Angular VectorMap Properties

An object that specifies configuration properties for the UI component.

See Also

background

Specifies the properties for the map background.

Type:

Object

The map background is a space on a map that does not contain areas. Within the background configuration object you can specify colors for the map background and its border.

bounds

Specifies the positioning of a map in geographical coordinates.

Type:

Array<Number>

Default Value: undefined
Cannot be used in themes.

When you need to display only a specific region on a map, specify the geographical coordinates of this region using the bounds property. Assign an array of four values to this property. These values represent geographical coordinates in the following format: [minLongitude, maxLatitude, maxLongitude, minLatitude] with the default range of longitude [-180, 180] and latitude [-90, 90]. See the image below to review how these values are applied to a map.

ChartMargin ChartJS

If your dataSource contains coordinates in a different range, implement a custom projection.

NOTE
Specifying the bounds property with the { minLon: minLongitude, maxLat: maxLatitude, maxLon: maxLongitude, minLat: minLatitude } object is now deprecated.

center

Specifies the geographical coordinates of the center for a map.

Type:

Array<Number>

Default Value: [0, 0]
Cannot be used in themes.

By default, the map in the UI component is centered on the (0, 0) point. If you need to center the map on a different geographical point, assign an array of two values in the [longitude, latitude] form.

controlBar

Configures the control bar.

Type:

Object

Users can use the pan control and zoom bar in the control bar panel to navigate the map.

DevExtreme Vector Map - Control Bar

The following code shows how to use the controlBar object to move the control bar to the right side of the map:

jQuery
JavaScript
$(function() {
    $("#vectorMapContainer").dxVectorMap({
        // ...
        controlBar: {
            horizontalAlignment: "right"
        }
    });
});
Angular
app.component.html
app.module.ts
<dx-vector-map ... >
    <dxo-control-bar
        horizontalAlignment="right">
    </dxo-control-bar>
</dx-vector-map>
// ...
import { DxVectorMapModule } from 'devextreme-angular';

@NgModule({
    imports: [
        // ...
        DxVectorMapModule
    ],
    // ...
})
export class AppModule { }
Vue
App.vue
<template> 
    <DxVectorMap ... >
        <DxControlBar
            horizontal-alignment="right"
        />
    </DxVectorMap>
</template>

<script>
import { DxVectorMap, DxControlBar } from 'devextreme-vue/vector-map';

export default {
    components: {
        DxVectorMap,
        DxControlBar
    },
    // ...
}
</script>
React
App.js
import React from 'react';
import { VectorMap, ControlBar } from 'devextreme-react/vector-map';

class App extends React.Component {
    render() {
        return (
            <VectorMap>
                // ...
                <ControlBar
                    horizontalAlignment="right"
                />
            </VectorMap>
        );
    }
}

export default App;
ASP.NET MVC Controls
Razor C#
@(Html.DevExtreme().VectorMap()
    @* ... *@
    .ControlBar(cb => cb
        .HorizontalAlignment(HorizontalAlignment.Right)
    )    
)

disabled

Specifies whether the UI component responds to user interaction.

Type:

Boolean

Default Value: false
Cannot be used in themes.

elementAttr

Specifies the global attributes to be attached to the UI component's container element.

Type:

Object

Default Value: {}

jQuery
$(function(){
    $("#vectorMapContainer").dxVectorMap({
        // ...
        elementAttr: {
            id: "elementId",
            class: "class-name"
        }
    });
});
Angular
HTML
TypeScript
<dx-vector-map ...
    [elementAttr]="{ id: 'elementId', class: 'class-name' }">
</dx-vector-map>
import { DxVectorMapModule } from "devextreme-angular";
// ...
export class AppComponent {
    // ...
}
@NgModule({
    imports: [
        // ...
        DxVectorMapModule
    ],
    // ...
})
Vue
App.vue
<template>
    <DxVectorMap ...
        :element-attr="vectorMapAttributes">
    </DxVectorMap>
</template>

<script>
import DxVectorMap from 'devextreme-vue/vector-map';

export default {
    components: {
        DxVectorMap
    },
    data() {
        return {
            vectorMapAttributes: {
                id: 'elementId',
                class: 'class-name'
            }
        }
    }
}
</script>
React
App.js
import React from 'react';

import VectorMap from 'devextreme-react/vector-map';

class App extends React.Component {
    vectorMapAttributes = {
        id: 'elementId',
        class: 'class-name'
    }

    render() {
        return (
            <VectorMap ...
                elementAttr={this.vectorMapAttributes}>
            </VectorMap>
        );
    }
}
export default App;

export

Configures the exporting and printing features.

