ActionButton

AMD: require(["esri/support/actions/ActionButton"], (ActionButton) => { /* code goes here */ });
ESM: import ActionButton from "@arcgis/core/support/actions/ActionButton.js";
Class: esri/support/actions/ActionButton
Inheritance: ActionButton ActionBase Accessor
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.8

A customizable button that performs a specific action(s) used in widgets such as the Popup, LayerList, and BasemapLayerList.

See also

Constructors

ActionButton

Constructor
new ActionButton(properties)
Parameter
properties Object
optional

See the properties for a list of all the properties that may be passed into the constructor.

Property Overview

Any properties can be set, retrieved or listened to. See the Working with Properties topic.
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Name Type Summary Class

Set this property to true to display a spinner icon.

ActionBase

This adds a CSS class to the ActionButton's node.

ActionBase

The name of the class.

Accessor

Indicates whether this action is disabled.

ActionBase

Calcite icon used for the action.

ActionBase

The name of the ID assigned to this action.

ActionBase

The URL to an image that will be used to represent the action.

ActionButton

The title of the action.

ActionBase

Specifies the type of action.

ActionButton

Indicates if the action is visible.

ActionBase

Property Details

active

Inherited
Property
active Boolean
Inherited from ActionBase

Set this property to true to display a spinner icon. You should do this if the action executes an async operation, such as a query, that requires letting the end user know that a process is ongoing in the background. Set the property back to false to communicate to the user that the process has finished.

Default Value:false

className

Inherited
Property
className String
Inherited from ActionBase

This adds a CSS class to the ActionButton's node. It can be used in conjunction with its image property or by itself. Any icon font may be used in this property. The Esri Icon Font is automatically made available via the ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript for you to use in styling custom actions. To use one of these provided icon fonts, you must prefix the class name with esri-. For example, the default zoom-to action in Popup uses the font esri-icon-zoom-in-magnifying-glass.

declaredClass

Inherited
Property
declaredClass Stringreadonly
Inherited from Accessor

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

disabled

Inherited
Property
disabled Boolean
Inherited from ActionBase

Indicates whether this action is disabled.

Default Value:false

icon

Inherited
Property
icon String
Inherited from ActionBase
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.27 ActionBase since 4.8, icon added at 4.27.

Calcite icon used for the action.

Default Value:null
See also
Example
// Create an action button to delete features
// using the 'trash' Calcite Icon.
const deleteAction = new ActionButton({
 id: "delete-feature",
 title: "Delete Feature",
 icon: "trash"
});

id

Inherited
Property
id String
Inherited from ActionBase

The name of the ID assigned to this action. This is used for differentiating actions when listening to the trigger-action event.

image

Property
image String

The URL to an image that will be used to represent the action. This property will be used as a background image for the node. It may be used in conjunction with the className property or by itself. If neither image nor className are specified, a default icon default icon will display.

title

Inherited
Property
title String
Inherited from ActionBase

The title of the action.

For popups: When space is limited, actions will display in the menu. Text is always shown next to the icon but long text is truncated. A tooltip with this title will display when hovering over it.

For LayerList: The first action is displayed in the layerlist with an icon. The layerlist has a menu that will display all actions with their titles.

type

Property
type Stringreadonly

Specifies the type of action.

For ActionButton the type is always "button".

Default Value:"button"

visible

Inherited
Property
visible Boolean
Inherited from ActionBase

Indicates if the action is visible.

Default Value:true

Method Overview

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Name Return Type Summary Class

Adds one or more handles which are to be tied to the lifecycle of the object.

Accessor

Creates a deep clone of this object.

ActionButton

Returns true if a named group of handles exist.

Accessor

Removes a group of handles owned by the object.

Accessor

Method Details

addHandles

Inherited
Method
addHandles(handleOrHandles, groupKey)
Inherited from Accessor
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.25 Accessor since 4.0, addHandles added at 4.25.

Adds one or more handles which are to be tied to the lifecycle of the object. The handles will be removed when the object is destroyed.

// Manually manage handles
const handle = reactiveUtils.when(
  () => !view.updating,
  () => {
    wkidSelect.disabled = false;
  },
  { once: true }
);

this.addHandles(handle);

// Destroy the object
this.destroy();
Parameters
handleOrHandles WatchHandle|WatchHandle[]

Handles marked for removal once the object is destroyed.

groupKey *
optional

Key identifying the group to which the handles should be added. All the handles in the group can later be removed with Accessor.removeHandles(). If no key is provided the handles are added to a default group.

clone

Method
clone(){ActionButton}

Creates a deep clone of this object.

Returns
Type Description
ActionButton A clone of the new ActionButton instance.

hasHandles

Inherited
Method
hasHandles(groupKey){Boolean}
Inherited from Accessor
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.25 Accessor since 4.0, hasHandles added at 4.25.

Returns true if a named group of handles exist.

Parameter
groupKey *
optional

A group key.

Returns
Type Description
Boolean Returns true if a named group of handles exist.
Example
// Remove a named group of handles if they exist.
if (obj.hasHandles("watch-view-updates")) {
  obj.removeHandles("watch-view-updates");
}

removeHandles

Inherited
Method
removeHandles(groupKey)
Inherited from Accessor
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.25 Accessor since 4.0, removeHandles added at 4.25.

Removes a group of handles owned by the object.

Parameter
groupKey *
optional

A group key or an array or collection of group keys to remove.

Example
obj.removeHandles(); // removes handles from default group

obj.removeHandles("handle-group");
obj.removeHandles("other-handle-group");

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