Skip to content
import Histogram from "@arcgis/core/widgets/Histogram.js";
Inheritance:
HistogramWidgetAccessor
Since
ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.12

Renders a histogram to visualize the spread of a dataset based on bins representing buckets, or sub-ranges, of data. Each HistogramBin is defined by a minimum and maximum value and a total count.

You can generate the underlying histogram's bins with the histogram module. In this scenario, you can use the fromHistogramResult() helper method to conveniently create the histogram from the result object.

const params = {
layer: povLayer,
field: "POP_POVERTY",
normalizationField: "TOTPOP_CY",
numBins: 30
};
histogram(params)
.then(function(histogramResult) {
const histogram = Histogram.fromHistogramResult(histogramResult);
histogram.container = "histogram";
})
.catch(function(error) {
console.log("there was an error: ", error);
});

Other properties of this widget allow to display meaningful values on the histogram, such as the average and the dataLines properties.

See the image below for a summary of the configurable options available on this slider.

Histogram with annotations

The barCreatedFunction property may be used to style the histogram bins based on the color of features in the renderer of a layer associated with the histogram.

Histogram with color

See also

Constructors

Constructor

Constructor
Parameters
ParameterTypeDescriptionRequired
properties
See the properties table for a list of all the properties that may be passed into the constructor.
Example
// typical usage
const histogram = new Histogram({
bins: [{
minValue: 0,
maxValue: 20,
count: 1
}, {
minValue: 21,
maxValue: 40,
count: 60
},{
minValue: 41,
maxValue: 60,
count: 239
},{
minValue: 61,
maxValue: 80,
count: 88
},{
minValue: 81,
maxValue: 100,
count: 20
}],
max: 100,
min: 0,
average: 44
});

Properties

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

average

Property
Type
number | null | undefined

The statistical average of the data in the histogram. You would typically get this value from the avg property of SummaryStatisticsResult, which is the result of the summaryStatistics function.

When set, this value will render on the histogram with a symbol indicating it is the average.

See also
Examples
// sets result returned from a smart mapping method
// to the histogram
histogram.average = response.statistics.avg;
histogram.average = 34.5;

barCreatedFunction

Property
Type
BarCreatedFunction | null | undefined

Function for styling bars representing histogram bins. This can be used to color bins with the same color of features in the view that fall into bins representing the same range of data.

Example
histogram.barCreatedFunction = function(index, element){
let bin = histogram.bins[index];
let midValue = ((bin.maxValue - bin.minValue) / 2) + bin.minValue;
// colors the histogram bins with a custom function
// (not defined here for brevity of the snippet) for interpolating
// colors from data values to match the legend
let color = getColorFromValue(midValue);
element.setAttribute("fill", color.toHex());
};

bins

Property
Type
HistogramBin[] | null | undefined

An array of objects representing each bin in the histogram. This information is typically returned from the histogram function.

Examples
// sets the bins of the histogram from the bins in the histogram() result
histogram.bins = histogramResult.bins;
// Creates a histogram with 7 bins.
histogram.bins = [
{ minValue: 0, maxValue: 10, count: 4 },
{ minValue: 10.1, maxValue: 20, count: 14 },
{ minValue: 20.1, maxValue: 30, count: 9 },
{ minValue: 30.1, maxValue: 40, count: 34 },
{ minValue: 40.1, maxValue: 50, count: 351 },
{ minValue: 50.1, maxValue: 60, count: 100 },
{ minValue: 60.1, maxValue: 70, count: 1 }
];

container

autocast inherited Property
Type
HTMLElement | null | undefined
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"
});

dataLineCreatedFunction

Property
Type
DataLineCreatedFunction | null | undefined

Function that fires each time a data line is created. You can use this to style individual dataLines on the data axis.

Example
histogram.dataLineCreatedFunction = function (lineElement, labelElement, index) {
lineElement.setAttribute("y2", "25%");
lineElement.classList.add("line-style");
};

dataLines

Property
Type
DataLineInfos[] | null | undefined

When set, renders lines on the histogram that indicate important or meaningful values to the end user.

Examples
// will render lines at the 25th, 50th, 75th, and 99th percentiles
histogram.dataLines = [{
value: 30,
label: "25 pctl"
}, {
value: 45,
label: "50 pctl"
}, {
value: 65,
label: "75 pctl"
}, {
value: 89,
label: "99 pctl"
}];
// calculate standard deviations from mean using stats
// returned from smart mapping statistic methods
const stddevs = smartMappingUtils.getDeviationValues(stats.stddev, stats.avg, 2);
histogram.dataLines = stddevs.map(function(stddev){
return {
value: stddev
};
});

declaredClass

readonlyinherited Property
Type
string
Inherited from: Accessor

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

destroyed

readonlyinherited Property
Type
boolean
Inherited from: Widget

When true, this property indicates whether the widget has been destroyed.

icon

autocast Property
Type
Icon["icon"]
Since
ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.27

Icon displayed in the widget's button.

