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

Provides a simple button that animates the View to the user's location when clicked. While tracking, the default button looks like the following:

track-button

You can use the view's DefaultUI to add widgets to the view's user interface via the ui property on the view. The snippet below demonstrates this.

The Track widget is not supported on insecure origins. To use it, switch your application to a secure origin, such as HTTPS. Note that localhost is considered "potentially secure" and can be used for easy testing in browsers that supports Window.isSecureContext (currently Chrome and Firefox).

As of version 4.2, the Track Button no longer displays in non-secure web apps. At version 4.1 this only applied to Google Chrome.

For additional information regarding this, visit the ArcGIS blog, Increased web API security in Google Chrome. :::

For information about gaining full control of widget styles, see the Styling topic.
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Example:
var trackWidget = new Track({
  view: view
});

view.ui.add(trackWidget, "top-left");

Constructors

new Track(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 track = new Track({
  view: view
});

Property Overview

Any properties can be set, retrieved or listened to. See the Working with Properties topic.
NameTypeSummary
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

When true, this property indicates whether the widget has been destroyed.

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Object

The HTML5 Geolocation Position options for locating.

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Boolean

Indicates whether the widget will automatically navigate the view to the user's position when a geolocation result is found.

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Graphic

The graphic used to show the user's location in the view.

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String

The unique ID assigned to the widget when the widget is created.

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Boolean

Indicates whether the widget is watching for new positions.

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MapView | SceneView

A reference to the MapView or SceneView.

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TrackViewModel

The view model for this widget.

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The ID or node representing the DOM element containing the widget. This property can only be set once.

declaredClassStringreadonly

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

destroyedBoolean

When true, this property indicates whether the widget has been destroyed.

geolocationOptionsObject

The HTML5 Geolocation Position options for locating. Refer to Geolocation API Specification for details.

Default Value: { maximumAge: 0, timeout: 15000, enableHighAccuracy: true }

goToLocationEnabledBoolean

Indicates whether the widget will automatically navigate the view to the user's position when a geolocation result is found. Set to false to disable this behavior, leaving full control to the developer.

Default Value: true

The graphic used to show the user's location in the view.

Example:
var trackWidget = new Track({
  view: view,  // Assigns the track widget to a view
    graphic: new Graphic({
      symbol: new SimpleMarkerSymbol()  // Overwrites the default symbol used for the
      // graphic placed at the location of the user when found
    })
});

The unique ID assigned to the widget when the widget is created. If not set by the developer, it will default to the container ID, or if that is not present then it will be automatically generated.

trackingBooleanreadonly

Indicates whether the widget is watching for new positions.

Default Value: false

A reference to the MapView or SceneView. Set this to link the widget to a specific view.

The view model for this widget. This is a class that contains all the logic (properties and methods) that controls this widget's behavior. See the TrackViewModel class to access all properties and methods on the widget.

Method Overview

NameReturn TypeSummary

Destroys the widget instance.

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Boolean

Indicates whether there is an event listener on the instance that matches the provided event name.

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Object

Registers an event handler on the instance.

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Widget teardown helper.

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Object

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Renders widget to the DOM immediately.

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When executed, the widget will start tracking the user's location.

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Finalizes the creation of the widget.

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Stops tracking the user's location when executed.

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Method Details

destroy()inherited

Destroys the widget instance.

hasEventListener(type){Boolean}inherited

Indicates whether there is an event listener on the instance that matches the provided event name.

Parameter:
type String

The name of the event.

Returns:
TypeDescription
BooleanReturns true if the class supports the input event.

on(type, listener){Object}inherited

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

Parameters:
type String

The name of event to listen for.

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:
view.on("click", function(event){
  // event is the event handle returned after the event fires.
  console.log(event.mapPoint);
});

own(handles)inherited

Widget teardown helper. Any handles added to it will be automatically removed when the widget is destroyed.

Parameter:
handles Handle[]

@type - handles to remove when destroyed

postInitialize()inherited

This method is primarily used by developers when implementing custom widgets. Executes after widget is ready for rendering.

render(){Object}inherited

This method is primarily used by developers when implementing custom widgets. It must be implemented by subclasses for rendering.

Returns:
TypeDescription
ObjectThe rendered virtual node.

renderNow()inherited

Renders widget to the DOM immediately.

scheduleRender()inherited

This method is primarily used by developers when implementing custom widgets. Schedules widget rendering. This method is useful for changes affecting the UI.

start()

When executed, the widget will start tracking the user's location.

startup()inherited

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Finalizes the creation of the widget.

stop()

Stops tracking the user's location when executed.

Event Overview

NameTypeSummary
{position: Object}

Fires after the track() method is called and a position is found.

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{error: Error}

Fires after the track() method is called and an error is returned.

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Event Details

track

Fires after the track() method is called and a position is found.

Property:
position Object

Geoposition returned from the Geolocation API.

track-error

Fires after the track() method is called and an error is returned.

Property:
error Error

The Error object returned if an error occurred while tracking.

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