topic Re: Make labels clickable in feature layer in ArcGIS JavaScript Maps SDK Questions

Make labels clickable in feature layer

Phenom — Thu, 29 Apr 2021 20:52:23 GMT

So I have some text symbols in a feature layer with a labellingInfo field that uses a textSymbol to label some points. The labels however don't get returned in the hitTest when clicked. What I'm trying to do is when the label is clicked highlight the feature. This works fine for when the actual point/feature is clicked but I want the same thing to happen with the labels. Is that possible?

Re: Make labels clickable in feature layer

Noah-Sager — Fri, 30 Apr 2021 15:06:55 GMT

Hi @Phenom, thanks for the question. Currently, this is not possible. However, this is on our labeling roadmap and we hope to have this functionality at a future release.

Re: Make labels clickable in feature layer

Phenom — Fri, 30 Apr 2021 15:51:15 GMT

Was pretty sure this was the case, thanks for the reply and confirming that for me

Re: Make labels clickable in feature layer

SimonGIS — Mon, 16 Aug 2021 06:58:47 GMT

Hi @Noah-Sager - is there an ETA for when this might make its way into a future release?

We have very similar requirments to highlight onHover, and open a URL onClick.

We believe we might be able to get around it with a CIMSymbol, but prefer to work with labels.

Re: Make labels clickable in feature layer

Noah-Sager — Mon, 16 Aug 2021 15:03:32 GMT

Hi @SimonGIS, unfortunately, we do not have an ETA at this time. We currently have several labeling enhancements in the pipeline. However, I have this thread saved, and will reply here when we have an update to share.

Re: Make labels clickable in feature layer

ecogabe — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 19:49:05 GMT

What's the status of this feature? Can you link the roadmap?

Re: Make labels clickable in feature layer

Noah-Sager — Thu, 02 May 2024 16:14:12 GMT

Hi @ecogabe, unfortunately, we do not have a public roadmap that we can share. However, I can share that we are actively working on this feature, and expect to release it later this year.