Set definition expression from click event

Question

I'm trying to set a definition expression according to a user-selected value from a drop down menu, but I can't get the map to update the feature layers according to the expression. The user is able to click the drop down and select the values, but nothing happens when they click one.

HTML:

<select id="level" name="level">
 <option value="" selected="selected">Select Building Level</option> 
 <option value="1">1</option>
 <option value="2">2</option>
 <option value="3">3</option>
</select>

JS:

//creates and adds feature layers to map
var generalIssuePoints = new FeatureLayer(".../FeatureServer/0", {
 mode: FeatureLayer.MODE_ONDEMAND,
 outFields: ["*"]
});
var firePullPoints = new FeatureLayer(".../FeatureServer/1",{
 mode: FeatureLayer.MODE_ONDEMAND,
 outFields: ["*"]
});
map.addLayers([generalIssuePoints, firePullPoints]);
//handles drop-down change event
on(dom.byId("level"), "change", function(e) {
 var level = e.target.value;
 var definitionExpression = "LEVEL_ = " + level;
 //sets definition expression
 generalIssuePoints.setDefinitionExpression(definitionExpression);
 firePullPoints.setDefinitionExpression(definitionExpression);
});

• john gravois: maybe try featureLayer.refresh(); if not, a simplified repro case pointing at public services would make it a lot easier to help debug.

Answer 1

The definition expression needs to be set in the change handler

//handles drop-down change event
on(dom.byId("level"), "change", function(e) {
 var level = e.target.value;
 var definitionExpression = "LEVEL_ = " + level;
 //sets definition expression
 generalIssuePoints.setDefinitionExpression(definitionExpression);
 firePullPoints.setDefinitionExpression(definitionExpression);
});

• jcusick: Apologies, I did have that put inside the change handler, I just made a mistake copy/pasting it over to the post. I edited my question to fix this.
• Aamir Suleman: Is LEVEL_ a number or a string field? If string then it should be set as "LEVEL = '" + level + "'"
• jcusick: It's a long int. I've gotten the definition expression to work by hard coding ..."LEVEL_ = 1" outside of the change handler before the layers are added to the map, but can't seem to figure out what's going wrong inside of the change event.
• Aamir Suleman: can to try "LEVEL_ = " + level.toString()
• jcusick: Still no change..

Answer 2

I cannot see any problems, even i am using the same approach.

on(dom.byId("select_type"), "change", function(e){
 var type = e.target.value;
 myFeatureLayer.setDefinitionExpression("Type = '"+type+"'");
});

This works fine.