the layer is visible in the view. If the map is zoomed out beyond this scale, the layer will not be visible. A value of 0 means the layer does not have a minimum scale. The minScale value should always be larger than the maxScale value, and lesser than or equal to the service specification.

Default value: 0

Examples

// The layer will not be visible when the view is zoomed out beyond a scale of 1:3,000,000
layer.minScale = 3000000;

// The layer's visibility is not restricted to a minimum scale.
layer.minScale = 0;

name

Property

Type: string | null | undefined

The name of the layer in the WFS service to display, excluding the namespace. If not specified, the first layer found in the GetCapabilities request will be used.

wfs-name

See also

namespaceUri

Example

const layer = new WFSLayer({
   url: "https://giswebservices.massgis.state.ma.us/geoserver/wfs",
   name: "GISDATA.CENSUS1990BLOCKGROUPS_POLY",
});

namespaceUri

Property

Type: string | null | undefined

The namespace URI for the layer name. If not specified, the first namespace associated with the first layer found with name will be used.

wfs-namespace

See also

name

Example

const layer = new WFSLayer({
   url: "https://giswebservices.massgis.state.ma.us/geoserver/wfs",
   name: "GISDATA.CENSUS1990BLOCKGROUPS_POLY",
   namespaceUri: "http://massgis.state.ma.us/featuretype"
});

objectIdField

Property

Type: string

The name of an oid field containing a unique value or identifier for each feature in the layer. id property of the feature object in the GeoJSON will be used as ObjectID. If id property is not present and objectIDField is not specified, ObjectID field will be generated for each feature.

See also

fields

opacity

inherited Property

Type: number

Inherited from: Layer

The opacity of the layer. This value can range between 1 and 0, where 0 is 100 percent transparent and 1 is completely opaque.

Known Limitations

In a 3D SceneView, modifying opacity is not supported for DimensionLayer, GaussianSplatLayer, IntegratedMesh3DTilesLayer, IntegratedMeshLayer, LineOfSightLayer, PointCloudLayer, ViewshedLayer, and VoxelLayer.

Default value: 1

Example

// Makes the layer 50% transparent
layer.opacity = 0.5;

orderBy

autocast inherited Property

Type: OrderByInfo[] | null | undefined

Inherited from: OrderedLayer

Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.21

Determines the order in which features are drawn in the view. You can sort features by a field value or the value returned from an Arcade expression in ascending or descending order.

When null (default), features are drawn in the order they are returned from the service or client.

Known Limitations

This property only controls feature drawing order in MapView. Configuring feature drawing order in SceneView is not supported.
This property does not control the drawing order of clusters. It only applies to individual features.
Feature drawing order configurations defined with Arcade expressions cannot be saved to web maps.
Currently, you can only sort features by one field or expression.

See also

Arcade Feature Z Profile

Examples

// Features with smaller population values will
// be rendered on top of larger features.
layer.orderBy = [{
  field: "POPULATION"
}];

// Features with larger population values will
// be rendered on top of smaller features.
layer.orderBy = [{
  field: "POPULATION",
  order: "descending"
}];

// Orders features by date in descending order.
// The most recent features will be rendered
// on top of older features.
layer.orderBy = [{
  field: "Alarm_Date",
  order: "descending"
}];

// Orders features by storm warning duration in descending order.
// Warnings with longer durations
// be rendered on top of warnings with shorter durations.
layer.orderBy = [{
  valueExpression: "DateDiff($feature.Watch_End, $feature.Watch_Start, 'hours' )",
  order: "descending"
}];

// Orders features by data values used in a size visual variable
const sizeVariable = layer.renderer.visualVariables.find( vv => vv.type === "size");
const { field, valueExpression } = sizeVariable;
layer.orderBy = [{
  field,
  valueExpression,
  order: "ascending"
}];

outFields

Property

Type: string[] | null | undefined

An array of field names from the WFS layer to include with each feature. To fetch the values from all fields in the layer, use ["*"]. The required fields used for layer rendering, labeling, and setting the elevation info, along with the fields specified in outFields are used to populate FeatureLikeLayerView.availableFields. Set this property to include the fields that will be used for client-side queries if the fields are not part of required fields.

See also

Examples

// Includes all fields from the service in the layer
layer.outFields = ["*"];

// Get the specified fields from the service in the layer
// These fields will be added to WFSLayer.availableFields
// along with rendering and labeling fields. Use these fields
// for client-side filtering and querying.
layer.outFields = ["NAME", "POP_2010", "FIPS", "AREA"];

parent

inherited Property

Type: Map | Basemap | Ground | GroupLayer | CatalogDynamicGroupLayer | CatalogLayer | null | undefined

Inherited from: Layer

Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.27

The parent to which the layer belongs.

persistenceEnabled

inherited Property

Type: boolean

Inherited from: OperationalLayer

Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.28

Enable persistence of the layer in a WebMap or WebScene.

