Cant access the properties of a FeatureLayer

Question

Hi!
I´m working with ArcGIS Server 10 and the JavaScript API v2.1 and I'm trying to access the properties (name, fields etc) of a featureLayer but it seems like I get no reference to the featureLayer. When I try to alert the name (... or other properties) i get "undefined". This is kind of what I´m doing in code (JavaScript)...var featureLayer=new esri.layers.FeatureLayer("http://sampleserver3.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/Petroleum/KSPetro/MapServer/1", {mode: esri.layers.FeatureLayer.MODE_SELECTION});

alert(featureLayer.name);

Am I missing something... ??

KristerVikström · Answer

Ok, then I missed something 😉

khutchins · Answer

The feature layer properties aren't available until after the layer has loaded. Once the layer has loaded the properties should return values instead of undefined.

KristerVikström · Answer

I have dived deeper into this issu and found out that I can get access to the information by using JSON (http request and eval function to get the object). Is this the proper way to access the properties or is it just a workaround??