Request: Stop using webmaps in samples

[JeffPace]

Wasn't sure where to put this. 

The trend of using webmaps in

var mapDeferred = arcgisUtils.createMap("62702544d70648e593bc05d65180fd64", "map");

Is really frustrating as a developer. It hides so much code.

For example:
I looked at the LayerSwipe sample.  Looks cool, I wonder what the overlay layers are and how to specify them.  Open source code.

Oh.. its a webmap, cant see anything.

Oh well, can't use sample.

Is there anyway, that at least in the samples, everything can be manually defined?

[KellyHutchins]

Here's some code that shows working with the LayerSwipe without a web map. The only difference in this sample is that we add the layers to the map manually - working with the LayerSwipe stays the same. Was there a particular option on the LayerSwipe widget that you were trying to get to work?

    require([
      "esri/map", 
      "esri/dijit/LayerSwipe",
      "esri/layers/ArcGISDynamicMapServiceLayer",
      "esri/arcgis/utils",
      "dojo/_base/array",
      "dojo/domReady!"
    ], function(
      Map, LayerSwipe, ArcGISDynamicMapServiceLayer, arcgisUtils, array 
    )  {

      map = new Map("map", {
        basemap:"gray",
        center: [-96.5, 38.3],
        zoom: 6
      });
      
     var cities = new ArcGISDynamicMapServiceLayer("http://sampleserver6.arcgisonline.com/arcgis/rest/services/USA/MapServer"); 
     cities.setVisibleLayers([0]);
     var Hurricanes = new ArcGISDynamicMapServiceLayer("http://sampleserver6.arcgisonline.com/arcgis/rest/services/Hurricanes/MapServer");
     Hurricanes._div = map.root;
     cities._div = map.root;

     map.addLayers([Hurricanes, cities]);

    var swipeWidget = new LayerSwipe({
      type: "vertical",  //Try switching to "scope" or "horizontal"
      map: map,
      layers: [Hurricanes]
    }, "swipeDiv");

    swipeWidget.startup();  

    });

[JeffPace]

http://forums.arcgis.com/threads/93857-LayerSwipe-and-Basemaps

Trying to see if i can swipe basemaps underneath operational layers

[KellyHutchins · Accepted solution]

Just replied on the other thread:

http://forums.arcgis.com/threads/93857-LayerSwipe-and-Basemaps?p=333586&posted=1#post333586

[JeffPace]

thanks Kelly!