require(["esri/widgets/ColorSlider"], function(ColorSlider) { /* code goes here */ });
Class: esri/widgets/ColorSlider
Inheritance: ColorSlider Accessor
Since: ArcGIS API for JavaScript 4.2

The ColorSlider is a widget intended for authoring and exploring data-driven visualizations in a FeatureLayer or SceneLayer using color. To display properly, this slider requires a color visual variable and a statistics object. Other optional properties may be used, including adding a histogram. Most of the various options that affect the UI of the slider are labeled in the image below.

sm-color-slider

This slider has three events. The most commonly used event is likely the handle-value-change event. This is typically used to update the renderer when the user slides handles to new positions.

Constructors

new ColorSlider(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
var slider = new ColorSlider({
  statistics: stats,  // object generated from summaryStatistics()
  visualVariable: colorVV,  // color visual variable generated from a colorRendererCreator method
}, "sliderDiv");

Property Overview

Any properties can be set, retrieved or listened to. See the Working with Properties topic.
NameTypeSummaryClass
String | HTMLElement

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

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String

The name of the class.

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Boolean

Indicates whether to show the handles of the slider that may be dragged by the user.

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HistogramResult

The histogram associated with the data represented on the slider.

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Boolean

Indicates whether to show the histogram in the slider UI.

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Number

The width of the histogram in pixels.

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Boolean

Indicates whether to show labels in the slider UI.

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Number

The maximum value or upper bound of the slider.

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Number

The minimum value or lower bound of the slider.

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Number

Indicates the number of handles to show on the slider.

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Object

The summary statistics of the data represented in the slider.

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Boolean

Indicates whether to show the average in the slider UI.

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Boolean

Only applicable when numHandles is set to 3.

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Boolean

Indicates whether to show tick marks next to the slider handles.

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Object[]

Each object in this array represents a stop in the color visual variable associated with the slider.

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Boolean

Indicates whether the widget is visible.

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ColorVisualVariable

The color visual variable represented by the slider.

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Property Details

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

Note that once set, this property cannot be modified afterwards.

declaredClassStringreadonly inherited
Since: ArcGIS API for JavaScript 4.7

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

handlesVisibleBoolean

Indicates whether to show the handles of the slider that may be dragged by the user. See the image in the class description to see where handles are typically placed.

Default Value:true

The histogram associated with the data represented on the slider. This may be generated using the histogram statistics function.

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Example:
histogram({
  layer: featureLayer,
  field: "fieldName"
}).then(function(histogram){
  // set the histogram to the slider
  slider.histogram = histogram;
});
histogramVisibleBoolean

Indicates whether to show the histogram in the slider UI. See the image in the class description to see where the histogram is typically placed.

Default Value:true
histogramWidthNumber

The width of the histogram in pixels.

Default Value:100
labelsVisibleBoolean

Indicates whether to show labels in the slider UI. See the image in the class description to see where labels are typically placed.

Default Value:true
maxValueNumber

The maximum value or upper bound of the slider. This value overrides the max property of the statistics, but may not be less than the value of the maximum stop of the color visual variable.

This property may be set programmatically or by the user in the widget's UI.

Example:
slider.maxValue = 150;
minValueNumber

The minimum value or lower bound of the slider. This value overrides the min property of the statistics, but may not be greater than the value of the minimum stop of the color visual variable.

This property may be set programmatically or by the user in the widget's UI.

Example:
slider.minValue = 0.15;
numHandlesNumber

Indicates the number of handles to show on the slider. Acceptable values are 2 or 3. If 3 handles are specified, then the syncedHandles property may be enabled to sync the movement of the outside handles with the middle, or primary, handle.

Default Value:{"value":2,"set":""}
statisticsObject

The summary statistics of the data represented in the slider. This is an object that may be generated from the summaryStatistics statistics function. The min and max values in this object determine the minValue and maxValue of the slider if values for those properties are not already provided.

