topic Re: Close widget programatically in ArcGIS API for Flex Questions

Close widget programatically

SandraPanicucci — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 20:08:42 GMT

I've set up my search widget to find a parameter from the URL and zoom to that feature. Once that goal has been accomplished I would like the widget to close automatically. Can it be done? Other option is changing all the pass parameters through URL into the mapManager and I;m trying not to go backwards from where I'm at.

Re: Close widget programatically

ReneRubalcava — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 20:42:14 GMT

This thread covered how to close multiple widgets
http://forums.arcgis.com/threads/25015-Closing-Multiple-Widgets

But my post in there should work to close a single widget.
After that, it requires a little more work.

Re: Close widget programatically

SandraPanicucci — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 13:29:53 GMT

Rene; Thanks for responding.

Where did you implement this code? Have made several attempts and not come up with the right answer. THough it looks like it shouldn't be as hard as I'm maknig it.

Re: Close widget programatically

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Sun, 12 Dec 2021 02:26:27 GMT

Sandra,

If you are calling the code from within the widget than just use

        widgetState = WIDGET_CLOSED;
        notifyStateChanged(WidgetStates.WIDGET_CLOSED);

Re: Close widget programatically

SandraPanicucci — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 15:53:50 GMT

When I add these lines I get the error message in the attachment which generally seems to mean I need an import statement but don't seem to be able to figure out which one I need here. Any clue would be greatly appreciated.

Re: Close widget programatically

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 16:04:58 GMT

Sandra,

Are you not calling this code from inside a widget? If not than you need other code to get this to work.

Re: Close widget programatically

SandraPanicucci — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 16:06:06 GMT

I'm attempting to call it from within the search widget.

Re: Close widget programatically

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Sun, 12 Dec 2021 02:26:30 GMT

Try this:

import com.esri.viewer.WidgetStates;

private function CloseMe():void
   {
    var data:Object =
    {
     id: this.widgetId,
     state: WidgetStates.WIDGET_CLOSED
    };
    ViewerContainer.dispatchEvent(new AppEvent(AppEvent.WIDGET_STATE_CHANGED,data,null));
   }

Re: Close widget programatically

SandraPanicucci — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 17:21:49 GMT

1120: Access of undefined property widgetStates.

I'm using the 2.1 library if that makes a difference.

Re: Close widget programatically

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Sun, 12 Dec 2021 02:26:32 GMT

Sandra,

Yep that makes a difference:

import com.esri.viewer.BaseWidget;

private function CloseMe():void
   {
    var data:Object =
    {
     id: this.widgetId,
     state: BaseWidget.WIDGET_CLOSED
    };
    ViewerContainer.dispatchEvent(new AppEvent(AppEvent.WIDGET_STATE_CHANGED,data,null));
   }

Re: Close widget programatically

SandraPanicucci — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 12:29:42 GMT

Beautiful! 🙂 Thank you and sorry for not mentioning what library I was working in in the first place.:)