Print

AMD: require(["esri/widgets/Print"], (Print) => { /* code goes here */ });
ESM: import Print from "@arcgis/core/widgets/Print.js";
Class: esri/widgets/Print
Inheritance: Print→Widget→Accessor
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.2

The Print widget connects your application with a printing service to allow the map to be printed. It takes advantage of server-side, high-quality, full cartographic print functionality using the ExportWebMap service of ArcGIS, which can be configured with custom layout templates. One is provided that shows the map only, while another provides a layout with legend, etc. The Print widget works with the print which generates a printer-ready version of the map.

The Print widget has two required properties: view (reference to the MapView) and printServiceUrl (URL of the REST endpoint of the Export Web Map Task). The widget can preserve map scale or map extent in the printout. By default, the map extent is preserved. Use TemplateOptions to preserve scale instead.

The Print widget prints a localized date for all layouts except map-only. If using a custom print service, then customTextElements are supported for each print template. Values found there will be populated in the Print widget under Advanced options. These values can be overwritten in the Print widget UI, or programmatically using the templateCustomTextElements property.

For more information about printing with the MAP_ONLY layout, please see exportOptions.

Known Limitations

See print for a detailed list of known limitations.

For information about gaining full control of widget styles, see the Styling topic.
See also
Example
const print = new Print({
  view: view,
  // specify your own print service
  printServiceUrl:
     "https://utility.arcgisonline.com/arcgis/rest/services/Utilities/PrintingTools/GPServer/Export%20Web%20Map%20Task"
});

// Adds widget below other elements in the top left corner of the view
view.ui.add(print, "top-left");

Constructors

Print

Constructor
new Print(properties)
Parameter
properties Object
optional

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

Example
// typical usage
const print = new Print({
  view: view,
  printServiceUrl: "https://www.example.com/arcgis/rest/services/Utilities/PrintingTools/GPServer/Export%20Web%20Map%20Task"
});

Property Overview

Any properties can be set, retrieved or listened to. See the Watch for changes topic.
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Name Type Summary Class

Specify the print output file format(s) that the user can select based on the options available from the print service.

Print

Specify the print output layout(s) that the user can select based on the options available from the print service.

Print

The ID or node representing the DOM element containing the widget.

Widget

The name of the class.

Accessor

The collection of links exported from the Print widget.

Print

This option allows passing extra parameters (in addition to templateOptions) to the print (export webmap) requests.

Print

Indicates the heading level to use for the "Exported files" text where users can access the exported map printout.

Print

Icon which represents the widget.

Print

The unique ID assigned to the widget when the widget is created.

Widget

Indicates whether or not to include defaultTemplates.

Print

The widget's default label.

Print

It is possible to search a specified portal instance's locator services.

Print

The URL of the REST endpoint of the Export Web Map Task.

Print

The initial state of the print area toggle in the Print widget UI.

Print

An object containing an array of customTextElements name-value pair objects for each print template in a custom print service.

Print

Defines the layout template options used by the Print widget to generate the print page.

Print

A reference to the MapView.

Print

The view model for this widget.

Print

Indicates whether the widget is visible.

Widget

Property Details

allowedFormats

Property
allowedFormats String |String[]
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.15 Print since 4.2, allowedFormats added at 4.15.

Specify the print output file format(s) that the user can select based on the options available from the print service. This property can take a string value or an array of string values.

When this value is "all" (default value), all the print service formats are available to be used. When an array of string values is used, only those values that match the options available from the print service will be used. If none of the input string values match those available from the print service, allowedFormats will fallback to default behavior.

Default Value:"all"
See also
Example
const print = new Print({
  view: view,
  printServiceUrl:
         "https://utility.arcgisonline.com/arcgis/rest/services/Utilities/PrintingTools/GPServer/Export%20Web%20Map%20Task",
  allowedFormats: ["jpg", "png8", "png32"]
});

allowedLayouts

Property
allowedLayouts String |String[]
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.15 Print since 4.2, allowedLayouts added at 4.15.

Specify the print output layout(s) that the user can select based on the options available from the print service. This property can take a string value or an array of string values.

When this value is "all" (default value), all the print service layouts are available to be used. When an array of string values is used, only those values that match the options available from the print service will be used. If none of the input string values match those available from the print service, allowedLayouts will fallback to default behavior.

Default Value:"all"
See also
Example
const print = new Print({
  view: view,
  printServiceUrl:
         "https://utility.arcgisonline.com/arcgis/rest/services/Utilities/PrintingTools/GPServer/Export%20Web%20Map%20Task",
  allowedLayouts: ["a3-landscape", "a3-portrait"]
});

container

Inherited
Property
container String |HTMLElement
Inherited from Widget

The ID or node representing the DOM element containing the widget. This property can only be set once. The following examples are all valid use case when working with widgets.

