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Feature Layer Name undefined?

AdamWills — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 11:37:12 GMT

This may be something silly that I'm doing wrong, but my feature layer name keeps coming back as undefined.

console.log(featureLayer) produces this:

a ->
...
id: "graphicsLayer4"
..
name: "Fire Station"
..

console.log(featureLayer.id) produces "graphicsLayer4"
console.log(featureLayer.name) produces "undefined"

Any ideas what I'm doing wrong?

Re: Feature Layer Name undefined?

danbecker — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 07:46:39 GMT

from the api reference:
"The name of the layer as defined in the map service."

a ->
...
id: "graphicsLayer4"

console.log(featureLayer.name) - would return the name of the layer as defined in the service. Doesn't look like you can define name, only properties listed in the 'constructor detail' section of the api reference.

Re: Feature Layer Name undefined?

AdamWills — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 12:47:42 GMT

I'm not looking to define the name - just want to return the name in the service. But it keeps returning undefined.

Re: Feature Layer Name undefined?

RahulMetangale1 — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 07:46:42 GMT

Since name is coming from map service you have to wait till layer is added to map then only you can access its properties like name. Here is the sample code to retrieve the name from feature layer:

 
dojo.connect(featureLayer,"onLoad",function(){
alert(featureLayer.name);           
        });

Here is the complete sample:
http://jsfiddle.net/rahulm/nGc9b/

Re: Feature Layer Name undefined?

AdamWills — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 14:06:35 GMT

Perhaps I'm just confused as to when I log the object, I get the name returned, but when I try to access that property, I can't.

Edit: And I can access other properties, such as the id and url....

Re: Feature Layer Name undefined?

ChristianDebono — Fri, 23 May 2014 09:18:21 GMT

Perhaps I'm just confused as to when I log the object, I get the name returned, but when I try to access that property, I can't.

Edit: And I can access other properties, such as the id and url....

I have the same problem. Have you came up with a solution for it?