Default value: true

popupEnabled

Property

Type: boolean

Indicates whether to display popups when features in the layer are clicked. The layer needs to have a popupTemplate to define what information should be displayed in the popup. Alternatively, a default popup template may be automatically used if Popup.defaultPopupTemplateEnabled is set to true.

See also

Default value: true

popupTemplate

autocast Property

Type: PopupTemplate | null | undefined

The popup template for the layer. When set on the layer, the popupTemplate allows users to access attributes and display their values in the view's Popup when a feature is selected using text and/or charts. See the PopupTemplate sample for an example of how PopupTemplate interacts with a FeatureLayer.

A default popup template is automatically used if no popupTemplate has been defined when Popup.defaultPopupTemplateEnabled is set to true.

See also

portalItem

autocast inherited Property

Type: PortalItem | null | undefined

Inherited from: PortalLayer

The portal item from which the layer is loaded. If the portal item references a feature or scene service, then you can specify a single layer to load with the layer's layerId property.

Loading non-spatial tables

Non-spatial tables can be loaded from service items hosted in ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Enterprise. This only applies to:

FeatureLayer if the layer's isTable returns true at version 4.17.
SubtypeGroupLayer if the layer's isTable returns true at version 4.32.

Examples

// While this example uses FeatureLayer, this same pattern can be
// used for other layers that may be loaded from portalItem ids.
const layer = new FeatureLayer({
  portalItem: {  // autocasts as new PortalItem()
    id: "caa9bd9da1f4487cb4989824053bb847"
  }  // the first layer in the service is returned
});

// Set hostname when using an on-premise portal (default is ArcGIS Online)
// esriConfig.portalUrl = "http://myHostName.esri.com/arcgis";

// While this example uses FeatureLayer, this same pattern can be
// used for SceneLayers.
const layer = new FeatureLayer({
  portalItem: {  // autocasts as new PortalItem()
    id: "8d26f04f31f642b6828b7023b84c2188"
  },
  // loads the third item in the given feature service
  layerId: 2
});

// Initialize GeoJSONLayer by referencing a portalItem id pointing to geojson file.
const layer = new GeoJSONLayer({
  portalItem: new PortalItem({
    id: "81e769cd7031482797e1b0768f23c7e1",
    // optionally define the portal, of the item.
    // if not specified, the default portal defined is used.
    // see https://developers.arcgis.com/javascript/latest/references/core/config/#portalUrl
    portal: new Portal({
      url: "https://jsapi.maps.arcgis.com/"
    })
  }
});

// This snippet loads a table hosted in ArcGIS Online.
const table = new FeatureLayer({
  portalItem: { // autocasts as esri/portal/PortalItem
    id: "123f4410054b43d7a0bacc1533ceb8dc"
  }
});

// Before adding the table to the map, it must first be loaded and confirm it is the right type.
table.load().then(() => {
  if (table.isTable) {
    map.tables.add(table);
  }
});

// While this example uses FeatureLayer, this same pattern can be
// used for other layers that may be loaded from portalItem ids.
const layer = new FeatureLayer({
  portalItem: { // autocasts as esri/portal/PortalItem
    id: "caa9bd9da1f4487cb4989824053bb847",
    // Set an API key to access a secure portal item configured with API key authentication.
    apiKey: "APIKEY"
  }
});

refreshInterval

inherited Property

Type: number

Inherited from: RefreshableLayer

Refresh interval of the layer in minutes. Value of 0 indicates no refresh.

See also

Default value: 0

Example

// the layer will be refreshed every minute.
layer.refreshInterval = 1;

renderer

autocast Property

Type: RendererUnion

The renderer assigned to the layer. The renderer defines how to visualize each feature in the layer. Depending on the renderer type, features may be visualized with the same symbol, or with varying symbols based on the values of provided attribute fields or functions. If not specified, a default renderer will be generated based on the geometry type.

See also

screenSizePerspectiveEnabled

Property

Type: boolean

Apply perspective scaling to screen-size symbols in a SceneView. When true, screen sized objects such as icons, labels or callouts integrate better in the 3D scene by applying a certain perspective projection to the sizing of features. This only applies when using a SceneView.

layer.screenSizePerspectiveEnabled = true

screen-size-perspective

layer.screenSizePerspectiveEnabled = false

no-screen-size-perspective

Known Limitations

Screen size perspective is currently not optimized for situations where the camera is very near the ground, or for scenes with visual elements located far from the ground surface. In these cases it may be better to turn off screen size perspective. As screen size perspective changes the size based on distance to the camera, it should be set to false when using size visual variables.

