topic Re: Can we pass the map service (REST) URL as a URL parameter to the JS API map templ in ArcGIS JavaScript Maps SDK Questions

Can we pass the map service (REST) URL as a URL parameter to the JS API map template?

DonBarker — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 18:02:33 GMT

The ArcGIS.com (Javascript) viewer accepts a map service (REST) URL as a URL parameter, like this:

http://www.arcgis.com/home/webmap/viewer.html?url=http%3a%2f%2f129.2.24.163%2fArcGIS%2frest%2fservices%2f00_SMC_Environmental_Health%2fMapServer&source=sd

When I try this with my locally-hosted JS API map template, nothing appears.

Can we pass the map service (REST) URL as a URL parameter to the JS API map template?

Thanks,
Don

Re: Can we pass the map service (REST) URL as a URL parameter to the JS API map templ

derekswingley1 — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 18:10:57 GMT

Yes, the "Border and Margin" ArcGIS.com sample show this.

Here's the URL for the sample: http://help.arcgis.com/en/webapi/javascript/arcgis/demos/ags/ags_fullmaplayoutwithborderandmargin.html

And here it is with a URL parameter for a webmap: http://help.arcgis.com/en/webapi/javascript/arcgis/demos/ags/ags_fullmaplayoutwithborderandmargin.html?webmap=d902ef17333c4dbe9e0caa05e067ec89

Re: Can we pass the map service (REST) URL as a URL parameter to the JS API map templ

DonBarker — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 18:24:46 GMT

Derek,

Thanks for taking time to reply.

But my question is about passing in the REST URL as a parameter, rather than the unique id of an AGO web map.

Thanks,
Don

Re: Can we pass the map service (REST) URL as a URL parameter to the JS API map templ

DonBarker — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 18:28:35 GMT

Derek,

Thanks for taking time to reply.

But I don't see where the REST URL for a map service is passed as a URL parameter in either of the examples.

Re: Can we pass the map service (REST) URL as a URL parameter to the JS API map templ

derekswingley1 — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 18:39:41 GMT

The same strategy applies. After you grab the URL using esri.urlToObject(), create a dynamic map service layer and add it to the map.

Re: Can we pass the map service (REST) URL as a URL parameter to the JS API map templ

DonBarker — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 18:46:06 GMT

Thanks for this explanation.

So, it requires some Javascript coding. Whereas, the example I provided for the ArcGIS.com viewer (above),

and this example of the AGXO (Silverlight) viewer

http://explorer.arcgis.com/?url=http://129.2.24.163/ArcGIS/rest/services/00_SMC_Environmental_Health/MapServer

require no scripting. Or, please let me know if I'm missing something.

Thanks,
Don

Re: Can we pass the map service (REST) URL as a URL parameter to the JS API map templ

derekswingley1 — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 19:01:41 GMT

If you want to host it locally and/or do something not explicitly demonstrated in a sample, then yes, it requires a little code.

You're free to use the ArcGIS.com viewer or Explorer Online, though.

Re: Can we pass the map service (REST) URL as a URL parameter to the JS API map templ

DonBarker — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 19:04:25 GMT

Yes, these are very cool.

And a core part of our San Mateo County strategy to publish our county geodatabase map layers using AGO resources; i.e. at little or no cost besides our existing investment in ArcGIS Server and geodatabase.

Re: Can we pass the map service (REST) URL as a URL parameter to the JS API map templ

derekswingley1 — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 19:09:56 GMT

Nice. If you're interested in hosting your data on ArcGIS.com you should talk to your account rep.