Ken Doman raykendo

Clicking on a map without clicking on a map

An ArcGIS JavaScript API hack

Purpose: I have a map application with a list of results from a query. When I click on one of the items in the result list, I wanted the map to zoom to the associated feature, and trigger a click that shows the result in a popup.

Library: ArcGIS JavaScript API

Version: tested on versions 3.9-3.13.

	/*
	* Making up for a missing "draw-begin" or "draw-start" event for the ArcGIS JavaScript API Drawing toolbar
	*
	* Problem: While the drawing toolbar in the ArcGIS JavaScript API has a "draw-end" and a "draw-complete"
	* event, it doesn't have a "draw-start" or "draw-begin" event.
	*
	* Solution: Use a dojo/on pausable event that is only unpaused after the draw-end event.
	*/
	require(["esri/map", "dojo/on", "esri/toolbars/draw"], function (Map, dojoOn, Draw) {
	var map = new Map("mapdiv", {});