require(["esri/dijit/analysis/CreateBuffers"], function(CreateBuffers) { /* code goes here */ });
Description
(Added at v3.6)
The CreateBuffers widget creates polygons that cover a given distance from an input point, line, or polygon feature layer. You may specify multiple buffer distances to create multiple buffer polygons.
View the
ArcGIS REST API documentation for the
Create Buffer task for more details.
Samples
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Class hierarchy
esri/dijit/analysis/AnalysisBase
|_esri/dijit/analysis/CreateBuffers
Constructors
CSS
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Properties
analysisGpServer | String | The URL to the analysis service, for example "http://analysis.arcgis.com/arcgis/rest/services/tasks/GPServer". |
bufferDistance | Number[] | An array of buffer distances to buffer the input feature layer. |
folderId | String | Sets the selected folder of the select folder dropdown, based on the provided folderId , when showSelectFolder is true. |
folderName | String | Sets the selected folder of the select folder dropdown, based on the provided folderName , when showSelectFolder is true. |
inputLayer | FeatureLayer | The input point, line, or polygon feature layer to be buffered. |
map | Map | Reference to the map object. |
outputLayerName | String | The name of the output layer to be shown in the Result layer name inputbox. |
portalSelf | Object | The self response of the Portal. |
portalUrl | String | The URL to the ArcGIS.com site or in-house portal where the GP server is hosted, for example "http://www.arcgis.com". |
returnFeatureCollection | Boolean | When true, returns the result of analysis as a client-side feature collection. |
showChooseExtent | Boolean | When true, the choose extent checkbox will be shown. |
showCloseIcon | Boolean | Indicates whether to show the close icon on the widget's user interface. |
showCredits | Boolean | When true, the show credit option is visible. |
showHelp | Boolean | When true, the help links will be shown. |
showReadyToUseLayers | Boolean | When true , adds an option to the UI that allows users to choose ready to use analysis layers from the Living Atlas Analysis Layers. |
showSelectAnalysisLayer | Boolean | Indicates whether to display a drop down menu listing valid input analysis layers. |
showSelectFolder | Boolean | When true, the select folder dropdown will be shown. |
title | String | Overrides the default widget title with a custom title. |
units | String | The linear unit to be used with the distance value(s). |
Methods
Events
[ On Style Events | Connect Style Event ]
All On Style event listeners receive a single event object. Additionally, the event object also contains a 'target' property whose value is the object which fired the event.
Events
close | | Fires when close icon is clicked or when run analysis button is clicked. |
job-cancel | {
response: <Object >
} | Fires when the job in cancelled. |
job-fail | {
error: <Object >
} | Fires when the job fails. |
job-result | {
result: <Object >
} | Fires after the job fetches result data. |
job-status | {
jobInfo: <Object >
} | Fires when the job execution status is received. |
job-submit | {
params: <Object >
} | Fires when the job is submitted to the server for asynchronous processing. |
job-success | {
jobInfo: <Object >
} | Fires when the job succeeds. |
start | {
params: <Object >
} | Fires when the execute method is called. |
Constructor Details
Creates a new CreateBuffers dijit using the given DOM node.
Parameters:
<Object > params |
Required |
Various options to configure this dijit. All the properties can be passed into the params object. |
<Node | String > srcNodeRef |
Required |
Reference or id of a HTML element that this dijit is rendered into. |
params
properties:
<String > analysisGpServer |
Optional |
The URL to the GPServer used to execute an analysis job.
* Required when portalUrl is not specified. |
<Number[] > bufferDistance |
Optional |
An array of buffer distances to buffer the input feature layer. These values will be shown in the "Enter buffer size" input textbox as default values. |
<FeatureLayer > inputLayer |
Required |
The input point, line, or polygon feature layer to be buffered.
* Required. |
<Map > map |
Optional |
Reference to the map object.
* Required when showChooseExtent is true . |
<String > outputLayerName |
Optional |
The name of the output layer to be shown in the Result layer name inputbox. If not specified, "Buffer of ${input_layer_title}" will be shown by default. |
<String > portalUrl |
Optional |
The url to the ArcGIS.com site or in-house portal where the GP server is hosted.
* Required when analysisGpServer is not specified. |
<Boolean > returnFeatureCollection |
Optional |
When true, returns the result of analysis as client-side feature collection. This value determines whether or not the result will be saved and published on a user's arcgis.com account. |
<Boolean > showChooseExtent |
Optional |
When true, the choose extent checkbox will be shown. |
<String > showCredits |
Optional |
When true, the show credit option is visible. |
<Boolean > showHelp |
Optional |
When true, the help links will be shown. |
<Boolean > showSelectFolder |
Optional |
When true, the select folder dropdown will be shown. This parameter should be used when you want to allow users to select a folder in their arcgis.com account where the output feature layer will be exported as a service. |
Sample: require(["esri/dijit/analysis/CreateBuffers", ... ], function(CreateBuffers, ... ){
var createBuffers = new CreateBuffers({
inputLayer: pointLayer,
map: map,
portalUrl: "http://www.arcgis.com"
}, "analysis-tool");
});
Property Details
The URL to the analysis service, for example "http://analysis.arcgis.com/arcgis/rest/services/tasks/GPServer".
