Does anyone know the differences between a FeatureLayer initialized with a MapService url and a FeatureLayer initialized with a FeatureService url? I can't find this clearly defined anywhere.
I'm guessing the former has isEditable() = false and the latter has isEditable() = true. Is there anymore to it than that?
Would FeatureLayers w/ MapServices backing them fall into the same use case as creating a queryTask and loading the results into a GraphicsLayer?
You're first part is right�?? you can use either a map or feature service url to drive a feature layer. In the case of using a map service url, the feature layer will be read-only.
I don't understand this part:
Would FeatureLayers w/ MapServices backing them fall into the same use case as creating a queryTask and loading the results into a GraphicsLayer?
If you're using a feature layer, use its queryFeatures method rather than creating and executing a query task. They'll do the same thing but the feature layer approach takes less code.
Thanks for the clarification. Your answer for the 2nd part is pretty much what I was wondering about. I guess there probably isn't as much discussion on this as I thought there would be.
