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import Widget from "@arcgis/core/widgets/Widget.js";
Inheritance:
WidgetAccessor
Subclasses:
AreaMeasurement2D, AreaMeasurement3D, Attachments, Attribution, BasemapGallery, BasemapLayerList, BasemapToggle, BatchAttributeForm, Bookmarks, BuildingExplorer, CatalogLayerList, Compass, CoordinateConversion, Daylight, DirectLineMeasurement3D, DirectionalPad, Directions, DistanceMeasurement2D, Editor, ElevationProfile, Expand, Feature, FeatureForm, FeatureTable, FeatureTemplates, Features, FloorFilter, Fullscreen, Histogram, HistogramRangeSlider, Home, LayerList, Legend, LineOfSight, Locate, Measurement, NavigationToggle, OrientedImageryViewer, Popup, Print, ScaleBar, ScaleRangeSlider, Search, ShadowCast, Sketch, Slice, Slider, Swipe, TableList, TimeSlider, TimeZoneLabel, Track, UtilityNetworkAssociations, UtilityNetworkTrace, UtilityNetworkValidateTopology, ValuePicker, VideoPlayer, Weather, Zoom, ListItemPanel, CardView, ClassicView, SearchResultRenderer, ListItemPanel, ValuePickerBaseComponent, SmartMappingSliderBase, GridControls, SnappingControls
Since
ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.2

The base class for the SDK's out-of-the-box widgets. Each widget's presentation is separate from its properties, methods, and data.

The properties and methods of each widget are handled in its viewModel property, which is an Accessor-based class. Since each view model class extends Accessor, all properties on the widget can be accessed using the methods outlined in the Widget viewModel pattern guide topic.

See also

Properties

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

container

autocast Property
Type
HTMLElement | null | undefined

The ID or node representing the DOM element containing the widget. This property can only be set once. The following examples are all valid use case when working with widgets.

Examples
// Create the HTML div element programmatically at runtime and set to the widget's container
const basemapGallery = new BasemapGallery({
view: view,
container: document.createElement("div")
});
// Add the widget to the top-right corner of the view
view.ui.add(basemapGallery, {
position: "top-right"
});
// Specify an already-defined HTML div element in the widget's container
const basemapGallery = new BasemapGallery({
view: view,
container: basemapGalleryDiv
});
// Add the widget to the top-right corner of the view
view.ui.add(basemapGallery, {
position: "top-right"
});
// HTML markup
<body>
<div id="viewDiv"></div>
<div id="basemapGalleryDiv"></div>
</body>
// Specify the widget while adding to the view's UI
const basemapGallery = new BasemapGallery({
view: view
});
// Add the widget to the top-right corner of the view
view.ui.add(basemapGallery, {
position: "top-right"
});

declaredClass

readonlyinherited Property
Type
string
Inherited from: Accessor
Since
ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.7

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

destroyed

readonly Property
Type
boolean

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

icon

Property
Type
Icon["icon"] | null | undefined
Since
ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.27

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

See also

id

Property
Type
string

The unique ID assigned to the widget when the widget is created. If not set by the developer, it will default to the container ID, or if that is not present then it will be automatically generated.

label

Property
Type
string | null | undefined
Since
ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.11

The widget's label.

This property is useful whenever the widget is controlled by another one (e.g. Expand)

visible

Property
Type
boolean

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
classes(...classNames: ((string | null | undefined) | ((string[] | Record<string, boolean>) | null | undefined) | false | null | undefined)[]): string
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(): void
render(): any | null
renderNow(): void
scheduleRender(): void
when
inherited
when<TResult1 = this, TResult2 = never>(onFulfilled?: OnFulfilledCallback<this, TResult1> | null | undefined, onRejected?: OnRejectedCallback<TResult2> | null | undefined): Promise<TResult1 | TResult2>

classes

Method
Signature
classes (...classNames: ((string | null | undefined) | ((string[] | Record<string, boolean>) | null | undefined) | false | null | undefined)[]): string
Since
ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.7

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

Method
Signature
destroy (): void

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
Since
ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.5

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

Method
Signature
postInitialize (): void

Executes after widget is ready for rendering.

Returns
void

render

Method
Signature
render (): any | null

This method is implemented by subclasses for rendering.

Returns
any | null

The rendered virtual node.

renderNow

Method
Signature
renderNow (): void

Renders widget to the DOM immediately.

Returns
void

scheduleRender

Method
Signature
scheduleRender (): void

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
Since
ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.6

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
});