Type:

Object

These features allow a user to export your UI component into a document or print it. When exporting is enabled, the "Exporting/Printing" button appears in the UI component. A click on it invokes a drop-down menu that lists exporting and printing commands. The following formats are supported for exporting into: PNG, PDF, JPEG, SVG and GIF.

See Also

layers

Specifies properties for VectorMap UI component layers.

Type:

Array<Object>

|

Object

Default Value: undefined
Cannot be used in themes.

The vector map may contain several different layers. Each layer can be of "area", "line" or "marker" type.

The Z-order of layers depends on their order in the layers array in the following way: the first layer occupies the background, the last layer is brought to the foreground.

View Demo

legends[]

Configures map legends.

Type:

Array<Object>

Default Value: undefined

A legend is a supplementary map element that helps end-users identify a map area or a map marker. The VectorMap UI component can display several legends simultaneously. To configure legends, declare an array of objects and assign it to the legends property. Each object in this array specifies settings of one legend. These settings are described in this section.

Each legend requires the source property to be set. This property specifies whether it is areas or markers that must be accompanied with a legend. Learn more from the description of the source property.

A map legend contains several legend items. A legend item consists of a marker and a text. You can change the size of markers using the markerSize property. To provide texts for legend items, you need to implement the customizeText function.

View Demo

loadingIndicator

Configures the loading indicator.

Type:

Object

When the UI component is bound to a remote data source, it can display a loading indicator while data is loading.

DevExtreme Charts - Loading indicator

To enable the automatic loading indicator, set the enabled property to true.

If you want to change the loading indicator's visibility, use the show property or the showLoadingIndicator() and hideLoadingIndicator() methods.

maxZoomFactor

Specifies a map's maximum zoom factor.

Type:

Number

Default Value: 256
Cannot be used in themes.

An end-user will not be able to zoom into a map larger than the factor specified here.

onCenterChanged

A function that is executed each time the center coordinates are changed.

Type:

Function

Function parameters:
e:

Object

Information about the event.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
center

Array<Number>

The updated geographical coordinates of the center.

component

VectorMap

The UI component's instance.

element

HTMLElement | jQuery

The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.

model

Object

The model data. Available only if you use Knockout.

Default Value: null
Cannot be used in themes.

onClick

A function that is executed when any location on the map is clicked or tapped.

Type:

Function

|

String

Function parameters:
e:

Object

Information about the event.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
component

VectorMap

The UI component's instance.

element

HTMLElement | jQuery

The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.

event

Event (jQuery or EventObject)

The event that caused the handler execution extended by the x and y fields. It is a dxEvent or a jQuery.Event when you use jQuery.

jQueryEvent

jQuery.Event

Use 'event' instead.

The jQuery event that caused the handler execution. Deprecated in favor of the event field.

model

Object

The model data. Available only if you use Knockout.

target

Layer Element

The Layer Element object (if available).

Default Value: null
Cannot be used in themes.

The clicked point's coordinates are available in the event field's x and y properties. The coordinates are calculated relatively to the client area which is the UI component's container. To convert them into map coordinates, use the convertCoordinates(x,y) method.

onDisposing

A function that is executed before the UI component is disposed of.

Type:

Function

Function parameters:
e:

Object

Information about the event.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
component

VectorMap

The UI component's instance.

element

HTMLElement | jQuery

The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.

model

Object

Model data. Available only if you use Knockout.

Default Value: null

onDrawn

A function that is executed when the UI component's rendering has finished.

Type:

Function

Function parameters:
e:

Object

Information about the event.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
component

VectorMap

The UI component's instance.

element

HTMLElement | jQuery

The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.

model

Object

The model data. Available only if you use Knockout.

Default Value: null
Cannot be used in themes.

onExported

A function that is executed after the UI component is exported.

Type:

Function

Function parameters:
e:

Object

Information about the event.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
component

VectorMap

The UI component's instance.

element

HTMLElement | jQuery

The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.

model

Object

The model data. Available only if you use Knockout.

Default Value: null

onExporting

A function that is executed before the UI component is exported.

Type:

Function

Function parameters:
e:

Object

Information about the event.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
cancel

Boolean

Allows you to prevent exporting.

component

VectorMap

The UI component's instance.

element

HTMLElement | jQuery

The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.

fileName

String

The name of the file to which the UI component is about to be exported.

format

String

The resulting file format. One of PNG, PDF, JPEG, SVG and GIF.

model

Object

The model data. Available only if you use Knockout.

Default Value: null

onFileSaving

A function that is executed before a file with exported UI component is saved to the user's local storage.