Default value: true

spatialReference

autocast Property

Type: SpatialReference

The spatial reference of the layer. The default value is WGS84. This property can be set explicitly to project the longitude and latitude coordinates when the layer parses the features.

See also

SpatialReference.WGS84

Default value: SpatialReference.WGS84

title

Property

Type: string | null | undefined

The title of the layer used to identify it in places such as the Legend and LayerList.

wfs-title

Default value: "WFS"

type

readonly Property

Type: "wfs"

The layer type provides a convenient way to check the type of the layer without the need to import specific layer modules.

uid

readonlyinherited Property

Type: string

Inherited from: IdentifiableMixin

Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.33

An automatically generated unique identifier assigned to the instance. The unique id is generated each time the application is loaded.

url

Property

Type: string | null | undefined

The url to the WFS service. The service must be version 2.0.0, and must support GeoJSON data.

Example

// create a WFSLayer of snowfall indicators
const wfsLayer = new WFSLayer({
  url: "https://gispub4.epa.gov/arcgis/services/OAR_OAP/Snowfall_Indicators/MapServer/WFSServer"
});
// add the layer to the map
map.add(wfsLayer);

visibilityTimeExtent

autocast inherited Property

Type: TimeExtent | null | undefined

Inherited from: Layer

Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.30

Specifies a fixed time extent during which a layer should be visible. This property can be used to configure a layer that does not have time values stored in an attribute field to work with time. Once configured, the TimeSlider widget will display the layer within the set time extent. In the case that only one of the TimeExtent.start or TimeExtent.end date values are available, the layer remains visible indefinitely in the direction where there is no time value.

Aerial imagery can capture seasonal variations in vegetation, water bodies, and land use patterns. For example, in agricultural regions, aerial imageries taken during different growing seasons provide insights into crop health and productivity. Defining a fixed time extent on imageries from specific time periods provides temporal context and facilitates focused analysis based on specific time periods or events.

See also

Sample - GraphicsLayer with visibilityTimeExtent

visible

inherited Property

Type: boolean

Inherited from: Layer

Indicates if the layer is visible in the View. When false, the layer may still be added to a Map instance that is referenced in a view, but its features will not be visible in the view.

Default value: true

Example

// The layer is no longer visible in the view
layer.visible = false;

// Watch for changes in the layer's visibility
// and set the visibility of another layer when it changes
reactiveUtils.watch(
  () => layer.visible,
  (visible) => {
    if (visible) {
      anotherLayer.visible = true;
    } else {
      anotherLayer.visible = false;
    }
  }
);

wfsCapabilities

Property

Type: WFSCapabilities

WFS service information about the available layers and operations.

Methods

Method	Signature	Class
`fromArcGISServerUrl` inherited static	`fromArcGISServerUrl(params: string \| FromArcGISServerUrlParameters): Promise<Layer>`	Layer
`fromPortalItem` inherited static	`fromPortalItem(params: LayerFromPortalItemParameters): Promise<Layer>`	Layer
`fromWFSLayerInfo` static	`fromWFSLayerInfo(layerInfo: WFSLayerInfo): WFSLayer`
`cancelLoad` inherited	`cancelLoad(): this`	LoadableMixin
`createLayerView` inherited	`createLayerView<T extends LayerView = LayerView>(view: View<T>, options?: AbortOptions): Promise<T>`	Layer
`createPopupTemplate`	`createPopupTemplate(options?: CreatePopupTemplateOptions): PopupTemplate \| null \| undefined`
`createQuery`	`createQuery(): Query`
`destroy` inherited	`destroy(): void`	Layer
`emit` inherited	`emit<Type extends EventNames<this>>(type: Type, event?: this["@eventTypes"][Type]): boolean`	EventedMixin
`fetchAttributionData` inherited	`fetchAttributionData(): Promise<any>`	Layer
`getField`	`getField(fieldName: string): Field \| null \| undefined`
`getFieldDomain`	`getFieldDomain(fieldName: string, options?: FieldDomainOptions): DomainUnion \| null \| undefined`
`hasEventListener` inherited	`hasEventListener<Type extends EventNames<this>>(type: Type): boolean`	EventedMixin
`isFulfilled` inherited	`isFulfilled(): boolean`	EsriPromiseMixin
`isRejected` inherited	`isRejected(): boolean`	EsriPromiseMixin
`isResolved` inherited	`isResolved(): boolean`	EsriPromiseMixin
`load` inherited	`load(options?: AbortOptions \| null \| undefined): Promise<this>`	LoadableMixin
`on` inherited	`on<Type extends EventNames<this>>(type: Type, listener: EventedCallback<this["@eventTypes"][Type]>): ResourceHandle`	EventedMixin
`queryAttributeBins`	`queryAttributeBins(binsQuery: AttributeBinsQueryProperties, options?: RequestOptions): Promise<AttributeBinsFeatureSet>`
`queryExtent`	`queryExtent(query?: QueryProperties \| null \| undefined, options?: RequestOptions): Promise<{ count: number; extent: Extent \| null; }>`
`queryFeatureCount`	`queryFeatureCount(query?: QueryProperties \| null \| undefined, options?: RequestOptions): Promise<number>`
`queryFeatures`	`queryFeatures(query?: QueryProperties \| null \| undefined, options?: RequestOptions): Promise<FeatureSet>`
`queryObjectIds`	`queryObjectIds(query?: QueryProperties \| null \| undefined, options?: RequestOptions): Promise<number[]>`
`refresh` inherited	`refresh(): void`	RefreshableLayer
`when` inherited	`when<TResult1 = this, TResult2 = never>(onFulfilled?: OnFulfilledCallback<this, TResult1> \| null \| undefined, onRejected?: OnRejectedCallback<TResult2> \| null \| undefined): Promise<TResult1 \| TResult2>`	EsriPromiseMixin

