topic Restricting extent for a Feature Layer in ArcGIS API for Flex Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-flex-questions/restricting-extent-for-a-feature-layer/m-p/215619#M5055 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hello,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I am trying to restrict the geometry a Feature Layer can search within. I know I could do this if I was explicitly doing a query, but in this case, I am simply using the default "on demand" behavior. Essentially, no matter where the user navigates to on the map, I want to check that the "on demand" extent is within a larger, allowable extent.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>To do this, I was going to listen to the "UPDATE_START" LayerEvent, and modify the geometry before it is passed back to the server. However, I cannot seem to find where I would modify that geometry. I have a reference to the layer ... any thoughts on where to go from here? Any help appreciated!</SPAN><BR /><BR /><STRONG>TLDR</STRONG><SPAN>: I would like to be able to set "my_custom_geometry" for an "on demand" query.</SPAN><BR /><PRE class="plain" name="code">.../arcgis/rest/services/Search/MapServer/0/query?f=json&amp;geometry=my_custom_geometry...</PRE><DIV style="display:none;"> </DIV><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thanks!</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>- Clayton</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 09 Dec 2011 12:57:45 GMT ClaytonDonahue 2011-12-09T12:57:45Z Restricting extent for a Feature Layer https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-flex-questions/restricting-extent-for-a-feature-layer/m-p/215619#M5055 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hello,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I am trying to restrict the geometry a Feature Layer can search within. I know I could do this if I was explicitly doing a query, but in this case, I am simply using the default "on demand" behavior. Essentially, no matter where the user navigates to on the map, I want to check that the "on demand" extent is within a larger, allowable extent.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>To do this, I was going to listen to the "UPDATE_START" LayerEvent, and modify the geometry before it is passed back to the server. However, I cannot seem to find where I would modify that geometry. I have a reference to the layer ... any thoughts on where to go from here? Any help appreciated!</SPAN><BR /><BR /><STRONG>TLDR</STRONG><SPAN>: I would like to be able to set "my_custom_geometry" for an "on demand" query.</SPAN><BR /><PRE class="plain" name="code">.../arcgis/rest/services/Search/MapServer/0/query?f=json&amp;geometry=my_custom_geometry...</PRE><DIV style="display:none;"> </DIV><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thanks!</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>- Clayton</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 09 Dec 2011 12:57:45 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-flex-questions/restricting-extent-for-a-feature-layer/m-p/215619#M5055 ClaytonDonahue 2011-12-09T12:57:45Z