This functionality requires an ArcGIS Server 10.1 service.
Layers published in a dynamic map service can be re-ordered using dynamic layers. This sample showcases this capability. To re-order layers, click and drag a layer name to a new position. When a layer name is dropped to a new position in the list, a request is made to get an updated map image.
ArcGIS Server 10.1 also provides the ability to work with data in a registered workspace but not published via a map service. This gives administrators and developers the flexibility to add data to apps that isn't visible from the REST services directory. The caveat is that developers need to know the workspace name and data layer/table name to be able to add it to a web application. To see this in action, click the "Add Lakes" button. The lakes layer can then be reordered within the map service.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="initial-scale=1, maximum-scale=1,user-scalable=no"> <title>Reorder layers in map service</title> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://js.arcgis.com/3.29/dijit/themes/tundra/tundra.css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://js.arcgis.com/3.29/esri/css/esri.css"> <style> html, body, #map { height: 100%; width: 100%; margin: 0; padding: 0; } h3 { margin: 0 0 5px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #444; } .shadow { box-shadow: 0 0 5px #888; } #map { margin: 0; padding: 0; } #feedback { background: #fff; color: #444; position: absolute; font-family: arial; height: 300px; left: 30px; margin: 5px; padding: 10px; top: 30px; width: 300px; z-index: 40; } #note, #hint { font-size: 80%; } #note { font-weight: 700; padding: 0 0 10px 0; } #layerList { width: 200px; } .dojoDndItemOver { background: #ccc; } </style> <script src="https://js.arcgis.com/3.29/"></script> <script> // the infos object is used to track layer visibility and position var map, usaLayer, infos = {}; require([ "esri/map", "esri/layers/ArcGISDynamicMapServiceLayer", "esri/layers/DynamicLayerInfo", "esri/layers/LayerDataSource", "esri/layers/LayerDrawingOptions", "esri/layers/TableDataSource", "esri/Color", "esri/renderers/SimpleRenderer", "esri/symbols/SimpleFillSymbol", "esri/symbols/SimpleLineSymbol", "dojo/dom", "dojo/dom-construct", "dojo/dom-style", "dojo/query", "dojo/on", "dojo/parser", "dojo/_base/array", "dojo/dnd/Source", "dijit/registry", "dijit/form/Button", "dojo/domReady!" ], function ( Map, ArcGISDynamicMapServiceLayer, DynamicLayerInfo, LayerDataSource, LayerDrawingOptions, TableDataSource, Color, SimpleRenderer, SimpleFillSymbol, SimpleLineSymbol, dom, domConstruct, domStyle, query, on, parser, arrayUtils, Source, registry ) { parser.parse(); var dynamicLayerInfos; map = new Map("map", { basemap: "topo", center: [-93.636, 46.882], zoom: 7, slider: false }); var dndSource = new Source("layerList"); dndSource.on("DndDrop", reorderLayers); usaLayer = new ArcGISDynamicMapServiceLayer("https://sampleserver6.arcgisonline.com/arcgis/rest/services/USA/MapServer", { "id": "usa" }); usaLayer.on("load", function (e) { dynamicLayerInfos = e.target.createDynamicLayerInfosFromLayerInfos(); arrayUtils.forEach(dynamicLayerInfos, function (info) { var i = { id: info.id, name: info.name, position: info.id }; if (arrayUtils.indexOf(usaLayer.visibleLayers, info.id) > -1) { i.visible = true; } else { i.visible = false; } infos[info.id] = i; }); infos.total = dynamicLayerInfos.length; e.target.setDynamicLayerInfos(dynamicLayerInfos, true); }); // only create the layer list the first time update-end fires on.once(usaLayer, "update-end", buildLayerList); map.addLayer(usaLayer); // add the lakes layer to the existing map service registry.byId("lakes").on("click", addLakes); function buildLayerList() { dndSource.clearItems(); domConstruct.empty(dom.byId("layerList")); var