fromArcGISServerUrl

inheritedstatic Method

Signature: fromArcGISServerUrl (params: string | FromArcGISServerUrlParameters): Promise<Layer>

Inherited from: Layer

Creates a new layer instance from an ArcGIS Server URL. Depending on the URL, the returned layer type may be a BuildingSceneLayer, CatalogLayer, ElevationLayer, FeatureLayer, GroupLayer, ImageryLayer, ImageryTileLayer, IntegratedMeshLayer, KnowledgeGraphLayer, MapImageLayer, OrientedImageryLayer, PointCloudLayer, SceneLayer, StreamLayer, SubtypeGroupLayer, TileLayer, or VideoLayer.

This is useful when you work with various ArcGIS Server URLs, but you don't necessarily know which layer type(s) they create. This method creates the appropriate layer type for you. In case of a feature service or a scene service, when the URL points to the service and the service has multiple layers, the returned promise will resolve to a GroupLayer.

Beginning with version 4.17, it is possible to load tables from hosted feature services. This only applies to feature layers, and will successfully load if FeatureLayer.isTable returns true.

The following table details what is returned when loading specific URL types.

URL	Returns
Feature service with one layer	FeatureLayer where FeatureLayer.isTable returns `false`.
Feature service with one table	FeatureLayer where FeatureLayer.isTable returns `true`.
Feature service with more than one layer(s)/table(s)	GroupLayer with layers and tables.
Layers with type other than "Feature Layer" are discarded, e.g. Utility Network Layers	N/A

See also

FeatureLayer.isTable

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Required
params	`string \| FromArcGISServerUrlParameters`	Input parameters for creating the layer.

Returns: Promise<Layer>
Returns a promise that resolves to the new Layer instance.

Examples

// This snippet shows how to add a feature layer from an ArcGIS Server URL
// Get an ArcGIS Server URL from a custom function
const arcgisUrl = getLayerUrl();

Layer.fromArcGISServerUrl({
  url: arcgisUrl,
  properties: {
    // set any layer properties here
    popupTemplate: new PopupTemplate()
  }
}).then(function(layer){
  // add the layer to the map
  map.add(layer);
});

// This snippet shows how to add a table from an ArcGIS Server URL
// Get an ArcGIS Server URL from a custom function
const arcgisUrl = getLayerUrl();

Layer.fromArcGISServerUrl({
  url: arcgisUrl
}).then(function(layer){
  // Load the table before it can be used
  layer.load().then(function() {
    // Check that it is the right type
    if (layer.isTable) {
      // Add table to map's tables collection
      map.tables.add(layer);
    }
  });
});

fromPortalItem

inheritedstatic Method

Signature: fromPortalItem (params: LayerFromPortalItemParameters): Promise<Layer>

Inherited from: Layer

Creates a new layer instance of the appropriate layer class from an ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS Enterprise portal item. If the item points to a feature service with multiple layers, then a GroupLayer is created. If the item points to a service with a single layer, then it resolves to a layer of the same type of class as the service.

