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import "@arcgis/map-components/components/arcgis-layer-list";
Inheritance:
ArcgisLayerListPublicLitElement
Since
ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.28

The Layer List provides a way to display a list of layers and switch on/off their visibility. The listItemCreatedFunction and the ListItem API provides access to each layer's properties, allows the developer to configure actions related to the layer, and allows the developer to add content to the item related to the layer.

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Properties

PropertyAttributeType
auto-destroy-disabled
catalogLayerList
readonly
closed
collapsed
reflected
collapsed
drag-enabled
filter-placeholder
filter-text
heading-level
hide-catalog-layer-list
hide-status-indicators
icon
Icon["icon"]
label
min-drag-enabled-items
min-filter-items
openedLayers
readonly
operationalItems
readonly
reference-element
selection-mode
"multiple" | "single" | "none" | "single-persist"
show-close-button
show-collapse-button
show-errors
show-filter
show-heading
show-temporary-layer-indicators
state
readonly
tableList
readonly
visibility-appearance

autoDestroyDisabled

Property
Type
boolean

If true, the component will not be destroyed automatically when it is disconnected from the document. This is useful when you want to move the component to a different place on the page, or temporarily hide it. If this is set, make sure to call the destroy() method when you are done to prevent memory leaks.

Attribute
auto-destroy-disabled
Default value
false

catalogLayerList

readonly Property
Type
CatalogLayerList | null | undefined

The CatalogLayerList that displays a catalog layer's dynamic group layer.

catalogOptions

Property
Type
CatalogLayerListProperties | null | undefined
Since
ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.30

CatalogLayer specific properties. Catalog layers will display their CatalogLayer#dynamicGroupLayer as an expandable catalogLayerList in the LayerList component. This list item will only be displayed when catalog layers with dynamic group layers are loaded in the map. These are the properties that are used to configure the catalogLayerList.

See also
Example
layerListElement.catalogOptions = {
listItemCreatedFunction: (event) => {
const { item } = event;
item.actionsSections = [
[
{
title: "Add layer to map",
icon: "add-layer",
id: "add-layer"
}
]
];
},
selectionMode: "single",
visibleElements: {
filter: true
}
};

closed

Property
Type
boolean
Since
ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.33

Indicates whether a component is closed. When true, the component will be hidden.

Attribute
closed
Default value
false

collapsed

reflected Property
Type
boolean
Since
ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.29

Indicates whether the component is collapsed. When collapsed, only the collapse button and heading are displayed.

See also
Attribute
collapsed
Default value
false
Example
layerListElement.collapsed = true;

dragEnabled

Property
Type
boolean
Since
ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.29

Indicates whether list items may be reordered within the list by dragging and dropping. MapImageLayer MapImageLayer#sublayers can be reordered only within their parent MapImageLayer and can not be dragged out as a separate layer. Drag won't be enabled until the number of list items is equal to or greater than than the value set set in minDragEnabledItems.

See also
Attribute
drag-enabled
Default value
false
Example
layerListElement.dragEnabled = true;

filterPlaceholder

Property
Type
string
Since
ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.29

Placeholder text used in the filter input if visibleElements.filter is true.

See also
Attribute
filter-placeholder
Default value
""
Example
layerListElement.filterPlaceholder = "Filter layers";

filterPredicate

Property
Type
FilterPredicate | null | undefined
Since
ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.32

Specifies a function to handle filtering list items.

Example
layerListElement.filterPredicate = (item) => item.title.toLowerCase().includes("streets");

filterText

Property
Type
string
Since
ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.29

The value of the filter input if visibleElements.filter is true.

See also
Attribute
filter-text
Default value
""
Example
reactiveUtils.watch(
() => layerListElement.filterText,
(filterText) => console.log(filterText)
);

headingLevel

Property
Type
HeadingLevel
Since
ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.29

Indicates the heading level to use for the heading of the component. By default, the heading is rendered as a level 2 heading (e.g., <h2>Layer List</h2>). Depending on the component's placement in your app, you may need to adjust this heading for proper semantics. This is important for meeting accessibility standards.

See also
Attribute
heading-level
Default value
2
Example
layerListElement.headingLevel = 3;

hideCatalogLayerList

Property
Type
boolean
Since
ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 5.0

Indicates whether to display the LayerList#catalogLayerList.

