OpenLayers 3

Class: Interaction

ol.interaction.Interaction

Abstract base class; normally only used for creating subclasses and not instantiated in apps. User actions that change the state of the map. Some are similar to controls, but are not associated with a DOM element. For example, ol.interaction.KeyboardZoom is functionally the same as ol.control.Zoom, but triggered by a keyboard event not a button element event. Although interactions do not have a DOM element, some of them do render vectors and so are visible on the screen.

new ol.interaction.Interaction(options) experimental

src/ol/interaction/interaction.js, line 38
Name Type Description
options

Options.

Name Type Description
handleEvent function experimental

Method called by the map to notify the interaction that a browser event was dispatched to the map. The function may return false to prevent the propagation of the event to other interactions in the map's interactions chain. Required.
Fires:

Subclasses

Extends

Observable Properties

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

true if the interaction is active, false otherwise.

Methods

changed() inherited experimental

src/ol/observable.js, line 52

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

Fires:
  • change experimental

get(key){*} inherited

src/ol/object.js, line 150

Gets a value.

Name Type Description
key string

Key name.
Returns:
Value.

getActive(){boolean} experimental

src/ol/interaction/interaction.js, line 65

Return whether the interaction is currently active.

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

getKeys(){Array.<string>} inherited

src/ol/object.js, line 164

Get a list of object property names.

Returns:
List of property names.

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

src/ol/object.js, line 174

Get an object of all property names and values.

Returns:
Object.

getRevision(){number} inherited experimental

src/ol/observable.js, line 62
Returns:
Revision.

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

src/ol/observable.js, line 75

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

src/ol/observable.js, line 88

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.

set(key, value) inherited

src/ol/object.js, line 203

Sets a value.

Name Type Description
key string

Key name.
value *

Value.

setActive(active) experimental

src/ol/interaction/interaction.js, line 86

Activate or deactivate the interaction.

Name Type Description
active boolean

Active.

setProperties(values) inherited

src/ol/object.js, line 216

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.

un(type, listener, opt_this) inherited

src/ol/observable.js, line 101

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.

unByKey(key) inherited

src/ol/observable.js, line 114

Removes an event listener using the key returned by on() or once(). Note that using the ol.Observable.unByKey static function is to be preferred.

Name Type Description
key goog.events.Key

The key returned by on() or once().

unset(key) inherited

src/ol/object.js, line 229

Unsets a property.

Name Type Description
key string

Key name.