Note

At version 4.29, MediaLayer can be loaded from portal items.
At version 4.28, GroupLayer and OrientedImageryLayer can be loaded from portal items.
At version 4.25, CSVLayer and GeoJSONLayer can be loaded from CSV and GeoJSON portal items respectively.
At version 4.17, it is possible to load tables from feature service items hosted in ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Enterprise. This only applies to feature layers, and will successfully load if FeatureLayer.isTable returns true.

The following table details what is returned when loading specific item types.

Item(s)	Returns
Feature service with one layer	FeatureLayer where FeatureLayer.isTable returns `false`.
Feature service with one table	FeatureLayer where FeatureLayer.isTable returns `true`.
Feature service with more than one layer(s)/table(s)	GroupLayer with layers and tables.
Feature collection with one layer	FeatureLayer where FeatureLayer.isTable returns `false`.
Feature collection with one table	FeatureLayer where FeatureLayer.isTable returns `true`.
Feature collection with more than one layer(s)/table(s)	GroupLayer with layers and tables.

Known Limitations

This method does not currently work with OGCFeatureServer portal items.

See also

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Required
params	`LayerFromPortalItemParameters`	The parameters for loading the portal item.

Returns: Promise<Layer>
Returns a promise which resolves to the new layer instance.

Examples

// Create a layer from a specified portal item and add to the map
Layer.fromPortalItem({
  portalItem: {  // autocasts new PortalItem()
    id: "8444e275037549c1acab02d2626daaee"
  }
}).then(function(layer){
  // add the layer to the map
  map.add(layer);
});

// Create a table from a specified portal item and add it to the map's tables collection
Layer.fromPortalItem({
  portalItem: { // autocasts new PortalItem()
    id: "123f4410054b43d7a0bacc1533ceb8dc" // This is a hosted table stored in a feature service
  }
}).then(function(layer) {
  // Necessary to load the table in order for it to be read correctly
  layer.load().then(function() {
    // Confirm this reads as a table
    if (layer.isTable) {
      // Add the new table to the map's table collection
      map.tables.add(layer);
    }
  });
});

fromWFSLayerInfo

static Method

Signature: fromWFSLayerInfo (layerInfo: WFSLayerInfo): WFSLayer

Creates a WFSLayer from an object created by getWFSLayerInfo().

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Required
layerInfo	`WFSLayerInfo`	The layer info object created from getWFSLayerInfo()

Returns: WFSLayer
Returns a WFSLayer instance based on the information provided in layerInfo.

Example

const capabilities = wfsUtils.getCapabilities(url);
const layerInfo = wfsUtils.getWFSLayerInfo(capabilities);
// create WFSLayer from the layer info
const layer = WFSLayer.fromWFSLayerInfo(layerInfo);
// add layer to the map
map.add(layer);

cancelLoad

inherited Method

Signature: cancelLoad (): this

Inherited from: LoadableMixin

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

Returns: this

createLayerView

inherited Method

Signature: createLayerView <T extends LayerView = LayerView>(view: View<T>, options?: AbortOptions): Promise<T>

Type parameters: <T extends LayerView = LayerView>

Inherited from: Layer

Called by the views, such as MapView and SceneView, when the layer is added to the Map.layers collection and a layer view must be created for it. This method is used internally and there is no use case for invoking it directly.

See also

Sample - Custom WebGL layer view

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Required
view	`View`	The parent view.
options	`AbortOptions`	An object specifying additional options. See the object specification table below for the required properties of this object.

Returns: Promise
Resolves with a LayerView instance.

createPopupTemplate

Method

Signature: createPopupTemplate (options?: CreatePopupTemplateOptions): PopupTemplate | null | undefined

Creates a popup template for the layer, populated with all the fields of the layer.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Required
options	`CreatePopupTemplateOptions`	Options for creating the popup template.

Returns: PopupTemplate | null | undefined
The popup template, or null if the layer does not have any fields.

Example

const template = wfsLayer.createPopupTemplate(); // create the popupTemplate
wfsLayer.popupTemplate = template; // set the popupTemplate on the layer

createQuery

Method

Signature: createQuery (): Query

Creates query parameter object that can be used to fetch features that satisfy the layer's configurations.

See also

Sample - Query features from a FeatureLayer

Returns: Query
The query object representing the layer's definition expression and other configurations.

Example

const query = wfsLayer.createQuery(); // create query from the layer
wfsLayer.queryFeatures(query).then((results) => {
   // do something with the query results
})

destroy

inherited Method

Signature: destroy (): void

Inherited from: Layer

Destroys the layer and any associated resources (including its portalItem, if it is a property on the layer). The layer can no longer be used once it has been destroyed.

The destroyed layer will be removed from its parent object like Map, WebMap, WebScene, Basemap, Ground, or GroupLayer.