An array of buffer distances to buffer the input feature layer. These values will be shown in the "Enter buffer size" input textbox as default values.
Sample: "bufferDistance": [2 3 5]
Sets the selected folder of the select folder dropdown, based on the provided folderId
, when showSelectFolder
is true. When folderId
and folderName
are both provided, folderId
has higher precedence. (Added at v3.13)
Sets the selected folder of the select folder dropdown, based on the provided folderName
, when showSelectFolder
is true. (Added at v3.13)
The input point, line, or polygon feature layer to be buffered.
Reference to the map object.
The name of the output layer to be shown in the Result layer name inputbox. If not specified, "Buffer of ${input_layer_title}"
will be shown by default.
The self response of the Portal. When set, optimizes performance to reuse self calls made by the widget. For more documentation on the properties of this object, see the
Portal Self ArcGIS REST API documentation.
(Added at v3.14)
The URL to the ArcGIS.com site or in-house portal where the GP server is hosted, for example "http://www.arcgis.com". (Added at v3.7)
When true, returns the result of analysis as a client-side feature collection. This value determines whether or not the result will be saved and published on a user's arcgis.com account. (Added at v3.7)
Known values: true | false
Default value: false
When true, the choose extent checkbox will be shown.
Known values: true | false
Default value: true
Indicates whether to show the close icon on the widget's user interface. (Added at v3.14)
Known values: true | false
Default value: true
When true, the show credit option is visible.
Known values: true | false
Default value: true
When true, the help links will be shown.
Known values: true | false
Default value: true
When
true
, adds an option to the UI that allows users to choose ready to use analysis layers from the
Living Atlas Analysis Layers.
(Added at v3.14) Known values: true | false
Default value: true
Indicates whether to display a drop down menu listing valid input analysis layers. (Added at v3.14)
Known values: true | false
Default value: true
When true, the select folder dropdown will be shown. This parameter should be used when you want to allow users to select a folder in their arcgis.com account where the output feature layer will be exported as a service.
Known values: true | false
Default value: false
Overrides the default widget title with a custom title. Set this value in the initial constructor parameters.
For example, instead of using the default title (for example "Find Hot Spots"), you can use this property to change the default to a customized title for the tool (for example "Areas with High Crime"). (Added at v3.14)
The linear unit to be used with the distance value(s). (Added at v3.12)
Known values: Feet | Kilometers | Meters | Miles | NauticalMiles | Yards
Default value: Meters
Method Details
Cancels an analysis job that is being processed.
Parameters:
<Object > jobInfo |
Required |
An object containing job information including job ID, status, message, etc returned by the job-status event. |
Starts checking the analysis job status for the given jobId. (Added at v3.12)
Parameters:
<String > jobId |
Required |
Job id of the analysis job to check. |
Starts an analysis tool.
Parameters:
<String > params |
Required |
See the object specifications table below for the structure of the params object. |
Object Specifications: <params
>
<Object > itemParams |
Optional |
Parameters for creating the output service item. Refer to the ArcGIS REST API - Add Item help topic for a list of available parameters. Only used when the analysis task creates a hosted service. |
<Object > jobParams |
Required |
The input job parameters. Required parameters vary from class to class. Refer to the Analysis REST API Documentation for details (Under the Request Parameters section of each task). When creating a hosted service, a layer name is required. |
Sample: var params = {
itemParams: {
description: "Item description.",
snippet: "A short summary about this item.",
tags: "<tag1>, <tag2>, <tag3>, ... ",
typeKeywords: "<typeKeyword1>, <typeKeyword2>, <typeKeyword3>, ... "
},
jobParams: {
outputLayerName: "{\"serviceProperties\":{\"name\":\"Name of the output feature service\"},\"itemProperties\":{\"itemId\":\"<itemId>\"}}",
...
}
}
analysisBase.execute(params);
Gets credits estimate for a specific analysis job. This method returns a deferred object. The callback function has an object containing the number of records to be processed and the estimated credit cost for this job.
Parameters:
<String > toolName |
Required |
The name of the analysis tool from which a credits estimate will be returned. |
<String > jobParams |
Required |
The input job parameters. This value should be the same as the jobParams property of an analysis tool dijit. Refer to the jobParams property of this class for detailed syntax. |
Sample:
analysisBase.getCreditsEstimate("FindHotSpots",{
AnalysisLayer: layer._json,
context: '{"outSR":{"wkid":102100}}',
isProcessInfo: true,
returnFeatureCollection: true
}).then(function(result){
console.log(result);
});
//the "result" argument above:
//{
// "cost": 1.472,
// "totalRecords": 1472,
//}
Finalizes the creation of the widget. (Added at v3.12)
Event Details
[ On Style Events | Connect Style Event ]
Fires when close icon is clicked or when run analysis button is clicked. (Added at v3.7)
Fires when the job in cancelled. (Added at v3.7)
Event Object Properties:
<Object > response |
An GP job object returned by the GP server. Refer to the GP Job and the Checking job status topics in the ArcGIS REST API Documentation for more information and syntax.