Examples
// Create the HTML div element programmatically at runtime and set to the widget's container
const basemapGallery = new BasemapGallery({
  view: view,
  container: document.createElement("div")
});

// Add the widget to the top-right corner of the view
view.ui.add(basemapGallery, {
  position: "top-right"
});
// Specify an already-defined HTML div element in the widget's container

const basemapGallery = new BasemapGallery({
  view: view,
  container: basemapGalleryDiv
});

// Add the widget to the top-right corner of the view
view.ui.add(basemapGallery, {
  position: "top-right"
});

// HTML markup
<body>
  <div id="viewDiv"></div>
  <div id="basemapGalleryDiv"></div>
</body>
// Specify the widget while adding to the view's UI
const basemapGallery = new BasemapGallery({
  view: view
});

// Add the widget to the top-right corner of the view
view.ui.add(basemapGallery, {
  position: "top-right"
});

declaredClass

Inherited
Property
declaredClass Stringreadonly
Inherited from Accessor
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.7 Accessor since 4.0, declaredClass added at 4.7.

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

Property
exportedLinks Collection<FileLink>
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.17 Print since 4.2, exportedLinks added at 4.17.

The collection of links exported from the Print widget.

Example
require([
  "esri/widgets/Print",
  "esri/config"
], function(Print, esriConfig) {

  // ...

  view.when(function () {
    print = new Print({
      view: view,
      // specify your own print service
      printServiceUrl:
        "https://utility.arcgisonline.com/arcgis/rest/services/Utilities/PrintingTools/GPServer/Export%20Web%20Map%20Task"
    });

    // Add widget to the top right corner of the view
    view.ui.add(print, "top-right");

    // use a requestInterceptor to monitor the print widget
    // for print completion
    esriConfig.request.interceptors.push({
      // set the `urls` property to the URL of the print service so that this
      // interceptor only applies to requests made to the print service URL
      urls: print.printServiceUrl,
      // use the AfterInterceptorCallback to interrogate the exportedLinks property
      after: (response) => {
        console.log("exportedLinks: ", print.exportedLinks.items[0]);
      }
    });
  });

extraParameters

Property
extraParameters Object
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.20 Print since 4.2, extraParameters added at 4.20.

This option allows passing extra parameters (in addition to templateOptions) to the print (export webmap) requests.

headingLevel

Property
headingLevel Number
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.20 Print since 4.2, headingLevel added at 4.20.

Indicates the heading level to use for the "Exported files" text where users can access the exported map printout. By default, this text is rendered as a level 3 heading (e.g. <h3>Exported files</h3>). Depending on the widget's placement in your app, you may need to adjust this heading for proper semantics. This is important for meeting accessibility standards.

Default Value:3
See also
Example
// "Exported files" will render as an <h4>
print.headingLevel = 4;

icon

Property
icon String
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.27 Print since 4.2, icon added at 4.27.

Icon which represents the widget. It is typically used when the widget is controlled by another one (e.g. in the Expand widget).

Default Value:"print"
See also

id

Inherited
Property
id String
Inherited from Widget

The unique ID assigned to the widget when the widget is created. If not set by the developer, it will default to the container ID, or if that is not present then it will be automatically generated.

includeDefaultTemplates

Property
includeDefaultTemplates Boolean
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.18 Print since 4.2, includeDefaultTemplates added at 4.18.

Indicates whether or not to include defaultTemplates.

Default Value:true
Example
const printWidget = new Print({
  view: view,
  includeDefaultTemplates: false,
  portal: { url: "https://.example.arcgis.com/sharing/" },
  container: "printDiv"
});

label

Property
label String
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.7 Print since 4.2, label added at 4.7.

The widget's default label.

portal

Property
portal Portal
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.18 Print since 4.2, portal added at 4.18.

It is possible to search a specified portal instance's locator services. Use this property to set this ArcGIS Portal instance to search. This is especially helpful when working with a custom print template.

If this property is set, it is not necessary to set the printServiceUrl property.

See also
Example
const printWidget = new Print({
   view: view,
   portal: { url: "https://example.arcgis.com/sharing/" },
   container: "printDiv"
});

printServiceUrl

Property
printServiceUrl String

The URL of the REST endpoint of the Export Web Map Task. If the portal property is set, it is not necessary to set this property.

showPrintAreaEnabled

Property
showPrintAreaEnabled Boolean
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.30 Print since 4.2, showPrintAreaEnabled added at 4.30.

The initial state of the print area toggle in the Print widget UI. When set to true, the print area toggle is enabled by default. When set to false, the print area toggle is disabled by default.

Default Value:false

templateCustomTextElements

Property
templateCustomTextElements Object[]
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.22 Print since 4.2, templateCustomTextElements added at 4.22.