See also

Returns: void

emit

inherited Method

Signature: emit <Type extends EventNames<this>>(type: Type, event?: this["@eventTypes"][Type]): boolean

Type parameters: <Type extends EventNames<this>>

Inherited from: EventedMixin

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

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Required
type	`Type`	The name of the event.
event	`this["@eventTypes"][Type]`	The event payload.

Returns: boolean
true if a listener was notified

fetchAttributionData

inherited Method

Signature: fetchAttributionData (): Promise<any>

Inherited from: Layer

Fetches custom attribution data for the layer when it becomes available.

Returns: Promise<any>
Resolves to an object containing custom attribution data for the layer.

getField

Method

Signature: getField (fieldName: string): Field | null | undefined

Returns the Field instance for a field name (case-insensitive).

See also

fields

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Required
fieldName	`string`	Name of the field.

Returns: Field | null | undefined
the matching field or undefined

getFieldDomain

Method

Signature: getFieldDomain (fieldName: string, options?: FieldDomainOptions): DomainUnion | null | undefined

Returns the Domain associated with the given field name. The domain can be either a CodedValueDomain or RangeDomain.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Required
fieldName	`string`	Name of the field.
options	`FieldDomainOptions`	An object specifying additional options. See the object specification table below for the required properties of this object.

Returns: DomainUnion | null | undefined
The Domain object associated with the given field name for the given feature.

hasEventListener

inherited Method

Signature: hasEventListener <Type extends EventNames<this>>(type: Type): boolean

Type parameters: <Type extends EventNames<this>>

Inherited from: EventedMixin

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

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Required
type	`Type`	The name of the event.

Returns: boolean
Returns true if the class supports the input event.

isFulfilled

inherited Method

Signature: isFulfilled (): boolean

Inherited from: EsriPromiseMixin

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: boolean
Indicates whether creating an instance of the class has been fulfilled (either resolved or rejected).

isRejected

inherited Method

Signature: isRejected (): boolean

Inherited from: EsriPromiseMixin

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

Returns: boolean
Indicates whether creating an instance of the class has been rejected.

isResolved

inherited Method

Signature: isResolved (): boolean

Inherited from: EsriPromiseMixin

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

Returns: boolean
Indicates whether creating an instance of the class has been resolved.

load

inherited Method

Signature: load (options?: AbortOptions | null | undefined): Promise<this>

Inherited from: LoadableMixin

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.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Required
options	`AbortOptions \| null \| undefined`	Additional options.

Returns: Promise<this>
Resolves when the resources have loaded.

on

inherited Method

Signature: on <Type extends EventNames<this>>(type: Type, listener: EventedCallback<this["@eventTypes"][Type]>): ResourceHandle

Type parameters: <Type extends EventNames<this>>

Inherited from: EventedMixin

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

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Required
type	`Type`	An event or an array of events to listen for.
listener	`EventedCallback<this["@eventTypes"][Type]>`	The function to call when the event fires.

Returns

ResourceHandle

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);
});

queryAttributeBins

Method

Signature: queryAttributeBins (binsQuery: AttributeBinsQueryProperties, options?: RequestOptions): Promise<AttributeBinsFeatureSet>

Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.33

Executes a AttributeBinsQuery against a WFSLayer, which groups features into bins based on ranges in numeric or date fields, and returns a AttributeBinsFeatureSet containing the series of bins. Please refer to the AttributeBinsQuery document for more detailed information on how to configure the bin parameters.

Binned data can condense complex information into meaningful insight. This query allows you to classify data into meaningful categories and summarize the data within each bin with summary statistics. Binned data can be effectively visualized in histograms (or bar charts), providing clearer insights into data distributions and trends. It can reveal underlying patterns that might be obscured in raw data. For example, bins can show concentrations of values in common ranges.

Notes

The queryAttributeBins() method is unrelated to querying bins in FeatureReductionBinning.

See also

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Required
binsQuery	`AttributeBinsQueryProperties`	Specifies the parameters of the `queryAttributeBins()` operation. The AttributeBinsQuery.binParameters property must be set.
options	`RequestOptions`	An object with the following properties.

Returns: Promise<AttributeBinsFeatureSet>
When resolved, returns an AttributeBinsFeatureSet containing a series of bins. Each feature in the AttributeBinsFeatureSet represents a bin. The attributes of each feature contains statistics summarizing the data in the bin, including count, average, standard deviation, etc.

