topic Re: Control which basemap shows on pdf using printTask in ArcGIS JavaScript Maps SDK Questions

Control which basemap shows on pdf using printTask

AndrewMosley — Thu, 05 Jun 2014 17:39:18 GMT

Hi there,

I have a printTask that works wonderfully except for one
unfortunate bit that I cannot seem to figure out or find any resources on.

I have two ArcGISTiledMapServiceLayers that function as basemaps; one of which is imagery on our arcgisonline server,
the other is ESRIs world Street Map.
The world street map displays until the user is zoomed in beyond a certain extent, then the imagery displays beyond that.

However, when executing printTask, the imagery always appears on top of the world street map, regardless of what is
currently being displayed.
Basically, I just want the printTask to print whatever basemap is currently displaying.

Any suggestions/thoughts/ideas would be most helpful. I've attached a screenshot of what's being output.

Thanks!

Re: Control which basemap shows on pdf using printTask

JeffPace — Thu, 05 Jun 2014 17:47:28 GMT

It sounds like you are using LODs to toggle basemap, but not setting the visibility. The printtask seems to be ignoring the LOD constraint, and since both are technically .visible=true, they are both displaying

Can you show your code that controls your basemap visibility?

Re: Control which basemap shows on pdf using printTask

AndrewMosley — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 13:03:49 GMT

You're correct- I am using LODs to control the visibility of the imagery. Here's the snippet:

var lods = [{
        "level" : 0,
        "resolution" : 156543.033928,
        "scale" : 591657527.591555
    }, {
        "level" : 1,
        "resolution" : 78271.5169639999,
        "scale" : 295828763.795777
    }, {
       etc etc
    }, {
       "level" : 19,
        "resolution" : 0.298582141647617,
        "scale" : 1128.497176
    }, {
        "level" : 20,
        "resolution" : 0.1492910708237085,
        "scale" : 564.248588125
    }];

       tiledMapServiceLayer = new esri.layers.ArcGISTiledMapServiceLayer("http://server.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/Worl        d_Street_Map/MapServer");
       hcBasemap = new esri.layers.ArcGISTiledMapServiceLayer("http://www.blahblahblah.org/ArcGIS10/rest/services/Cache/Cache        Aerials2010/MapServer", {
             visible : false
    });
      hcBasemapDynamic = new esri.layers.ArcGISDynamicMapServiceLayer("http://www.blahblahblah.org/ArcGIS10/rest/services/Ca      che/CacheAerials2010/MapServer", {
             id : "Imagery_Dynamic",
             minScale : 564.248588125
    });

and the printMap function for good measure:

function printMap(label, author, copyright, format, layout, scaleunit) {

    var layersToPrint = esri.tasks.LegendLayer();
    layersToPrint.layerId = "BlahBlahBlah";
    layersToPrint.subLayerIds = [14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30];
    params = new esri.tasks.PrintParameters();
    var template = new esri.tasks.PrintTemplate();
    template.exportOptions = {
        width : 750,
        height : 1000,
        dpi : 96
    };
    template.layoutOptions = {
        copyrightText : copyright,
        scalebarUnit : scaleunit,
        titleText : label,
        authorText : author,
        legendLayers : [layersToPrint]
    };
    template.format = format;
    template.layout = layout;
    template.preserveScale = true;

    params.template = template;

    params.map = map;
    showLoader();
    printTask.execute(params, function(result) {
        hideLoader();
        window.open(result.url, '_blank');
        window.focus();
    });
}

Re: Control which basemap shows on pdf using printTask

JeffPace — Thu, 05 Jun 2014 18:45:35 GMT

ok, i dont see where you turn the streets off and switch to the imagery

Re: Control which basemap shows on pdf using printTask

AndrewMosley — Thu, 05 Jun 2014 18:46:25 GMT

Also, if i set the visibility to false on the imagery layer, it behaves as expected and does not appear on the printTask.
However, this of course also causes it to not display on the map.

Is there a better way to toggle which basemap is being displayed to the user that also allows setting visibility so
that the printTask executes properly?

Maybe something to the effect of:
if (scale => 564) {
visibility : false
} else {
visibility : true
};?

