topic Re: Show the attribute inspector without saving a new feature in ArcGIS JavaScript Maps SDK Questions

Show the attribute inspector without saving a new feature

ozcandurak — Thu, 29 Dec 2016 09:16:27 GMT

Hi,

The requirement is to add a new feature from template picker but without applying it, can i show the attribute inspector than save the feature.

selectedTemplate = templatePicker.getSelected();

This selectedTemplate is then selected to put the points on the map than opens the attribute inspector by selecting it.

selectedTemplate.featureLayer.applyEdits([newGraphic], null, null);

Sample Code Block :

dojo.connect(drawToolbar, "onDrawEnd", function(geometry) {
//display the editable info window for newly created features
if (map.infoWindow.isShowing) {
map.infoWindow.hide();
}
drawToolbar.deactivate();
var fieldAttributes = layerFieldToAttributes(selectedTemplate.featureLayer.fields);
var newAttributes = dojo.mixin(fieldAttributes, selectedTemplate.template.prototype.attributes);
var newGraphic = new esri.Graphic(geometry, null, newAttributes);
var layerInfos = [{
'featureLayer': selectedTemplate.featureLayer,
'isEditable': true
}];
var attInspector = new esri.dijit.AttributeInspector({
layerInfos: layerInfos
}, dojo.create("div"));
selectedTemplate.featureLayer.applyEdits([newGraphic], null, null, function() {
var screenPoint = map.toScreen(getInfoWindowPositionPoint(newGraphic));
map.infoWindow.setContent(attInspector.domNode);
map.infoWindow.resize(325, 185);
map.infoWindow.show(screenPoint, map.getInfoWindowAnchor(screenPoint));
templatePicker.clearSelection();
});
dojo.connect(attInspector, "onAttributeChange", function(feature, fieldName, newFieldValue) {
feature.attributes[fieldName] = newFieldValue;
feature.getLayer().applyEdits(null, [feature], null);
});
dojo.connect(attInspector, "onDelete", function(feature) {
feature.getLayer().applyEdits(null, null, [feature]);
map.infoWindow.hide();
});
});
}

I would like my client first add the attribute to feature and (save & apply) it.

Any help would be appreciated.

Re: Show the attribute inspector without saving a new feature

ozcandurak — Thu, 29 Dec 2016 13:45:33 GMT

Any one ? Robert Scheitlin, GISP

Re: Show the attribute inspector without saving a new feature

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 16:26:13 GMT

Ozcan,

These lines are what create the feature in the feature layer:

          selectedTemplate.featureLayer.applyEdits([newGraphic], null, null, function() {
            var screenPoint = map.toScreen(getInfoWindowPositionPoint(newGraphic));
            
            map.infoWindow.setContent(attInspector.domNode);
            map.infoWindow.resize(325, 185);
            map.infoWindow.show(screenPoint, map.getInfoWindowAnchor(screenPoint));

            templatePicker.clearSelection();
          });‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

So just call all the code (lines 2 - 😎 without lines 1 and 9 and then once you add a save button to your Attribute Inspector then you can:

selectedTemplate.featureLayer.applyEdits([newGraphic], null, null);‍

here is a thread showing how to add the save button to the Attribute Inspector:

https://community.esri.com/thread/171824

Re: Show the attribute inspector without saving a new feature

ozcandurak — Thu, 29 Dec 2016 14:07:33 GMT

Hi Robert,

Thanks for the reply.

My question is not to open the attribute inspector after applying the edits. I would like to first create the feature on map and open the attribue inspector, once all my fields has been filled than i would like to apply and send it to server.

Re: Show the attribute inspector without saving a new feature

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Thu, 29 Dec 2016 14:25:34 GMT

That is exactly what I understood and advised in my last reply.

Re: Show the attribute inspector without saving a new feature

ozcandurak — Mon, 02 Jan 2017 07:16:53 GMT

Hi Robert,

I have tried many times, but had no success,

the attribute inspector is opening but there isn't any content contains. When creating a feature from templatePicker the feature has no objectId yet, therefore until i save i cannot get objectId and cannot use selectFeature. My aim is to save the data to server after i finish with it attributes.

Can you please share a sample if possible.

Best Regards.

Re: Show the attribute inspector without saving a new feature

ozcandurak — Mon, 02 Jan 2017 13:45:52 GMT

Hi rscheitlin,

Here is the sample i have tried, Dropbox - index-2.html.zip

Please have look at it.

Regards.

Re: Show the attribute inspector without saving a new feature

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Tue, 03 Jan 2017 14:21:43 GMT

Ozcan,

The OID will not get assigned until you save the feature to the FeatureService. A selectFeature call can not be used until the feature service has a feature back on the server. You should be able to do all you attribute working in the attribute inspector and then once you are done applying your attributes you use layer.applyEdits([graphic], null, null); to save it to the service.