Example

// Query the temperature field in the feature layer and create a histogram
// Analyze temperature data over a year, create 100 bins for different temperature ranges
// to assess frequency and identify patterns.
const binQuery = new AttributeBinsQuery({
  where: "UnitTop = 0",
  binParameters: new AutoIntervalBinParameters({
    bins: 100,
    field: "temp",
    start: 0, // lowest temp value to be included in the bin query
    end: 30 // highest temp value to be included
  })
});

layer.queryAttributeBins(query).then((results) => {
  const bins = results.features.map((bin) => {
    return {
      minValue: bin.attributes.lowerBoundary,
      maxValue: bin.attributes.upperBoundary,
      count: bin.attributes.temperature_count,
    };
  });

  // get the lower boundary of the first bin
  const min = results.features[0].attributes.lowerBoundary;
  // get the upper boundary of the last bin
  const max = results.features[results.features.length - 1].attributes.upperBoundary;
  // calculate the average for the bins
  const average = results.features[0].attributes.lowerBoundary + results.features[results.features.length - 1].attributes.upperBoundary) / 2;

  const histogram = new Histogram({
    container: "histogramDiv",
    bins: bins,
    min: min,
    max: max,
    average: average,
    barCreatedFunction:(index, element) => {
      element.setAttribute("fill", "#FFA500");
      element.setAttribute("opacity", 0.5);
    },
    labelFormatFunction: (value, type) => {
      return (Math.round(value)).toLocaleString();
    },
    dataLines: [{
      value: histogram.min,
      label: histogram.min.toLocaleString()
    }, {
      value: histogram.average,
      label: histogram.average.toLocaleString()
    }, {
      value: histogram.max,
      label: histogram.max.toLocaleString()
    }]
  });
});

queryExtent

Method

Signature: queryExtent (query?: QueryProperties | null | undefined, options?: RequestOptions): Promise<{ count: number; extent: Extent | null; }>

Executes a Query against the layer and returns the Extent of features that satisfy the query. If no parameters are specified, then the extent and count of all features satisfying the layer's configuration/filters are returned.

Known Limitations

Spatial queries have the same limitations as those listed in the projectOperator documentation. Spatial queries are not currently supported if the layer view has any of the following SpatialReferences:

GDM 2000 (4742) – Malaysia
Gusterberg (Ferro) (8042) – Austria/Czech Republic
ISN2016 (8086) - Iceland
SVY21 (4757) - Singapore

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Required
query	`QueryProperties \| null \| undefined`	Specifies the attributes and spatial filter of the query. If no parameters are specified, then the extent and count of all features satisfying the layer's configuration/filters are returned.
options	`RequestOptions`	An object with the following properties.

Returns

Promise<{ count: number; extent: Extent | null; }>

When resolved, returns the extent and count of the features that satisfy the input query. See the object specification table below for details.

Property	Type	Description
count	Number	The number of features that satisfy the input query.
extent	Extent \| null	The extent of the features that satisfy the query.

queryFeatureCount

Method

Signature: queryFeatureCount (query?: QueryProperties | null | undefined, options?: RequestOptions): Promise<number>

Executes a Query against the layer and returns the number of features that satisfy the query. If no parameters are specified, the total number of features satisfying the layer's configuration/filters is returned.

Known Limitations

GDM 2000 (4742) – Malaysia
Gusterberg (Ferro) (8042) – Austria/Czech Republic
ISN2016 (8086) - Iceland
SVY21 (4757) - Singapore

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Required
query	`QueryProperties \| null \| undefined`	Specifies the attributes and spatial filter of the query. If no parameters are specified, the total number of features satisfying the layer's configuration/filters is returned.
options	`RequestOptions`	An object with the following properties.

Returns: Promise<number>
When resolved, returns the number of features that satisfy the query.

queryFeatures

Method

Signature: queryFeatures (query?: QueryProperties | null | undefined, options?: RequestOptions): Promise<FeatureSet>

Executes a Query against the layer and returns a FeatureSet once the promise resolves. A FeatureSet contains an array of Graphic features, which can be added to the view's graphics. This array will not be populated if zero results are found.

Known Limitations

Attribute values used in attribute queries executed against WSFLayer are case sensitive. Spatial queries have the same limitations as those listed in the projectOperator documentation. Spatial queries are not currently supported if the layer view has any of the following SpatialReferences:

GDM 2000 (4742) – Malaysia
Gusterberg (Ferro) (8042) – Austria/Czech Republic
ISN2016 (8086) - Iceland
SVY21 (4757) - Singapore

See also

Sample - Query features from a FeatureLayer

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Required
query	`QueryProperties \| null \| undefined`	Specifies the attributes and spatial filter of the query. If no parameters are specified, then all features satisfying the layer's configuration/filters are returned.
options	`RequestOptions`	An object with the following properties.