Re: Control which basemap shows on pdf using printTask

AndrewMosley — Thu, 05 Jun 2014 18:53:30 GMT

Streets are never technically turned off, rather stacked on top of and the minScale of imagery is handled.

Re: Control which basemap shows on pdf using printTask

JeffPace — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 13:03:52 GMT

i would suggest using a

map.on('extent-change', function(delta, extent, levelChange, LOD){
if(levelChange){
if(LOD>16){
//set streets visible, set imagery off
}else{
//opposite
}
}
})

or something similiar

Re: Control which basemap shows on pdf using printTask

AndrewMosley — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 13:03:54 GMT

I've got this:

map.on('extent-change', function(delta, extent, levelChange, lods){
        if(levelChange){
            if(lods.level>17) {
                hcBasemapDynamic visibile: true,
                tiledMapServiceLayer visible : false
            } else {
                hcBasemapDynamic visible : false,
                tiledMapServiceLayer visible : true
            }
        }
    });

I'm struggling with how to write the set visible/not portion.

Re: Control which basemap shows on pdf using printTask

JeffPace — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 13:03:57 GMT

try

map.getLayer("layerId").show();
map.getLayer("layerId").hide();

you will have to add an id to tiledMapServiceLayer otherwise it will end up as layer_0, etc..

so

map.on('extent-change', function(delta, extent, levelChange, lods){
        if(levelChange){
            if(lods.level>17) {
                map.getLayer("Imagery_Dynamic").show();
                map.getLayer("tiledMapServiceLayerId").hide();
            } else {
                map.getLayer("Imagery_Dynamic").hide();
                map.getLayer("tiledMapServiceLayerId").show();
            }
        }
    });

Re: Control which basemap shows on pdf using printTask

AndrewMosley — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 13:04:00 GMT

So I'm not sure what you mean by give the layer an ID to fetch by but I tried passing just the variable name with:

map.on('extent-change', function(delta, extent, levelChange, lods){
        if(levelChange){
            if(lods.level>17) {
                map.getLayer("hcBasemapDynamic").show();
                map.getLayer("tiledMapServiceLayer").hide();
            } else {
                map.getLayer("tiledMapServiceLayer").show();
                map.getLayer("hcBasemapDynamic").hide();
            }
        }
    });

This actually hid both layers (which I assume has to do with the ID thing) but more troubling is when trying the printing function, it still printed as before! (Screenshot attached- Left is the gis app, Right is the print pdf)
Another question about this- I currently have this bit inside my map init function. In its own function it had 0 impact so I assume this is the correct location?

Re: Control which basemap shows on pdf using printTask

JeffPace — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 13:04:03 GMT

oh thats not good

  tiledMapServiceLayer = new esri.layers.ArcGISTiledMapServiceLayer("http://server.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/Worl        d_Street_Map/MapServer");
       hcBasemap = new esri.layers.ArcGISTiledMapServiceLayer("http://www.blahblahblah.org/ArcGIS10/rest/services/Cache/Cache        Aerials2010/MapServer", {
             visible : false
    });
      hcBasemapDynamic = new esri.layers.ArcGISDynamicMapServiceLayer("http://www.blahblahblah.org/ArcGIS10/rest/services/Ca      che/CacheAerials2010/MapServer", {
             id : "Imagery_Dynamic",
             minScale : 564.248588125
    });

see how you have an id on your dynamic layer? you need to add one to your tiled layer

Re: Control which basemap shows on pdf using printTask

AndrewMosley — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 13:04:06 GMT

Ok so I've added the ID and now nothing loads.
Also it seems that merely hiding the layer is not removing it from the printTask's list of stuff to print,
only removing it has removed it from the print output.
Is it possible to reorder the layers using map.on?

If so I could just leave everything as is and add an if, else to swap their display order and achieve the desired printing...theoretically.

Also, if it helps the general structure is this:

function init() {
var initialExtent =...
var lods = ...
tiledBasemap = ...
dynamicBasemap = ...
map.addLayers ...
}

function swapBasemap(...){}

function resizeTheMap(map) {...}
function printMap(...){
printTask.execute}