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Additional Layer Information

Control Names

These represent control names that can be enabled or disabled throughout the standard application fixtures.

  • boundaryZoom: Zoom map to layer's boundary.
  • datatable: Access to the Data Table fixture panel.
  • identify: Layer reacts to identify requests.
  • metadata: Access to the Metadata fixture panel.
  • opacity: Layer opacity.
  • refresh: Time-sensitive layer refresh interval. Currently not supported.
  • reload: Reload the layer.
  • remove: Remove the layer from the map / application.
  • settings: Access to the Settings fixture panel.
  • symbology: Access to the symbology stack in the Legend fixture panel.
  • visibility: Layer visibility.

Data Layers will ignore settings that are map-related, with the exception of visibility. In this case, visibility would control if attribute data is considered visible.

Image Format Types

These represent formats an ESRI Map Image Layer can return.

  • png
  • png8
  • png24
  • png32
  • jpg
  • pdf
  • bmp
  • gif
  • svg

Layer Abilities

This indicates which layer types can support certain sets of abilities

Layer TypeMap LayerIdentifyAttributesLocal DataClient Data Format
ESRI Feature LayerYesYesYesNoVector
ESRI Map Image LayerYesYesNoNoRaster
ESRI M.I.L. Feature SublayerYesYesYesNoRaster
ESRI M.I.L. Raster SublayerYesNoNoNoRaster
ESRI Image Server LayerYesNoNoNoRaster
ESRI Tile LayerYesNoNoNoRaster
OGC WMS LayerYesYesNoNoRaster
OGC WFS 3.0 LayerYesYesYesYesVector
GeoJSON LayerYesYesYesYesVector
Zipped GeoJSON LayerYesYesYesYesVector
CSV LayerYesYesYesYesVector
Shapefile LayerYesYesYesYesVector
FlatGeobuf LayerYesYesYesYesVector
Zipped FlatGeobuf LayerYesYesYesYesVector
OpenStreetMap Tile LayerYesNoNoNoRaster
ESRI Table LayerNoNoYesNoN/A
Non Spatial CSV LayerNoNoYesYesN/A
Compact JSON LayerNoNoYesYesN/A

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