DimensionalDefinition

require(["esri/layers/support/DimensionalDefinition"], function(DimensionalDefinition) { /* code goes here */ });
Class: esri/layers/support/DimensionalDefinition
Inheritance: DimensionalDefinition Accessor
Since: ArcGIS API for JavaScript 4.0

A dimensional definition defines a filter based on one variable and one dimension. You can filter with one or multiple dimensional slices. Instances of this class are typically used when filtering data based on slices or ranges in one or more dimensions with MosaicRule.

For example, a single ImageryLayer may have a depth dimension storing sea temperatures for the same pixel location at various depths. Another dimension could be time, where the same pixel stores multiple values based on a window of time.

The sample in the image below renders sea temperature at the surface for a specific time in the year.

var multidimensionalDefinition = [];
multidimensionalDefinition.push(new DimensionalDefinition({
  variableName: "water_temp",
  dimensionName: "StdZ", // water depth
  values: [0], // sea surface or 0ft
  isSlice: true
}));

var mosaicRule = new MosaicRule();
mosaicRule.multidimensionalDefinition = multidimensionalDefinition;

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In contrast, the following image renders sea temperature data from the same service at 5000 meters below the surface within the same time window.

var multidimensionalDefinition = [];
multidimensionalDefinition.push(new DimensionalDefinition({
  variableName: "water_temp",
  dimensionName: "StdZ", // water depth
  values: [-5000], // 5000 m below
  isSlice: true
}));

var mosaicRule = new MosaicRule();
mosaicRule.multidimensionalDefinition = multidimensionalDefinition;

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See the hasMultidimensions property of the ImageryLayer to check if the layer stores data for one or more variables in multiple dimensions. If it does, then the multidimensionalInfo property of the layer will contain the dimension names and values that may be used in the filters.

See also:
Example:
// display the pixels containing salinity values between -10 and 10
var definition = new DimensionalDefinition({
  variableName: "Salinity",
  dimensionName: "StdZ",
  values: [-10,10],
  isSlice: false
});

Constructors

new DimensionalDefinition(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.
NameTypeSummaryClass
String

The name of the class.

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String

The dimension associated with the variable.

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Boolean

Indicates whether the values indicate slices (rather than ranges).

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Object[]

An array of tuples [min, max] each defining a range of valid values along the specified dimension.

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String

The required variable name by which to filter.

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Property Details

declaredClassStringreadonly inherited
Since: ArcGIS API for JavaScript 4.7

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

dimensionNameString

The dimension associated with the variable.

isSliceBoolean

Indicates whether the values indicate slices (rather than ranges).

Default Value:false
valuesObject[]

An array of tuples [min, max] each defining a range of valid values along the specified dimension.

Example:
// -10 is the minimum valid value and 10 is the maximum valid value
definition.values = [-10,10];
variableNameString

The required variable name by which to filter.

Method Overview

NameReturn TypeSummaryClass
DimensionalDefinition

Creates a clone of the DimensionalDefinition object.

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*

Creates a new instance of this class and initializes it with values from a JSON object generated from a product in the ArcGIS platform.

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Object

Converts an instance of this class to its ArcGIS portal JSON representation.

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Method Details

Creates a clone of the DimensionalDefinition object.

Returns:
TypeDescription
DimensionalDefinitionA clone of the object that invoked this method.
Example:
// Creates a clone of the DimensionalDefinition
var dimensionalDefinition1 = dimensionalDefinition.clone();
fromJSON(json){*}static

Creates a new instance of this class and initializes it with values from a JSON object generated from a product in the ArcGIS platform. The object passed into the input json parameter often comes from a response to a query operation in the REST API or a toJSON() method from another ArcGIS product. See the Using fromJSON() topic in the Guide for details and examples of when and how to use this function.

Parameter:
json Object

A JSON representation of the instance in the ArcGIS format. See the ArcGIS REST API documentation for examples of the structure of various input JSON objects.

Returns:
TypeDescription
*Returns a new instance of this class.
toJSON(){Object}

Converts an instance of this class to its ArcGIS portal JSON representation. See the Using fromJSON() topic in the Guide for more information.

Returns:
TypeDescription
ObjectThe ArcGIS portal JSON representation of an instance of this class.

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