Type:

Function

Function parameters:
e:

Object

Information about the event.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
cancel

Boolean

Allows you to prevent file saving.

component

VectorMap

The UI component's instance.

data

BLOB

Exported data as a BLOB.

element

HTMLElement | jQuery

The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.

fileName

String

The name of the file to be saved.

format

String

The format of the file to be saved.
Possible Values: 'PNG' | 'PDF' | 'JPEG' | 'SVG' | 'GIF'

Default Value: null

onIncidentOccurred

A function that is executed when an error or warning occurs.

Type:

Function

Function parameters:
e:

Object

Information about the event.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
component

VectorMap

The UI component's instance.

element

HTMLElement | jQuery

The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.

model

Object

The model data. Available only if you use Knockout.

target any

Information on the occurred incident.

Default Value: null

The UI component notifies you of errors and warnings by passing messages to the browser console. Each message contains the incident's ID, a brief description, and a link to the Errors and Warnings section where further information about this incident can be found.

The onIncidentOccurred function allows you to handle errors and warnings the way you require. The object passed to it contains the target field. This field provides information about the occurred incident and contains the following properties:

  • id
    The incident's ID. The full list of IDs can be found in the Errors and Warnings section.
  • type
    The incident's type: "error" or "warning".
  • args
    The argument of the incident's message. Depends on the incident. For example, it may be the name of the data source field that was specified incorrectly, or the name of the property that was not set properly.
  • text
    The text passed to the browser's console. Includes the args content, if there is any.
  • widget
    The name of the UI component that produced the error or warning.
  • version
    The used DevExtreme version.

onInitialized

A function used in JavaScript frameworks to save the UI component instance.

Type:

Function

Function parameters:
e:

Object

Information about the event.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
component

VectorMap

The UI component's instance.

element

HTMLElement | jQuery

The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.

Default Value: null

See Also

onOptionChanged

A function that is executed after a UI component property is changed.

Type:

Function

Function parameters:
e:

Object

Information about the event.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
model

Object

Model data. Available only if you use Knockout.

fullName

String

The path to the modified property that includes all parent properties.

element

HTMLElement | jQuery

The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.

component

VectorMap

The UI component's instance.

name

String

The modified property if it belongs to the first level. Otherwise, the first-level property it is nested into.

value any

The modified property's new value.

Default Value: null

The following example shows how to subscribe to component property changes:

jQuery
index.js
$(function() {
    $("#vectorMapContainer").dxVectorMap({
        // ...
        onOptionChanged: function(e) {
            if(e.name === "changedProperty") {
                // handle the property change here
            }
        }
    });
});
Angular
app.component.html
app.component.ts
app.module.ts
<dx-vector-map ...
    (onOptionChanged)="handlePropertyChange($event)"> 
</dx-vector-map>
import { Component } from '@angular/core'; 

@Component({ 
    selector: 'app-root', 
    templateUrl: './app.component.html', 
    styleUrls: ['./app.component.css'] 
}) 

export class AppComponent { 
    // ...
    handlePropertyChange(e) {
        if(e.name === "changedProperty") { 
            // handle the property change here
        }
    }
}
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser'; 
import { NgModule } from '@angular/core'; 
import { AppComponent } from './app.component'; 
import { DxVectorMapModule } from 'devextreme-angular'; 

@NgModule({ 
    declarations: [ 
        AppComponent 
    ], 
    imports: [ 
        BrowserModule, 
        DxVectorMapModule 
    ], 
    providers: [ ], 
    bootstrap: [AppComponent] 
}) 

export class AppModule { }  
Vue
App.vue
<template> 
    <DxVectorMap ...
        @option-changed="handlePropertyChange"
    />            
</template> 

<script> 
import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.common.css'; 
import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css'; 
import DxVectorMap from 'devextreme-vue/vector-map'; 

export default { 
    components: { 
        DxVectorMap
    }, 
    // ...
    methods: { 
        handlePropertyChange: function(e) {
            if(e.name === "changedProperty") {
                // handle the property change here
            }
        }
    } 
} 
</script> 
React
App.js
import React from 'react'; 
import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.common.css'; 
import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css'; 

import VectorMap from 'devextreme-react/vector-map'; 

const handlePropertyChange = (e) => {
    if(e.name === "changedProperty") {
        // handle the property change here
    }
}

export default function App() { 
    return ( 
        <VectorMap ...
            onOptionChanged={handlePropertyChange}
        />        
    ); 
} 

onSelectionChanged

A function that is executed when a layer element is selected or selection is canceled.

