Custom Widget for Selecting a Parcel

[AdamCrateau1]

I'm wondering what the easiest way to create a custom widget where I can select one or more parcels and pass the parcel_id attribute to another service.

I would like to use the draw toolbar to draw a geometry and select the parcels that intersect, similar to this example: Feature layer with selection | ArcGIS API for JavaScript

first step:  How do I define/cast the parcel layer in my webmap as a FeatureLayer (esri/layers/FeatureLayer)?

[RobertScheitlin__GISP]

Adam,

  I would begin my looking at how other widgets do it. If you look in the OTB esri widgets they use the

'jimu/LayerInfos/LayerInfos' Require and LayerInfos parameter and then code like this:

LayerInfos.getInstance(this.map, this.map.itemInfo)
  .then(lang.hitch(this, function(operLayerInfos) {
    //Now the operLayerInfos is an array of layerInfos that have the  layers of the map.
  }));

[AdamCrateau1]

Thank you Robert,

I was able to get the reference to the LayerInfo object in my map using the following:

LayerInfos.getInstance(map, map.itemInfo).then(function(layerInfosObject) {
   layerInfosObject.getLayerInfoArray().forEach(function(layerInfo) {
      if (layerInfo.title == 'MC Taxlot') {
          taxlotLayerInfo = layerInfosObject.getLayerInfoById(layerInfo.id)
      }
    });  
});

I'd like to be able to do two things with the taxlot layer:

1.  disable the popup

2.  use something similar to the following so the user can click on the map and build a list of taxlots (field = "TAXLOT"), to be passed to another service:

featureLayer.on('click', function(e){
  var taxlotString = esriLang.substitute(e.graphic.attributes, "${TAXLOT}");
  var highlightGraphic = new Graphic(e.graphic.geometry, highlightSymbol);
  map.graphics.add(highlightGraphic);
  taxlotList.push(taxlotString);
  });
});

Any suggestions, or help pointing me in the right direction would be much appreciated.    Adam

[AdamCrateau1]

I'm now able to select parcels and build a list of taxlots using the following code:

postCreate: function() {
  console.log('ParcelSoils::postCreate');
  this.inherited(arguments);

},

startup: function() {
  console.log('ParcelSoils::startup');


  var map = this.map;
  var taxlotLayerId, taxlotLayer, taxlotList;

  var highlightSymbol = new SimpleFillSymbol(
       SimpleFillSymbol.STYLE_SOLID,
       new SimpleLineSymbol(
            SimpleLineSymbol.STYLE_SOLID,
                 new Color([255,0,0]), 3
       ),
       new Color([125,125,125,0.35])
  );

  LayerInfos.getInstance(map, map.itemInfo).then(lang.hitch(function(operLayerInfos) {
       operLayerInfos.getLayerInfoArray().forEach(function(layerInfo) {
            if (layerInfo.title == 'MC Taxlot') {
                 taxlotLayerId = layerInfo.id;
                 console.log('Taxlot layer ID = ', taxlotLayerId)
            }
       });
  }));


  taxlotLayer = map.getLayer(taxlotLayerId);
  taxlotList = [];

  this.own(on(taxlotLayer, 'click', function(e) {
       var taxlotString = esriLang.substitute(e.graphic.attributes, "${TAXLOT}");
       var highlightGraphic = new Graphic(e.graphic.geometry, highlightSymbol);
       map.graphics.add(highlightGraphic);
       taxlotList.push(taxlotString);
       console.log('Selection = ' + taxlotList);
  }));

Now I need to figure out how to temporarily disable the Pop-up for the Taxlot layer...

Looking through the OTB widget code for that, but it is anything but self-explanatory.

[RobertScheitlin__GISP · Accepted solution]

Adam,

See if this works for you:

LayerInfos.getInstance(map, map.itemInfo).then(lang.hitch(function(operLayerInfos) { 
    operLayerInfos.getLayerInfoArray().forEach(function(layerInfo) { 
        if (layerInfo.title == 'MC Taxlot') { 
            taxlotLayerId = layerInfo.id; 
            taxlotLayerInfo = layerInfosObject.getLayerInfoById(layerInfo.id)
            taxlotLayerInfo.disablePopup();
        } 
    }); 
}));

[AdamCrateau1]

Robert,

That worked!   I'm wondering how though...   is the .disablePopup() method defined inside the WAB app folder structure?  I can't find that method in the API reference for the LayerInfo object.

Thank you for your help!

[RobertScheitlin__GISP]

Adam,

The LayerInfo objects is loosely documented. Don't forget to mark this question as answered by clicking on the "Correct Answer" link on the reply that answered your question.