Properties:
avg Number

The average of all data values represented in the color visual variable.

max Number

The maximum of all data values represented in the color visual variable.

min Number

The minimum of all data values represented in the color visual variable.

stddev Number

The standard deviation calculated from all data values represented in the color visual variable.

Example:
colorRendererCreator.createVisualVariable({
  layer: featureLayer,
  field: "fieldName",
  basemap: map.basemap
}).then(function(response){
  // set the statistics to the slider
  slider.statistics = statistics;
});
statisticsVisibleBoolean

Indicates whether to show the average in the slider UI. See the image in the class description to see where this symbol is typically placed. Hover over this symbol to view the average in the tooltip.

Default Value:true
syncedHandlesBoolean

Only applicable when numHandles is set to 3. This property indicates whether the outside handles are synced with the middle, or primary, handle. If the primary handle is dragged then the outside handles are dragged while maintaining the same distance from the primary handle.

Default Value:false
ticksVisibleBoolean

Indicates whether to show tick marks next to the slider handles. See the image in the class description to see where ticks are typically placed.

Default Value:true
valuesObject[]readonly

Each object in this array represents a stop in the color visual variable associated with the slider. The properties of each object describe whether the stop has a slider handle, the value of the handle and its associated color.

Properties:
color Color

The color used to represent features with values at the associated stop.

value Number

The value of the stop for the associated handle.

label String

The label used to display the value to the user.

visibleBoolean

Indicates whether the widget is visible.

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

The color visual variable represented by the slider. This must be set initially on the slider for it to render in the view. This may be created manually (see snippet below) or generated from the colorRendererCreator helper methods. A new color visual variable is created each time the user slides handles or changes the minValue or the maxValue.

Example:
slider.visualVariable = {
  type: "color",
  field: "count",
  stops: [
    { value: 0, color: "#eee8d6" },
    { value: 20, color: "#bcadda" },
    { value: 40, color: "#9a85dd" },
    { value: 60, color: "#7062b9" },
    { value: 80, color: "#453e94" }
  ]
};

Method Overview

NameReturn TypeSummaryClass

Destroys the widget instance.

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Registers an event handler on the widget instance.

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Method Details

destroy()

Destroys the widget instance. Call this method when the widget is no longer needed by the application.

Example:
widget.destroy();
on(type, listener){Object}

Registers an event handler on the widget instance. Call this method to hook an event with a listener. See the Events summary table for a list of supported events.

Parameters:
type String

The name of the event.

listener Function

The function to call when the event is fired.

Returns:
TypeDescription
ObjectReturns an event handler with a remove() method that can be called to stop listening for the event.
PropertyTypeDescription
removeFunctionWhen called, removes the listener from the event.
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Example:
slider.on("data-change", function (event){
  var renderer = layer.renderer.clone();
  renderer.visualVariables = [ lang.clone(slider.visualVariable) ];
  layer.renderer = renderer;
});

Event Overview

NameTypeSummaryClass

Fires on each handle value change (on slide) and change to the minValue or maxValue of the slider.

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Fires on each change to the minValue or maxValue of the slider.

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Fires when a handle value changes either by typing a new value or on slide end.

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Event Details

data-change

Fires on each handle value change (on slide) and change to the minValue or maxValue of the slider.

Example:
slider.on("data-change", function(){
  var renderer = layer.renderer.clone();
  renderer.visualVariables = [ slider.visualVariable ];
  layer.renderer = renderer;
});
data-value-change

Fires on each change to the minValue or maxValue of the slider. This event is useful for updating the Legend when the upper and lower bounds of the stops are altered.

Example:
slider.on("data-value-change", function(){
  // execute your code here
});
handle-value-change

Fires when a handle value changes either by typing a new value or on slide end.

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Example:
slider.on("handle-value-change", function(){
  // set the new visual variable on the renderer for immediate feedback
  var renderer = layer.renderer.clone();
  renderer.visualVariables = [ slider.visualVariable ];
  layer.renderer = renderer;
});

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