Type:

Function

Function parameters:
e:

Object

Information about the event.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
component

VectorMap

The UI component's instance.

element

HTMLElement | jQuery

The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.

model

Object

The model data. Available only if you use Knockout.

target

Layer Element

The selected/deselected layer element; described in the Layer Element section.

Default Value: null
Cannot be used in themes.

To identify whether the selection has been applied or canceled, call the layer element's selected() method.

onTooltipHidden

A function that is executed when a tooltip becomes hidden.

Type:

Function

Function parameters:
e:

Object

Information about the event.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
component

VectorMap

The UI component's instance.

element

HTMLElement | jQuery

The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.

model

Object

The model data. Available only if you use Knockout.

target

Layer Element

The layer element whose tooltip is hidden; described in the Layer Element section.

Default Value: null
Cannot be used in themes.

onTooltipShown

A function that is executed when a tooltip appears.

Type:

Function

Function parameters:
e:

Object

Information about the event.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
component

VectorMap

The UI component's instance.

element

HTMLElement | jQuery

The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.

model

Object

The model data. Available only if you use Knockout.

target

Layer Element

The layer element whose tooltip is shown; described in the Layer Element section.

Default Value: null
Cannot be used in themes.

onZoomFactorChanged

A function that is executed each time the zoom factor is changed.

Type:

Function

Function parameters:
e:

Object

Information about the event.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
component

VectorMap

The UI component's instance.

element

HTMLElement | jQuery

The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.

model

Object

The model data. Available only if you use Knockout.

zoomFactor

Number

The updated zoom factor.

Default Value: null
Cannot be used in themes.

panningEnabled

Disables the panning capability.

Type:

Boolean

Default Value: true

Setting this property to false disables a user to pan the map. However, you still can pan the map in code using the center(centerCoordinates) and viewport(viewportCoordinates) methods.

pathModified

Notifies the UI component that it is embedded into an HTML page that uses a tag modifying the path.

Type:

Boolean

Default Value: false
Cannot be used in themes.

If you place the UI component on a page that uses a tag modifying the path (<base>, <iframe>, etc.), some of the UI component elements may get mixed up or disappear. To solve this problem, set the pathModified property to true.

See Also

projection

Specifies the map projection.

Default Value: 'mercator'
Accepted Values: 'equirectangular' | 'lambert' | 'mercator' | 'miller'
Cannot be used in themes.

You can use one of the following out-of-the-box projections:

To set a custom projection, implement two functions (from and to) that convert coordinates between geographical and UI component coordinate systems. In addition, set the projection's aspectRatio.

Custom Projection Demo Floor Plan Demo

redrawOnResize

Specifies whether to redraw the UI component when the size of the parent browser window changes or a mobile device rotates.

Type:

Boolean

Default Value: true
Cannot be used in themes.

When this property is set to true, the UI component will be redrawn automatically in case the size of its parent window changes.

NOTE
To redraw the UI component after the size of its container has changed, call the render() method of the UI component's instance.

rtlEnabled

Switches the UI component to a right-to-left representation.

Type:

Boolean

Default Value: false
Cannot be used in themes.

When this property is set to true, the UI component text flows from right to left, and the layout of elements is reversed. To switch the entire application/site to the right-to-left representation, assign true to the rtlEnabled field of the object passed to the DevExpress.config(config) method.

JavaScript
DevExpress.config({
    rtlEnabled: true
});
NOTE
In a right-to-left representation, SVG elements have the direction attribute with the rtl value. This might cause problems when rendering left-to-right texts. Use this property if you have only right-to-left texts.

size

Specifies the UI component's size in pixels.

Type:

Object

Default Value: undefined

The UI component occupies its container's entire area by default. Use the size object to specify the UI component's size if it should be different from that of its container. Assign 0 to size object's height and width properties to hide the UI component.

jQuery
index.js
$(function() {
    $("#vectorMapContainer").dxVectorMap({
        // ...
        size: {
            height: 300,
            width: 600
        }
    });
});
Angular
app.component.html
app.component.ts
app.module.ts
<dx-vector-map ... >
    <dxo-size
        [height]="300"
        [width]="600">
    </dxo-size>
</dx-vector-map>
import { Component } from '@angular/core';

@Component({
    selector: 'app-root',
    templateUrl: './app.component.html',
    styleUrls: ['./app.component.css']
})
export class AppComponent {
    // ...
}
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';

import { DxVectorMapModule } from 'devextreme-angular';

@NgModule({
    declarations: [
        AppComponent
    ],
    imports: [
        BrowserModule,
        DxVectorMapModule
    ],
    providers: [ ],
    bootstrap: [AppComponent]
})
export class AppModule { }
Vue
App.vue
<template>
    <DxVectorMap ... >
        <DxSize
            :height="300"
            :width="600"
        />
    </DxVectorMap>
</template>

