const templatesVM = new FeatureTemplatesViewModel({
  layers: layers
});

const featureTemplates = new FeatureTemplates({
  viewModel: templatesVM
  container: "templatesDiv"
});

Property Overview

Property Details

declaredClass Stringreadonly inherited

The name of the class. The declared class name is formatted as esri.folder.className.

filterFunction FilterFunction

Function can be defined to help filter template items within the widget. A custom function can be used to aid when searching for templates. It takes a function which passes in an object containing a name property of the template item.

groupBy String|GroupByFunction

It is possible to group template items. This can aid in managing various template items and how they display within the widget. The values are discussed below.

Type	Description	Example
layer	This is the default grouping. Groups template items by layers.
geometry	Groups template items by geometry type.
none	The widget displays everything in one list with no grouping.
GroupByFunction	Custom function that takes an object containing a FeatureTemplate and FeatureLayer.

Default Value:layer

Example:

// This example shows using a function to check if
// the layer title contains the word 'military'. If so,
// return a group of items called "All Military Templates"
function customGroup(grouping) {
  // Consolidate all military layers
  if (grouping.layer.title.toLowerCase().indexOf("military") > -1) {
    return "All Military Templates"
  }
// Otherwise, group by layer title
  return grouping.layer.title;
}

// Create the FeatureTemplates widget
templates = new FeatureTemplates({
  container: "templatesDiv",
  layers: layers,
  groupBy: customGroup
});

items TemplateItem[]|TemplateItemGroup[]readonly

The template items or grouped template items.

layers FeatureLayer[]

An array of Featurelayers that are associated with the widget. The order in which these layers are set in the array dictates how they display within the widget.

The widget is designed to only display layers that are enabled for editing. It will not display layers that are enabled to only edit attributes.

Example:

// The layers to display within the widget
let militaryUnits = new FeatureLayer({
  url: "http://sampleserver6.arcgisonline.com/arcgis/rest/services/Military/FeatureServer/2"
});

let militaryHostile = new FeatureLayer({
  url: "http://sampleserver6.arcgisonline.com/arcgis/rest/services/Military/FeatureServer/6"
});

let layers = [militaryUnits, militaryHostile];

// Create FeatureTemplates widget
templates = new FeatureTemplates({
  container: "templatesDiv",
  layers: layers
});

state Stringreadonly

The widget's state. Possible values are in the table below.

Value	Description
ready	Dependencies are met and has valid property values.
loading	Layers are still loading and not ready yet.
disabled	No layers are available to load.

Default Value:disabled

Method Overview

Method Details

emit(type, event){Boolean}

Emits an event on the instance. This method should only be used when creating subclasses of this class.

Parameters:

type String The name of the event.

event Object optional The event payload.

Returns:

Type	Description
Boolean	true if a listener was notified

hasEventListener(type){Boolean}

Indicates whether there is an event listener on the instance that matches the provided event name.

Parameter:

type String The name of the event.

Returns:

Type	Description
Boolean	Returns true if the class supports the input event.

on(type, listener){Object}

Registers an event handler on the instance. Call this method to hook an event with a listener.

Parameters:

type String|String[] A event type, or an array of event types, to listen for.

listener Function The function to call when the event is fired.

Returns:

Type	Description
Object	Returns an event handler with a remove() method that can be called to stop listening for the event(s). Property Type Description remove Function When called, removes the listener from the event.

Example:

view.on("click", function(event){
  // event is the event handle returned after the event fires.
  console.log(event.mapPoint);
});

refresh()

This method updates the template items with the provided filter.

select(item)

Selects the template item to use.

Parameter:

item TemplateItem optional The template item to select.

See also:

• event:select

Event Overview

{item: TemplateItem,template: FeatureTemplate}

Event Details

select

Fires when a template item is selected. This occurs when the select method is called.

Properties:

item TemplateItem The selected template item.

template FeatureTemplate The feature template associated with the template item.

See also:

• Sample - Update FeatureLayer using ApplyEdits

Example:

// Listen for when a template item is selected
templatesVM.on("select", function(evtTemplate) {
  // Access the selected template item's attributes
  attributes = evtTemplate.template.prototype.attributes;

  // Create a new feature with the selected template at cursor location
  const handler = view.on("click", function(event) {
    handler.remove(); // remove click event handler.
    event.stopPropagation(); // stop click event propagation

    if (event.mapPoint) {
      // Create a new feature with the selected template item.
      editFeature = new Graphic({
        geometry: event.mapPoint,
          attributes: {
            "IncidentType": attributes.IncidentType
          }
      });

      // Setup the applyEdits parameter with adds.
      const edits = {
        addFeatures: [editFeature]
      };
      featureLayer.applyEdits(params).then(function(editsResult) {
        if (editsResult.addFeatureResults.length > 0) {
          console.log("Created a new feature.")
        }
      });
    }
  });
});