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Example of JS API

Add client side labels for vector features using the LabelLayer class. Visit the Labeling features client-side tutorial for more information.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="initial-scale=1, maximum-scale=1, user-scalable=no">
<title></title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="//js.arcgis.com/3.8/js/esri/css/esri.css">
<style>
html, body, #map {
height: 100%; width: 100%; margin: 0; padding: 0;
}
</style>
<script src="//js.arcgis.com/3.8/"></script>
<script>
var map;
require([
"esri/map",
"esri/geometry/Extent",
"esri/layers/FeatureLayer",
"esri/symbols/SimpleLineSymbol",
"esri/symbols/SimpleFillSymbol",
"esri/symbols/TextSymbol",
"esri/renderers/SimpleRenderer",
"esri/layers/LabelLayer",
"dojo/_base/Color",
"dojo/domReady!"
], function(
Map, Extent, FeatureLayer,
SimpleLineSymbol, SimpleFillSymbol, TextSymbol, SimpleRenderer,
LabelLayer,
Color
) {
// load the map centered on the United States
var bbox = new Extent({"xmin":-1940058,"ymin":-814715,"xmax":1683105,"ymax":1446096,"spatialReference":{"wkid":102003}});
map = new Map("map", {
extent: bbox
});
var labelField = "STATE_NAME";
// create a renderer for the states layer to override default symbology
var statesColor = new Color("#666");
var statesLine = new SimpleLineSymbol("solid", statesColor, 1.5);
var statesSymbol = new SimpleFillSymbol("solid", statesLine, null);
var statesRenderer = new SimpleRenderer(statesSymbol);
// create a feature layer to show country boundaries
var statesUrl = "http://sampleserver6.arcgisonline.com/arcgis/rest/services/Census/MapServer/3";
var states = new FeatureLayer(statesUrl, {
id: "states",
outFields: [labelField]
});
states.setRenderer(statesRenderer);
map.addLayer(states);
// create a text symbol to define the style of labels
var statesLabel = new TextSymbol().setColor(statesColor);
statesLabel.font.setSize("14pt");
statesLabel.font.setFamily("arial");
statesLabelRenderer = new SimpleRenderer(statesLabel);
var labels = new LabelLayer({ id: "labels" });
// tell the label layer to label the countries feature layer
// using the field named "admin"
labels.addFeatureLayer(states, statesLabelRenderer, "${" + labelField + "}");
// add the label layer to the map
map.addLayer(labels);
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="map"></div>
</body>
</html>
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