Class: Collection

ol.Collection

An expanded version of standard JS Array, adding convenience methods for manipulation. Add and remove changes to the Collection trigger a Collection event. Note that this does not cover changes to the objects within the Collection; they trigger events on the appropriate object, not on the Collection as a whole.

Because a Collection is itself an ol.Object, it can be bound to any other Object or Collection such that a change in one will automatically be reflected in the other.

new ol.Collection(opt_array)

Name Type Description
array Array.<T>

Array.

Fires:

Extends

Observable Properties

Name Type Settable ol.ObjectEvent type Description
length number no change:length

The length of the array.

Methods

bindTo(key, target, opt_targetKey){ol.ObjectAccessor} inherited experimental

The bindTo method allows you to set up a two-way binding between a source and target object. The method returns an object with a transform method that you can use to provide from and to functions to transform values on the way from the source to the target and on the way back.

For example, if you had two map views (sourceView and targetView) and you wanted the target view to have double the resolution of the source view, you could transform the resolution on the way to and from the target with the following:

sourceView.bindTo('resolution', targetView)
  .transform(
    function(sourceResolution) {
      // from sourceView.resolution to targetView.resolution
      return 2 * sourceResolution;
    },
    function(targetResolution) {
      // from targetView.resolution to sourceView.resolution
      return targetResolution / 2;
    }
  );
Name Type Description
key string

Key name.

target ol.Object

Target.

targetKey string

Target key.

Remove all elements from the collection.

dispatchChangeEvent() inherited experimental

Dispatches a change event.

Fires:
  • change experimental
Name Type Description
arr Array.<T>

Array.

Returns:
This collection.

forEach(f, opt_this)

Iterate over each element, calling the provided callback.

Name Type Description
f function

The function to call for every element. This function takes 3 arguments (the element, the index and the array). The return value is ignored.

this S

The object to use as this in f.

get(key){*} inherited experimental

Gets a value.

Name Type Description
key string

Key name.

Returns:
Value.

getArray(){Array.<T>}

Get a reference to the underlying Array object. Warning: if the array is mutated, no events will be dispatched by the collection, and the collection's "length" property won't be in sync with the actual length of the array.

Returns:
Array.

getKeys(){Array.<string>} inherited experimental

Get a list of object property names.

Returns:
List of property names.

getLength(){number}

Get the length of this collection.

Returns:
The length of the array.

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

Get an object of all property names and values.

Returns:
Object.

getRevision(){number} inherited experimental

Returns:
Revision.

insertAt(index, elem)

Insert an element at the provided index.

Name Type Description
index number

Index.

elem T

Element.

item(index){T}

Get the element at the provided index.

Name Type Description
index number

Index.

Returns:
Element.

on(type, listener, opt_this){goog.events.Key} 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.

this Object

The object to use as this in listener.

Returns:
Unique key for the listener.

once(type, listener, opt_this){goog.events.Key} 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.

this Object

The object to use as this in listener.

Returns:
Unique key for the listener.

pop(){T|undefined}

Remove the last element of the collection and return it. Return undefined if the collection is empty.

Returns:
Element.

push(elem){number}

Insert the provided element at the end of the collection.

Name Type Description
elem T

Element.

Returns:
Length.

remove(elem){T|undefined}

Removes the first occurence of elem from the collection.

Name Type Description
elem T

Element.

Returns:
The removed element or undefined if elem was not found.

removeAt(index){T|undefined}

Remove the element at the provided index and return it. Return undefined if the collection does not contain this index.

Name Type Description
index number

Index.

Returns:
Value.

set(key, value) inherited experimental

Sets a value.

Name Type Description
key string

Key name.

value *

Value.

setAt(index, elem)

Set the element at the provided index.

Name Type Description
index number

Index.

elem T

Element.

setProperties(values) inherited experimental

Sets a collection of key-value pairs.

Name Type Description
values Object.<string, *>

Values.

un(type, listener, opt_this) 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.

this Object

The object which was used as this by the listener.

unbind(key) inherited experimental

Removes a binding. Unbinding will set the unbound property to the current value. The object will not be notified, as the value has not changed.

Name Type Description
key string

Key name.

unbindAll() inherited experimental

Removes all bindings.

Removes an event listener using the key returned by on() or once().

Name Type Description
key goog.events.Key

Key.