An object containing an array of customTextElements name-value pair objects for each print template in a custom print service. Use this property to update the text for custom text elements on the page layout.

The Print widget calls the Get Layout Templates Info task on the GPServer to discover possible customTextElements values for each template. The name of the task must match Get Layout Templates Info, templates must be published with customTextElements, and values must be strings. Values found there will be populated in the Print widget under Advanced options. These values can be overwritten in the Print widget UI, or programmatically using this property. To list all print templates available on the print service to see see which templates were published with customTextElements, use the effectiveTemplateCustomTextElements property.

Example
const printWidget = new Print({
   view: view,
   // specify your custom print service
   printServiceUrl: "",
   // `customTextElements` are defined per print template
   // this example has one template with `customTextElements`
   templateCustomTextElements: {
      // if there were more applicable templates, then we would
      // create another object with the template name containing
      // an array of more name-value pairs
      "Landscape_TextElements": [
         // the possible values are defined in the print service
         { "headquarters": "Foxborough, Massachusetts" },
         { "division": "AFC East" },
         { "founded": "1959" }
      ]
   }
});

templateOptions

Property
templateOptions TemplateOptionsautocast
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.6 Print since 4.2, templateOptions added at 4.6.

Defines the layout template options used by the Print widget to generate the print page.

Example
templateOptions: {
  title: "My Print",
  author: "Sam",
  copyright: "My Company",
  legendEnabled: false
}

view

Property
view MapView

A reference to the MapView. Set this to link the widget to a specific view.

viewModel

Property
viewModel PrintViewModelautocast

The view model for this widget. This is a class that contains all the logic (properties and methods) that controls this widget's behavior. See the PrintViewModel class to access all properties and methods on the widget.

visible

Inherited
Property
visible Boolean
Inherited from Widget

Indicates whether the widget is visible.

If false, the widget will no longer be rendered in the web document. This may affect the layout of other elements or widgets in the document. For example, if this widget is the first of three widgets associated to the upper right hand corner of the view UI, then the other widgets will reposition when this widget is made invisible. For more information, refer to the css display value of "none".

Default Value:true
Example
// Hides the widget in the view
widget.visible = false;

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

A utility method used for building the value for a widget's class property.

Widget

Destroys the widget instance.

Widget

Emits an event on the instance.

Widget

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

Widget

Returns true if a named group of handles exist.

Accessor

isFulfilled() may be used to verify if creating an instance of the class is fulfilled (either resolved or rejected).

Widget

isRejected() may be used to verify if creating an instance of the class is rejected.

Widget

isResolved() may be used to verify if creating an instance of the class is resolved.

Widget

Registers an event handler on the instance.

Widget

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

Widget

Executes after widget is ready for rendering.

Widget

Removes a group of handles owned by the object.

Accessor

This method is implemented by subclasses for rendering.

Widget

Renders widget to the DOM immediately.

Widget

Schedules widget rendering.

Widget
Promise

when() may be leveraged once an instance of the class is created.

Widget

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.

classes

Inherited
Method
classes(classNames){String}
Inherited from Widget
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.7 Widget since 4.2, classes added at 4.7.

A utility method used for building the value for a widget's class property. This aids in simplifying css class setup.

Parameter
classNames String|String[]|Object
repeatable

The class names.

Returns
Type Description
String The computed class name.
Example
// .tsx syntax showing how to set css classes while rendering the widget

render() {
  const dynamicClasses = {
    [css.flip]: this.flip,
    [css.primary]: this.primary
  };

  return (
    <div class={classes(css.root, css.mixin, dynamicClasses)} />
  );
}

destroy

Inherited
Method
destroy()
Inherited from Widget

Destroys the widget instance.

emit

Inherited
Method
emit(type, event){Boolean}
Inherited from Widget
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.5 Widget since 4.2, emit added at 4.5.

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

Inherited
Method
hasEventListener(type){Boolean}
Inherited from Widget

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.

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");
}

isFulfilled

Inherited
Method
isFulfilled(){Boolean}
Inherited from Widget
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.19 Widget since 4.2, isFulfilled added at 4.19.

isFulfilled() may be used to verify if creating an instance of the class is fulfilled (either resolved or rejected). If it is fulfilled, true will be returned.

Returns
Type Description
Boolean Indicates whether creating an instance of the class has been fulfilled (either resolved or rejected).

isRejected

Inherited
Method
isRejected(){Boolean}
Inherited from Widget
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.19 Widget since 4.2, isRejected added at 4.19.

isRejected() may be used to verify if creating an instance of the class is rejected. If it is rejected, true will be returned.