See also
Default value
"graph-histogram"

id

inherited Property
Type
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

autocast Property
Type
string

The widget's default label. This label displays when it is used within another widget, such as the Expand or LayerList widgets.

labelFormatFunction

Property
Type
HistogramLabelFormatFunction | null | undefined

A function used to format labels on the histogram. Overrides the default label formatter.

Example
// For thumb values, rounds each label to whole numbers.
slider.labelFormatFunction = function(value) {
return value.toFixed(0);
}

layout

Property
Type
Layout

Determines the orientation of the Histogram widget.

Default value
"horizontal"
Example
histogram.layout = "vertical";

max

Property
Type
number | null | undefined

The maximum value or bound of the entire histogram. This should match the maximum bound of the last bin.

Examples
histogram.max = 100;
// sets result returned from a smart mapping method
// to the histogram
histogram.max = response.statistics.max;

min

Property
Type
number | null | undefined

The minimum value or bound of the entire histogram. This should match the minimum bound of the first bin.

Examples
histogram.min = 0;
// sets result returned from a smart mapping method
// to the histogram
histogram.min = response.statistics.min;

state

readonly Property
Type
HistogramState

The state of the widget.

viewModel

autocast Property
Type
HistogramViewModel

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

visible

inherited Property
Type
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 DefaultUI, 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;

Methods

MethodSignatureClass
fromHistogramResult(result: HistogramResult): Histogram
classes
inherited
classes(...classNames: ((string | null | undefined) | ((string[] | Record<string, boolean>) | null | undefined) | false | null | undefined)[]): string
destroy
inherited
destroy(): void
emit
inherited
emit<Type extends EventNames<this>>(type: Type, event?: this["@eventTypes"][Type]): boolean
hasEventListener
inherited
hasEventListener<Type extends EventNames<this>>(type: Type): boolean
isFulfilled
inherited
isFulfilled(): boolean
isRejected
inherited
isRejected(): boolean
isResolved
inherited
isResolved(): boolean
on
inherited
on<Type extends EventNames<this>>(type: Type, listener: EventedCallback<this["@eventTypes"][Type]>): ResourceHandle
postInitialize
inherited
postInitialize(): void
render
inherited
render(): any | null
renderNow
inherited
renderNow(): void
scheduleRender
inherited
scheduleRender(): void
when
inherited
when<TResult1 = this, TResult2 = never>(onFulfilled?: OnFulfilledCallback<this, TResult1> | null | undefined, onRejected?: OnRejectedCallback<TResult2> | null | undefined): Promise<TResult1 | TResult2>

fromHistogramResult

static Method
Signature
fromHistogramResult (result: HistogramResult): Histogram

A convenience function used to create a Histogram widget instance from the result of the histogram statistics function.

Parameters
ParameterTypeDescriptionRequired
result

The result of the histogram statistics function used to generate a histogram for a field or expression from a layer.

Returns
Histogram

The histogram instance representing the histogram returned from histogram.

Example
let colorParams = {
layer: povLayer,
basemap: map.basemap,
field: "POP_POVERTY",
normalizationField: "TOTPOP_CY",
theme: "above-and-below"
};
let stats = null;
colorRendererCreator
.createContinuousRenderer(colorParams)
.then(function(response) {
// set the renderer to the layer and add it to the map
stats = response.statistics;
return histogram({
layer: povLayer,
field: "POP_POVERTY",
normalizationField: "TOTPOP_CY",
numBins: 100
});
})
.then(function(histogramResult) {
let histogram = Histogram.fromHistogramResult(histogramResult);
histogram.container = "histogram";
histogram.average = stats.avg;
})
.catch(function(error) {
console.log("there was an error: ", error);
});

classes

inherited Method
Signature
classes (...classNames: ((string | null | undefined) | ((string[] | Record<string, boolean>) | null | undefined) | false | null | undefined)[]): string
Inherited from: Widget

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

Parameters
ParameterTypeDescriptionRequired
classNames
((string | null | undefined) | ((string[] | Record<string, boolean>) | null | undefined) | false | null | undefined)[]

The class names.

Returns
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
Signature
destroy (): void
Inherited from: Widget

Destroys the widget instance.

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
ParameterTypeDescriptionRequired
type
Type

The name of the event.

event
this["@eventTypes"][Type]

The event payload.

Returns
boolean

true if a listener was notified

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
ParameterTypeDescriptionRequired
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.

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
ParameterTypeDescriptionRequired
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).

PropertyTypeDescription
removeFunctionWhen 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);
});

postInitialize

inherited Method
Signature
postInitialize (): void
Inherited from: Widget

Executes after widget is ready for rendering.

Returns
void

render

inherited Method
Signature
render (): any | null
Inherited from: Widget

This method is implemented by subclasses for rendering.

Returns
any | null

The rendered virtual node.

renderNow

inherited Method
Signature
renderNow (): void
Inherited from: Widget

Renders widget to the DOM immediately.

Returns
void

scheduleRender

inherited Method
Signature
scheduleRender (): void
Inherited from: Widget

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

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
ParameterTypeDescriptionRequired
onFulfilled

The function to call when the promise resolves.

onRejected

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
});

Type definitions

Layout

Type definition
Type
"vertical" | "horizontal"