topic Re: Programmatically Open Search Widget and do APN Search Based on URL Parameter APN=xxxxxxx in Web AppBuilder Custom Widgets Questions

Programmatically Open Search Widget and do APN Search Based on URL Parameter APN=xxxxxxx

BingJing — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 22:27:18 GMT

Hi All

When users type in https://mywebsite?APN=xxxxxxx, I need to open on-screen widget "APN/Address Search"(Modified Robert's Enhanced Search), and do the APN search by calling a function defined in this widget.

How do I open the widget if there is APN parameter? I could retrieve the URL parameter from mapmanager.js or MapUrlParamsHandler.js, but could not figure out how to open widget from either of these two files.

Thank you in advance.

Re: Programmatically Open Search Widget and do APN Search Based on URL Parameter APN=xxxxxxx

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 13:03:29 GMT

@BingJing

Here is one of the many threads on opening a widget programmatically.

https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-web-appbuilder-questions/how-to-open-a-widget-in-a-placeholder/m-p/535621#M14087

Re: Programmatically Open Search Widget and do APN Search Based on URL Parameter APN=xxxxxxx

BingJing — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 22:32:17 GMT

Hi Robert

Thank you so much for always helping out. It works perfectly. Can I ask how you figure out the number "4"?
pm.showPanel(this.appConfig.widgetOnScreen.widgets[4]);

I looked at all .json files but have no clue.

Re: Programmatically Open Search Widget and do APN Search Based on URL Parameter APN=xxxxxxx

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Wed, 27 Apr 2022 12:46:09 GMT

@BingJing

In your application where is the widget that you trying to open located? for example, in the foldable theme is it in one of the onscreen widget placeholders or in the header controller widget? If it is in the "widgetOnScreen" section then the first widget listed in the array is 0 and second is 1 and so on. There is also the "widgetPool" > "widgets" and it follows the same concept.

Re: Programmatically Open Search Widget and do APN Search Based on URL Parameter APN=xxxxxxx

BingJing — Wed, 04 May 2022 17:19:53 GMT

Hi Robert, It is "widgetOnScreen" , thank you for your help. Appreciate you as always.