Class: Observable

ol/Observable~Observable


import Observable from 'ol/Observable.js';

Abstract base class; normally only used for creating subclasses and not instantiated in apps. An event target providing convenient methods for listener registration and unregistration. A generic change event is always available through changed.

new Observable()

Fires:
  • change (BaseEvent) - Generic change event. Triggered when the revision counter is increased.
  • error (BaseEvent) - Generic error event. Triggered when an error occurs.

Subclasses

Extends

Methods

changed()

Increases the revision counter and dispatches a 'change' event.

dispatchEvent(event){boolean | undefined} inherited

Dispatches an event and calls all listeners listening for events of this type. The event parameter can either be a string or an Object with a type property.

Name Type Description
event BaseEvent | string

Event object.

Returns:
false if anyone called preventDefault on the event object or if any of the listeners returned false.

getRevision(){number}

Get the version number for this object. Each time the object is modified, its version number will be incremented.

Returns:
Revision.

on(type, listener){EventsKey | Array<EventsKey>}

Listen for a certain type of event.

Name Type Description
type string | Array.<string>

The event type or array of event types.

listener function

The listener function.

Returns:
Unique key for the listener. If called with an array of event types as the first argument, the return will be an array of keys.

once(type, listener){EventsKey | Array<EventsKey>}

Listen once for a certain type of event.

Name Type Description
type string | Array.<string>

The event type or array of event types.

listener function

The listener function.

Returns:
Unique key for the listener. If called with an array of event types as the first argument, the return will be an array of keys.

un(type, listener)

Unlisten for a certain type of event.

Name Type Description
type string | Array.<string>

The event type or array of event types.

listener function

The listener function.