Class: Link

ol/interaction/Link~Link


import Link from 'ol/interaction/Link.js';

An interaction that synchronizes the map state with the URL.

new Link(options)

Name Type Description
animate boolean | AnimationOptions (defaults to true)

Animate view transitions.

params Array<Params> (defaults to ['x', 'y', 'z', 'r', 'l'])

Properties to track. Default is to track x (center x), y (center y), z (zoom), r (rotation) and l (layers).

replace boolean (defaults to false)

Replace the current URL without creating the new entry in browser history. By default, changes in the map state result in a new entry being added to the browser history.

prefix string (defaults to '')

By default, the URL will be updated with search parameters x, y, z, and r. To avoid collisions with existing search parameters that your application uses, you can supply a custom prefix for the ones used by this interaction (e.g. 'ol:').

Fires:

Extends

Observable Properties

Name Type Settable ObjectEvent type Description
active boolean yes change:active

true if the interaction is active, false otherwise.

Methods

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.

Gets a value.

Name Type Description
key string

Key name.

Returns:
Value.

Return whether the interaction is currently active.

Returns:
true if the interaction is active, false otherwise.

getKeys(){Array.<string>} inherited

Get a list of object property names.

Returns:
List of property names.

Get the map associated with this interaction.

Returns:
Map.

getProperties(){Object.<string, *>} inherited

Get an object of all property names and values.

Returns:
Object.

getRevision(){number} inherited

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

Returns:
Revision.

handleEvent(mapBrowserEvent){boolean} inherited

Handles the map browser event.

Name Type Description
mapBrowserEvent MapBrowserEvent

Map browser event.

Returns:
false to stop event propagation.

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

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>} inherited

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.

set(key, value, silent) inherited

Sets a value.

Name Type Description
key string

Key name.

value *

Value.

silent boolean | undefined

Update without triggering an event.

Activate or deactivate the interaction.

Name Type Description
active boolean

Active.

setProperties(values, silent) inherited

Sets a collection of key-value pairs. Note that this changes any existing properties and adds new ones (it does not remove any existing properties).

Name Type Description
values Object.<string, *>

Values.

silent boolean | undefined

Update without triggering an event.

track(key, callback){string | null}

Register a listener for a URL search parameter. The callback will be called with a new value when the corresponding search parameter changes due to history events (e.g. browser navigation).

Name Type Description
key string

The URL search parameter.

callback Callback

The function to call when the search parameter changes.

Returns:
The initial value of the search parameter (or null if absent from the URL).

un(type, listener) inherited

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.

unset(key, silent) inherited

Unsets a property.

Name Type Description
key string

Key name.

silent boolean | undefined

Unset without triggering an event.

update(key, value)

Update the URL with a new search parameter value. If the value is null, it will be deleted from the search parameters.

Name Type Description
key string

The URL search parameter.

value string | null

The updated value (or null to remove it from the URL).