<script>

import DxVectorMap, {
    DxSize
} from 'devextreme-vue/vector-map';

export default {
    components: {
        DxVectorMap,
        DxSize
    },
    // ...
}
</script>
React
App.js
import React from 'react';

import VectorMap, {
    Size
} from 'devextreme-react/vector-map';

class App extends React.Component {
    render() {
        return (
            <VectorMap ... >
                <Size
                    height={300}
                    width={600}
                />
            </VectorMap>
        );
    }
}
export default App;

Alternatively, you can style the UI component's container using CSS:

jQuery
index.js
styles.css
$(function() {
    $("#vectorMap").dxVectorMap({
        // ...
    });
});
#vectorMap {
    width: 85%;
    height: 70%;
}
Angular
app.component.html
app.styles.css
<dx-vector-map ...
    id="vectorMap">
</dx-vector-map>
#vectorMap {
    width: 85%;
    height: 70%;
}
Vue
App.vue
<template>
    <DxVectorMap ...
        id="vectorMap">
    </DxVectorMap>
</template>

<script>
import DxVectorMap from 'devextreme-vue/vector-map';

export default {
    components: {
        DxVectorMap
    },
    // ...
}
</script>

<style>
#vectorMap {
    width: 85%;
    height: 70%;
}
</style>
React
App.js
styles.css
import React from 'react';

import VectorMap from 'devextreme-react/vector-map';

class App extends React.Component {
    render() {
        return (
            <VectorMap ...
                id="vectorMap">
            </VectorMap>
        );
    }
}
export default App;
#vectorMap {
    width: 85%;
    height: 70%;
}

theme

Sets the name of the theme the UI component uses.

Type:

String

Default Value: 'generic.light'
Accepted Values: 'generic.dark' | 'generic.light' | 'generic.contrast' | 'generic.carmine' | 'generic.darkmoon' | 'generic.darkviolet' | 'generic.greenmist' | 'generic.softblue' | 'material.blue.light' | 'material.lime.light' | 'material.orange.light' | 'material.purple.light' | 'material.teal.light'

A theme is a UI component configuration that gives the UI component a distinctive appearance. Use can use one of the predefined themes or create a custom one. Changing the property values in the UI component's configuration object overrides the theme's corresponding values.

Use the VizTheme enum to specify this property when the UI component is used as an ASP.NET MVC 5 Control or a DevExtreme-Based ASP.NET Core Control. This enum accepts the following values: GenericLight, GenericDark, GenericContrast, GenericCarmine, GenericDarkMoon, GenericSoftBlue, GenericDarkViolet, GenericGreenMist, MaterialBlueLight, MaterialLimeLight, MaterialOrangeLight, MaterialPurpleLight, MaterialTealLight.

title

Configures the UI component's title.

Type:

Object

|

String

The UI component's title is a short text that usually indicates what is visualized. If you need to specify the title's text only, assign it directly to the title property. Otherwise, set this property to an object with the text and other fields specified.

The title can be accompanied by a subtitle elaborating on the visualized subject using the title.subtitle object.

tooltip

Configures tooltips.

Type:

Object

A tooltip is a miniature rectangle displaying data of an area or a marker. A tooltip appears when the end-user hovers the cursor over an area or a marker. To show tooltips, do the following.

  • Enable tooltips.
    Set the enabled property to true.

  • Specify text to be displayed in tooltips. Specify the customizeTooltip property.

You can also change the appearance of tooltips using fields of the tooltip configuration object.

View Demo

touchEnabled

Specifies whether the map should respond to touch gestures.

Type:

Boolean

Default Value: true

Assign false to this property if your map is not supposed to be viewed on touch-enabled devices.

wheelEnabled

Specifies whether or not the map should respond when a user rolls the mouse wheel.

Type:

Boolean

Default Value: true

Rolling the mouse wheel zooms a map. If you need to disable this capability, assign false to the wheelEnabled property. A user will still be able to zoom the map using the control bar.

zoomFactor

Specifies a number that is used to zoom a map initially.

Type:

Number

Default Value: 1
Cannot be used in themes.

Use this property to specify a zoom factor for a map while configuring it. This property accepts a value that is greater than 1. Note that the zooming is performed with relation to the center of the map.

zoomingEnabled

Disables the zooming capability.

Type:

Boolean

Default Value: true

Setting this property to false disables a user's ability to zoom the map. However, you can still zoom the map in code using the zoomFactor(zoomFactor) method.