{
"inputs": {},
"jobId": <job id>,
"jobStatus": <job status>,
"messages": <an array of message text>,
"results": {}
} |
Fires when the job fails. (Added at v3.7)
Event Object Properties:
<Object > error |
The error message returned by a failed job.{
"analysisReport": <analysis report message>,
"dataType": <analysis report message>,
"paramName": < parameter name >,
"value": <output item info | feature collection>
} |
Fires after the job fetches result data. The returned argument contains the output value (either a feature collection or a url to the hosted service), which you may add to the map as a feature layer. (Added at v3.7)
Event Object Properties:
<Object > result |
An object containing the resulted message and value. Based on the GP result object returned by the GP server with the analysisReport property added.
If output is a feature collection, value is a feature collection object; if output is a hosted arcgis.com feature service, value is an object with item information including ID and URL. Refer to the ArcGIS REST API documentation - Feature Output for more information.{
"analysisReport": <analysis report message>,
"dataType": <analysis report message>,
"paramName": < parameter name >,
"value": <output item info | feature collection>
} |
Sample: analysisTool.on("job-result", function(result){
var featureLayer = new FeatureLayer(result.value['url'] || result.value);
map.addLayer(featureLayer);
})
Fires when the job execution status is received. (Added at v3.7)
Event Object Properties:
<Object > jobInfo |
An object containing job information including job ID, status, message, etc. Based on the GP job object returned by the GP server with the jobParam property attached. Refer to the GP Job and the Checking job status topics in the ArcGIS REST API Documentation for more information and syntax.{
"inputs": {},
"jobParams": <job parameters>,
"jobId": <job id>,
"jobStatus": <job status>,
"messages": <an array of message text>,
"results": {}
} |
Fires when the job is submitted to the server for asynchronous processing. (Added at v3.7)
Event Object Properties:
<Object > params |
The input job parameters. |
Fires when the job succeeds. (Added at v3.7)
Event Object Properties:
<Object > jobInfo |
An object containing job information including job ID, status, message, etc. Based on the GP job object returned by the GP server with the jobParam property attached. Refer to the GP Job and the Checking job status topics in the ArcGIS REST API Documentation for more information and syntax.
This returned object can be passed into the cancel(jobInfo) method to terminate a job.{
"inputs": {},
"jobParams": <job parameters>,
"jobId": <job id>,
"jobStatus": <job status>,
"messages": <an array of message text>,
"results": {}
} |
Fires when the execute method is called. (Added at v3.7)
Event Object Properties:
<Object > params |
The input job parameters. |
Fires when the job is closed.
Fires when the job is submitted after createservice is called.
Event Object Properties:
<Object > params |
The input job parameters. This value should be the same as the jobParams property of an analysis tool dijit. Refer to the jobParams property of this class for detailed syntax. |
Fires when the job in cancelled.
Event Object Properties:
<Object > response |
An response object returned by a GP server.{
"inputs": {},
"jobId": "j04c9eb46b5fd442ba93001a8682d551c",
"jobStatus": "esriJobCancelled",
"messages": <an array of message text>,
"results": {}
} |
Fires when the job fails.
Event Object Properties:
<Error > error |
The error message returned by a failed job. |
Fires after the job fetches result data.
Event Object Properties:
<Object > result |
An object containing the following properties:{
"_ssl": false,
"analysisReport": "report message",
"dataType": "GPString",
"paramName": "hotSpotsResultLayer",
"value": <a feature collection object>
} |
Fires when the job execution status is received.
Event Object Properties:
<Object > jobInfo |
An object containing job ID, job status, and the initial input parameters.{
jobId: "jf07254b24ffb4e67ba4daa311de45f00",
jobStatus: "esriJobSubmitted",
jobParams: <the jobParams property of this analysis tool>
} |
Fires when a job is submitted to the server for asynchronous processing.
Event Object Properties:
<Object > params |
The input job parameters. The input job parameters. This value should be the same as the jobParams property of an analysis tool dijit. Refer to the jobParams property of this class for detailed syntax. |
Fires when the job succeeds.
Event Object Properties:
<Object > jobInfo |
An object containing job ID, job status, the initial input parameters, messages and result info.{
"inputs": {},
"jobId": "j00177ce97f8a4d01b0e8a44d735f5667",
"jobParams": <the jobParams property of this analysis tool>,
"jobStatus": "esriJobSucceeded"
"messages": <an array of message text>,
"results": {
"hotSpotsResultLayer": {
"paramUrl": "results/hotSpotsResultLayer"
},
"processInfo": {
"paramUrl": "results/processInfo"
}
}
} |
Fires when the job is saved.