Returns: Promise<FeatureSet>
When resolved, a FeatureSet containing an array of graphic features is returned.

queryObjectIds

Method

Signature: queryObjectIds (query?: QueryProperties | null | undefined, options?: RequestOptions): Promise<number[]>

Executes a Query against the layer and returns an array of Object IDs for features that satisfy the input query. If no parameters are specified, then the Object IDs of all features satisfying the layer's configuration/filters are returned.

Known Limitations

GDM 2000 (4742) – Malaysia
Gusterberg (Ferro) (8042) – Austria/Czech Republic
ISN2016 (8086) - Iceland
SVY21 (4757) - Singapore

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Required
query	`QueryProperties \| null \| undefined`	Specifies the attributes and spatial filter of the query. If no parameters are specified, then the Object IDs of all features satisfying the layer's configuration/filters are returned.
options	`RequestOptions`	An object with the following properties.

Returns: Promise<number[]>
When resolved, returns an array of numbers representing the object IDs of the features satisfying the query.

refresh

inherited Method

Signature: refresh (): void

Inherited from: RefreshableLayer

Fetches all the data for the layer.

See also

Returns: void

when

inherited Method

Signature: when <TResult1 = this, TResult2 = never>(onFulfilled?: OnFulfilledCallback<this, TResult1> | null | undefined, onRejected?: OnRejectedCallback<TResult2> | null | undefined): Promise<TResult1 | TResult2>

Type parameters: <TResult1 = this, TResult2 = never>

Inherited from: EsriPromiseMixin

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

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Required
onFulfilled	`OnFulfilledCallback<this, TResult1> \| null \| undefined`	The function to call when the promise resolves.
onRejected	`OnRejectedCallback \| null \| undefined`	The function to execute when the promise fails.

Returns: Promise<TResult1 | TResult2>
Returns a new promise for the result of onFulfilled 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
});

Events

Name	Type
`layerview-create` inherited	CustomEvent<LayerLayerviewCreateEvent>
`layerview-create-error` inherited	CustomEvent<LayerLayerviewCreateErrorEvent>
`layerview-destroy` inherited	CustomEvent<LayerLayerviewDestroyEvent>
`refresh` inherited	CustomEvent<RefreshEvent>

layerview-create

inherited Event

layerview-create: CustomEvent<LayerLayerviewCreateEvent>

Inherited from: Layer

Fires after the layer's LayerView is created and rendered in a view.

See also

View.whenLayerView()

Example

// This function will fire each time a layer view is created for this
// particular view.
layer.on("layerview-create", function(event){
  // The LayerView for the layer that emitted this event
  event.layerView;
});

layerview-create-error

inherited Event

layerview-create-error: CustomEvent<LayerLayerviewCreateErrorEvent>

Inherited from: Layer

Fires when an error emits during the creation of a LayerView after a layer has been added to the map.

See also

View.whenLayerView()

Example

// This function fires when an error occurs during the creation of the layer's layerview
layer.on("layerview-create-error", function(event) {
  console.error("LayerView failed to create for layer with the id: ", layer.id, " in this view: ", event.view);
});

layerview-destroy

inherited Event

layerview-destroy: CustomEvent<LayerLayerviewDestroyEvent>

Inherited from: Layer

Fires after the layer's LayerView is destroyed and no longer renders in a view.

refresh

inherited Event

refresh: CustomEvent<RefreshEvent>

Inherited from: RefreshableLayer

Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.21

Fires if the layer has the refreshInterval set or when refresh() method is called. The event payload indicates if the layer's data has changed.

See also

Examples

// listen to layer's refresh event to fetch the attachments
// for the updated features.
layer.on("refresh", async (event) =>{
  if (!event.dataChanged){
    return;
  }

  try {
    const query = layer.createQuery();
    const objectIds = await layer.queryObjectIds(query);
    let attachmentQuery = {
      objectIds: objectIds,
      definitionExpression: layer.definitionExpression,
      attachmentTypes: ["image/jpeg"]
    };

    const attachments = await layer.queryAttachments(attachmentQuery);

    attachmentQuery.objectIds.forEach(function (objectId) {
      if (attachments[objectId]) {
        // process the updated attachments
        let attachment = attachments[objectId];
        console.log("Attachments for objectId ", objectId, attachment);
      }
    });
  } catch (error) {
    console.log("attachment query error", error);
  }
});

// listen to layer's refresh event to fetch object ids of completed features
layer.on("refresh", function(event){
  if (event.dataChanged){
    const query = layer.createQuery();
    query.where = "Status = 'Completed'";
    layer.queryObjectIds(query).then((objectIds) => {
     // process returned features
    });
  }
});