Question about Localization and Expand widget - ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.25

[Egge-Jan_Pollé]

Hi all,

I have a little question about Localization when using the Expand widget. Actually, I have asked the same question way back in 2019, and I got a satisfactory answer at the time from @KellyHutchins. The solution provided back then worked in the JS API 4.11 but stopped working a few releases later (4.17? 4.18?).

But the issue remains, so I am searching for an alternative solution.

Issue:

I love this Localization in the JavaScript Maps SDK, with the SDK automatically using the locale of the browser. So, in my case everything is showing in Dutch. Cool.

Now I have a little issue: I like my widgets to be collapsed, so I have put my Search widget within an Expand widget. The question is about localization when using the Expand widget: the expandTooltip defaults to "Expand" for English locale, whereas I want it to read "Search" or "Find address or place". I can modify the expandTooltip, but then I will loose the advantages of localization.

So, is there a way to replace the hard coded "Find address or place" with a string that will be localized?

expandTooltip: "Find address or place",‍‍ // loss of localization :-(‍

The solution given at the time was to use the searchWidget.label (and, as I said, this worked like a charm in 4.11) like this:

expandTooltip: searchWidget.label, // "Search" in stead of the default "Expand" for English locale‍‍

But not anymore... so, how would I solve this issue in 4.25?

Thanks in advance for your help,

Egge-Jan

[BjornSvensson · Accepted solution]

Yes, you can still do the same thing. Just make sure the search widget has loaded before you assign it to the expandToolTip.

Here's an example: https://codepen.io/bsvensson/pen/gOjKeKa?editors=1000 

[Egge-Jan_Pollé]

OK. Cool. Thanks for your swift reply 🙂

Previously (in 4.11) it worked directly, without the need to wait for the widget to be loaded. But apparently the library has grown to such a level of complexity that this additional step is needed.

Thanks again. Will go and apply this new knowledge immediately.