Programmatically trigger infoWindow for KML layer

ThomasLowry — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 16:15:10 GMT

I have a map that I am creating as follows:

var map;
var kmlLayers;
var initExtent = new esri.geometry.Extent({ "xmin": -126.95, "ymin": 21.08, "xmax": -60.24, "ymax": 49.86, "spatialReference": { "wkid": 4326} });
var popup = new esri.dijit.Popup(null, dojo.create("div"));

map = new esri.Map("map", { extent: esri.geometry.geographicToWebMercator(initExtent), "infoWindow": popup });                                
dojo.place(popup.domNode, map.root);

var basemap = new esri.layers.ArcGISTiledMapServiceLayer("http://server.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/World_Topo_Map/MapServer");
map.addLayer(basemap);

var kmlTownshipUrl = 'http://myServer.net/KML/myKML.kml';
var newKMLLayer = new kmlLayer(kmlTownshipUrl);
newKMLLayer.addLayerToMap(map);
kmlLayers.push(newKMLLayer);

The layer loads just fine, and when I click on it, I get the infoWindow with the approriate name and description fields from the <Placemark> in the KML. I then use my kmlLayers array to call the .hide() and .show() methods when a user checks/unchecks a box, and all works just fine.

What I want to do is programmatically show the infoWindow as well, but as yet have had no success. In order to get the infoWindow to show properly, I have to actually click on it. Has anyone encountered this, and have a solution? Maybe I need to manage the infoWindow data independently of the KML? Any ideas would be helpful. Thanks.

Re: Programmatically trigger infoWindow for KML layer

derekswingley1 — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 16:29:02 GMT

Use popup.show(). You'll probably also want to use popup.setFeatures() to specify what is displayed in your popup when you show it.

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Programmatically trigger infoWindow for KML layer

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