Returns
Type Description
Boolean Indicates whether creating an instance of the class has been rejected.

isResolved

Inherited
Method
isResolved(){Boolean}
Inherited from Widget
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.19 Widget since 4.2, isResolved added at 4.19.

isResolved() may be used to verify if creating an instance of the class is resolved. If it is resolved, true will be returned.

Returns
Type Description
Boolean Indicates whether creating an instance of the class has been resolved.

on

Inherited
Method
on(type, listener){Object}
Inherited from Widget

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

Parameters

An event or an array of events to listen for.

listener Function

The function to call when the event fires.

Returns
Type Description
Object Returns an event handler with a remove() method that should 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);
});

own

Inherited
Method
own(handleOrHandles)
Inherited from Widget
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.24 Widget since 4.2, own added at 4.24.
Deprecated since 4.28 Use addHandles() instead.

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

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

this.own(handle); // Handle gets removed when the widget is destroyed.
Parameter
handleOrHandles WatchHandle|WatchHandle[]

Handles marked for removal once the widget is destroyed.

postInitialize

Inherited
Method
postInitialize()
Inherited from Widget

Executes after widget is ready for rendering.

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");

render

Inherited
Method
render(){Object}
Inherited from Widget

This method is implemented by subclasses for rendering.

Returns
Type Description
Object The rendered virtual node.

renderNow

Inherited
Method
renderNow()
Inherited from Widget

Renders widget to the DOM immediately.

scheduleRender

Inherited
Method
scheduleRender()
Inherited from Widget

Schedules widget rendering. This method is useful for changes affecting the UI.

when

Inherited
Method
when(callback, errback){Promise}
Inherited from Widget
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.19 Widget since 4.2, when added at 4.19.

when() may be leveraged once an instance of the class is created. This method takes two input parameters: a callback function and an errback function. The callback executes when the instance of the class loads. The errback executes if the instance of the class fails to load.

Parameters
callback Function
optional

The function to call when the promise resolves.

errback Function
optional

The function to execute when the promise fails.

Returns
Type Description
Promise Returns a new Promise for the result of callback.
Example
// Although this example uses the BasemapGallery widget, any class instance that is a promise may use when() in the same way
let bmGallery = new BasemapGallery();
bmGallery.when(function(){
  // This function will execute once the promise is resolved
}, function(error){
  // This function will execute if the promise is rejected due to an error
});

Type Definitions

Type Definition
FileLink

Represents an exported map request from the result of the Print widget. Successful exports will have a URL that links to the printout. Failed ones will have information on what went wrong.

Properties
count Number

The location of the FileLink element in the array.

error String

The error from the Print widget, if any.

extension String

The file type of the print-out.

name String

The fileName or title of the print-out.

state String

The state of the print-out. Either "ready" or "pending" or "error".

url String

The printServiceUrl of the print-out.

Example
require([
  "esri/widgets/Print",
  "esri/config"
], function(Print, esriConfig) {

  // ...

  view.when(function () {
    print = new Print({
      view: view,
      // specify your own print service
      printServiceUrl:
        "https://utility.arcgisonline.com/arcgis/rest/services/Utilities/PrintingTools/GPServer/Export%20Web%20Map%20Task"
    });

    // Add widget to the top right corner of the view
    view.ui.add(print, "top-right");

    // use a requestInterceptor to monitor the print widget
    // for print completion
    esriConfig.request.interceptors.push({
      // set the `urls` property to the URL of the print service so that this
      // interceptor only applies to requests made to the print service URL
      urls: print.printServiceUrl,
      // use the AfterInterceptorCallback to interrogate the exportedLinks property
      after: function(response) {
        console.log("exportedLinks: ", print.exportedLinks.items[0]);
      }
    });
  });

Event Overview

Name Type Summary Class
{results: Object,results.link: Collection<FileLink>}

Fires when a print request has been completed and returns its results.

Print
{results: Object,results.link: Collection<FileLink>}

Fires when an export request begins, and returns a reference to the exported link.

Print

Event Details

complete

Event
complete
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.17 Print since 4.2, complete added at 4.17.

Fires when a print request has been completed and returns its results. This event will fire whether an export succeeds or fails.

Properties
results Object

An object representing the results of the print.

Specification

Represents an exported map request from the result of the Print widget.

Example
const printWidget = new Print();

printWidget.on("complete", function(results){
  // The results are stored in the results object
  console.log("Results of the print: ", results.link);
});

submit

Event
submit
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.17 Print since 4.2, submit added at 4.17.

Fires when an export request begins, and returns a reference to the exported link.

Properties
results Object

An object representing the results of submitting the print.

Specification

Represents an exported map request from the result of the Print widget.

Example
const printWidget = new Print();

printWidget.on("submit", function(results){
  // The results are stored in the event object
  console.log("Results of submitting the print: ", results.link);
});

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