Attribute
hide-catalog-layer-list
Default value
false

hideStatusIndicators

Property
Type
boolean
Since
ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 5.0

Indicates whether the status indicators will be displayed.

Attribute
hide-status-indicators
Default value
false

icon

autocast Property
Type
Icon["icon"]

Icon which represents the component. Typically used when the component is controlled by another component (e.g. by the Expand component).

See also
Attribute
icon
Default value
"layers"

knowledgeGraphOptions

Property
Type
TableListProperties | null | undefined
Since
ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.30

KnowledgeGraphLayer specific properties. Knowledge graph layers will display KnowledgeGraphLayer#tables as an expandable tableList in the LayerList component. This tables list item will only be displayed when knowledge graph layers with tables are loaded in the map. These are the properties that are used to configure the tableList.

See also
Example
layerListElement.knowledgeGraphOptions = {
filterPlaceholder: "Filter tables",
listItemCreatedFunction: (event) => {
const { item } = event;
item.actionsSections = [
[
{
icon: "table",
id: "open-table",
title: "Show table"
},
{
icon: "information",
id: "information",
title: "Show information"
}
]
];
},
minFilterItems: 1,
visibleElements: {
errors: true,
filter: true,
statusIndicators: true
}
}

label

Property
Type
string

The component's default label.

Attribute
label

listItemCreatedFunction

Property
Type
ListItemModifier | null | undefined

A function that executes each time a ListItem is created. Use this function to add actions and panels to list items, and to override the default settings of a list item. Actions can be added to list items using the ListItem#actionsSections property of the ListItem.

See also
Example
layerListElement.listItemCreatedFunction = async function (event) {
// The event object contains properties of the
// layer in the LayerList component.
let item = event.item;
// Wait for the layer to load and the item title to become available
await item.layer.when();
if (item.title === "US Demographics") {
// open the list item in the LayerList component
item.open = true;
// change the title to something more descriptive
item.title = "Population by county";
// set an action for zooming to the full extent of the layer
item.actionsSections = [[{
title: "Go to full extent",
className: "esri-icon-zoom-out-fixed",
id: "full-extent"
}]];
}
};

minDragEnabledItems

Property
Type
number
Since
ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.29

The minimum number of list items required to enable drag and drop reordering with dragEnabled.

See also
Attribute
min-drag-enabled-items
Default value
2
Example
layerListElement.dragEnabled = true;
layerListElement.minDragEnabledItems = 5;

minFilterItems

Property
Type
number
Since
ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.29

The minimum number of list items required to display the visibleElements.filter input box.

See also
Attribute
min-filter-items
Default value
10
Example
layerListElement.showFilter = true;
layerListElement.minFilterItems = 5;

openedLayers

readonly Property
Type
Collection<FlowLayer>
Since
ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.31

A collection of Layers that are opened in a catalogLayerList or tableList flow item. This property is useful for backing out of the catalog layer list or table list programmatically to the parent layer list.

See also
Default value
[]
Example
// back out of the catalog layer list to the main layer list
layerListElement.openedLayers.pop();

operationalItems

readonly Property
Type
Collection<ListItem>

A collection of ListItems representing operational layers.

referenceElement

Property
Type
ArcgisReferenceElement | string | undefined

By assigning the id attribute of the Map or Scene component to this property, you can position a child component anywhere in the DOM while still maintaining a connection to the Map or Scene.

See also
Attribute
reference-element

selectedItems

Property
Type
Collection<ListItem>

A collection of selected ListItems representing operational layers selected by the user.

See also

selectionMode

Property
Type
"multiple" | "single" | "none" | "single-persist"
Since
ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.29

Specifies the selection mode. Selected items are available in the selectedItems property.

ValueDescription
multipleAllows any number of items to be selected at once. This is useful when you want to apply an operation to multiple items at the same time.
noneDisables selection. Use this when you want to prevent selecting items.
singleAllows only one item to be selected at a time. If another item is selected, the previous selection is cleared. This is useful when you want to ensure that a maximum of one item is selected at a time.
single-persistAllows only one item to be selected at a time and prevents de-selection. Once an item is selected, it remains selected until another item is selected. This is useful when you want to ensure that there is always exactly one selected item.
See also
Attribute
selection-mode
Default value
"none"
Example
layerListElement.selectionMode = "multiple";

showCloseButton

Property
Type
boolean
Since
ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 5.0

Indicates whether to display a close button in the header.