layerNames = []; for (var info in infos) { if (!infos[info].hasOwnProperty("id")) { continue; } // only want the layer's name, don't need the db name and owner name var nameParts = infos[info].name.split("."); var layerName = nameParts[nameParts.length - 1]; var layerDiv = createToggle(layerName, infos[info].visible); layerNames[infos[info].position] = layerDiv; } dndSource.insertNodes(false, layerNames); } function toggleLayer(e) { for (var info in infos) { var i = infos[info]; if (i.name === e.target.name) { i.visible = !i.visible; } } var visible = getVisibleLayers(); if (visible.length === 0) { usaLayer.setVisibleLayers([-1]); } else { usaLayer.setDynamicLayerInfos(visible); } } function reorderLayers() { var newOrder = getVisibleLayers(); usaLayer.setDynamicLayerInfos(newOrder); } function addLakes() { var lakes = "Lakes"; registry.byId(lakes.toLowerCase()).set("disabled", true); // update global object with layer info infos[infos.total] = { id: infos.total, name: lakes, position: infos.total, visible: true }; infos.total += 1; buildLayerList(); // layer name in the workspace var layerName = "ss6.gdb." + lakes; // create a new dynamic layer info object for the lakes layer var dynamicLayerInfo = new DynamicLayerInfo(); dynamicLayerInfo.id = dynamicLayerInfos.length; dynamicLayerInfo.name = layerName; // can also set things like min/max scale // create a table data source to access the lakes layer var dataSource = new TableDataSource(); dataSource.workspaceId = "MyDatabaseWorkspaceIDSSR2"; // not exposed via REST :( dataSource.dataSourceName = layerName; // and now a layer source var layerSource = new LayerDataSource(); layerSource.dataSource = dataSource; dynamicLayerInfo.source = layerSource; dynamicLayerInfos.push(dynamicLayerInfo); // set new infos, but don't refresh // map will be updated when the drawing options are set var layers = getVisibleLayers(); usaLayer.setDynamicLayerInfos(layers, true); var drawingOptions = new LayerDrawingOptions(); drawingOptions.renderer = new SimpleRenderer( new SimpleFillSymbol("solid", null, new Color([0, 150, 255, 1]) )); var options = []; options[4] = drawingOptions; usaLayer.setLayerDrawingOptions(options); } function getVisibleLayers() { // get layer name nodes, build an array corresponding to new layer order var layerOrder = []; query("#layerList .dojoDndItem label").forEach(function (n, idx) { for (var info in infos) { var i = infos[info]; if (i.name === n.innerHTML) { layerOrder[idx] = i.id; // keep track of a layer's position in the layer list i.position = idx; break; } } }); // find the layer IDs for visible layer var ids = arrayUtils.filter(layerOrder, function (l) { return infos[l].visible; }); // get the dynamicLayerInfos for visible layers var visible = arrayUtils.map(ids, function (id) { return dynamicLayerInfos[id]; }); return visible; } function createToggle(name, visible) { var div = domConstruct.create("div"); var layerVis = domConstruct.create("input", { checked: visible, id: name, name: name, type: "checkbox" }, div); on(layerVis, "click", toggleLayer); var layerSpan = domConstruct.create("label", { for: name, innerHTML: name }, div); return div; } }); </script> </head> <body class="tundra"> <div style="width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;"> <div id="map"> <div id="feedback" class="shadow"> <h3>Add and Re-order Layers</h3> <div id="info"> <div id="note"> Note: This sample requires an ArcGIS Server version 10.1 or later map service. </div> <div id="hint"> Click and drag a map layer name below to re-order layers. The first layer in the list will be drawn on top. </div> <div><strong>Map Layers</strong></div> <div id="layerList"></div> <button id="lakes" data-dojo-type="dijit/form/Button"> Add Lakes </button> </div> </div> </div> </div> </body> </html>