Attribute
show-close-button
Default value
false

showCollapseButton

Property
Type
boolean
Since
ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 5.0

Indicates whether to display a collapse button in the header.

Attribute
show-collapse-button
Default value
false

showErrors

Property
Type
boolean
Since
ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 5.0

Indicates whether to display layers with load errors.

Attribute
show-errors
Default value
false

showFilter

Property
Type
boolean
Since
ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 5.0

Indicates whether to display a filter input box when then number of list items is equal to or greater than the value set in LayerList#minFilterItems, allowing users to filter layers by their title.

Attribute
show-filter
Default value
false

showHeading

Property
Type
boolean
Since
ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 5.0

Indicates whether to display the layer list heading. The heading text is "Layer List". The heading level can be set with the LayerList#headingLevel.

Attribute
show-heading
Default value
false

showTemporaryLayerIndicators

Property
Type
boolean
Since
ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 5.0

Indicates whether temporary layer indicators will be displayed for layers with Layer#persistenceEnabled set to false. A temporary icon will be displayed on the near side of the layer title.

Attribute
show-temporary-layer-indicators
Default value
false

state

readonly Property
Type
State

The current state of the component.

Default value
"disabled"

tableList

readonly Property
Type
TableList | null | undefined

The TableList that displays the tables associated with a KnowledgeGraphLayer.

view

Property
Type
MapViewOrSceneView | null | undefined

The view associated with the component.

Note: The recommended approach is to fully migrate applications to use map and scene components and avoid using MapView and SceneView directly. However, if you are migrating a large application from widgets to components, you might prefer a more gradual transition. To support this use case, the SDK includes this view property which connects a component to a MapView or SceneView. Ultimately, once migration is complete, the arcgis-layer-list component will be associated with a map or scene component rather than using the view property.

visibilityAppearance

Property
Type
VisibilityAppearance
Since
ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.29

Determines the icons used to indicate visibility.

ValueDescriptionExample
defaultDisplays view icons on the far side. Icons are hidden except on hover or if they have keyboard focus. See view-visible and view-hide calcite icons.visibilityAppearance-default
checkboxDisplays checkbox icons on the near side. See check-square-f and square calcite icons.visibilityAppearance-checkbox
Attribute
visibility-appearance
Default value
"default"
Example
layerListElement.visibilityAppearance = "checkbox";

Methods

MethodSignature
componentOnReady
inherited
componentOnReady(): Promise<this>
destroy(): Promise<void>
triggerAction(action: ActionButton | ActionToggle, item: ListItem): Promise<void>

componentOnReady

inherited Method
Signature
componentOnReady (): Promise<this>
Inherited from: PublicLitElement

Creates a promise that resolves once the component is fully loaded.

Returns
Promise<this>
Example
const arcgisLayerList = document.querySelector("arcgis-layer-list");
document.body.append(arcgisLayerList);
await arcgisLayerList.componentOnReady();
console.log("arcgis-layer-list is ready to go!");

destroy

Method
Signature
destroy (): Promise<void>

Permanently destroy the component.

Returns
Promise<void>

triggerAction

Method
Signature
triggerAction (action: ActionButton | ActionToggle, item: ListItem): Promise<void>
Parameters
ParameterTypeDescriptionRequired
action
item
Returns
Promise<void>

Events

arcgisClose

Event
arcgisClose: CustomEvent<void>
Since
ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.33

Emitted when the component's close button is clicked.

bubbles composed cancelable

arcgisPropertyChange

Event
arcgisPropertyChange: CustomEvent<{ name: "state"; }>

Emitted when the value of a property is changed. Use this to listen to changes to properties.

bubbles composed cancelable

arcgisReady

Event
arcgisReady: CustomEvent<void>

Emitted when the component associated with a map or scene view is ready to be interacted with.

bubbles composed cancelable

arcgisTriggerAction

Event

Emitted when an action is triggered on the component.

bubbles composed cancelable