Expressions
You can define the value for any layout property , paint property , or filter as an expression .
An expression defines a formula for computing the value of the property using the operators described below. The expression operators provided by Mapbox GL include:
Expressions are represented as JSON arrays. The first element of an expression array is a string naming the expression operator, for example
"*"
or
"case"
. Elements that follow (if any) are the
arguments
to the expression. Each argument is either a literal value (a string, number, boolean, or
null
), or another expression array.
[expression_name, argument_0, argument_1, ...]
Learn how to write expressions in Mapbox GL JS to style custom data based on a data property and by zoom level.
Data expressions
A
data expression
is any expression that accesses feature data – that is, any expression that uses one of the data operators:
get
,
has
,
id
,
geometry-type
,
properties
, or
feature-state
. Data expressions allow a feature's properties or state to determine its appearance. They can be used to differentiate features within the same layer and to create data visualizations.
{
"circle-color": [
"rgb",
// red is higher when feature.properties.temperature is higher
["get", "temperature"],
// green is always zero
0,
// blue is higher when feature.properties.temperature is lower
["-", 100, ["get", "temperature"]]]}
This example uses the
get
operator to get the
temperature
value of each feature. That value is used to compute arguments to the
rgb
operator, defining a color in terms of its red, green, and blue components.
Data expressions are allowed as the value of the
filter
property, and as values for most paint and layout properties. However, some paint and layout properties do not yet support data expressions. The level of support is indicated by the "data-driven styling" row of the "SDK Support" table for each property. Data expressions with the
feature-state
operator are allowed only on paint properties.
Camera expressions
A
camera expression
is any expression that uses the
zoom
operator. These expressions change the appearance of a layer with the map's zoom level. Camera expressions can be used to create the appearance of depth and to control data density.
{
"circle-radius": [
"interpolate", ["linear"], ["zoom"],
// zoom is 5 (or less) -> circle radius will be 1px
5, 1,
// zoom is 10 (or greater) -> circle radius will be 5px
10, 5
]
}
This example uses the
interpolate
operator to define a linear relationship between zoom level and circle size using a set of input-output pairs. In this case, the expression indicates that the circle radius should be 1 pixel when the zoom level is 5 or below, and 5 pixels when the zoom is 10 or above. Between the two zoom levels, the circle radius will be linearly interpolated between 1 and 5 pixels
You can use camera expressions anywhere an expression may be used. When you use a camera expression as the value of a layout or paint property, it must be in one of the following forms:
[ "interpolate", interpolation, ["zoom"], ... ]
[ "step", ["zoom"], ...
]
[
"let",
... variable bindings...,
[ "interpolate", interpolation, ["zoom"], ... ]
]
[
"let",
... variable bindings...,
[ "step", ["zoom"], ... ]
]
That is, in layout or paint properties,
["zoom"]
may appear only as the input to an outer
interpolate
or
step
expression, or such an expression within a
let
expression.
There is an important difference between
layout
and
paint
properties in the timing of camera expression evaluation:
Paint property
camera expressions are re-evaluated whenever the zoom level changes, even fractionally. For example, a paint property camera expression will be re-evaluated continuously as the map moves between zoom levels 4.1 and 4.6.
Layout property
camera expressions are evaluated only at integer zoom levels. It will
not
be re-evaluated as the zoom changes from 4.1 to 4.6 – only if it goes above 5 or below 4.
Composition
A single expression can use a mix of data operators, camera operators, and other operators. Such
composite expressions
allows a layer's appearance to be determined by a combination of the zoom level
and
individual feature properties.
{
"circle-radius": [
"interpolate", ["linear"], ["zoom"],
// when zoom is 0, set each feature's circle radius to the value of its "rating" property
0, ["get", "rating"],
// when zoom is 10, set each feature's circle radius to four times the value of its "rating" property
10, ["*", 4, ["get", "rating"]]
]
}
An expression that uses both data and camera operators is considered both a data expression and a camera expression, and must adhere to the restrictions described above for both.
Type system
The input arguments to expressions, and their result values, use the same set of
types
as the rest of the style specification: boolean, string, number, color, and arrays of these types. Furthermore, expressions are
type safe
: each use of an expression has a known result type and required argument types, and the SDKs verify that the result type of an expression is appropriate for the context in which it is used. For example, the result type of an expression in the
filter
property must be
boolean
, and the arguments to the
+
operator must be
numbers
.
When working with feature data, the type of a feature property value is typically not known ahead of time by the SDK. To preserve type safety, when evaluating a data expression, the SDK will check that the property value is appropriate for the context. For example, if you use the expression
["get", "feature-color"]
for the
circle-color
property, the SDK will verify that the
feature-color
value of each feature is a string identifying a valid
color
. If this check fails, an error will be indicated in an SDK-specific way (typically a log message), and the default value for the property will be used instead.
In most cases, this verification will occur automatically wherever it is needed. However, in certain situations, the SDK may be unable to automatically determine the expected result type of a data expression from surrounding context. For example, it is not clear whether the expression
["<", ["get", "a"], ["get", "b"]]
is attempting to compare strings or numbers. In situations like this, you can use one of the
type assertion
expression operators to indicate the expected type of a data expression:
["<", ["number", ["get", "a"]], ["number", ["get", "b"]]]
. A type assertion checks that the feature data matches the expected type of the data expression. If this check fails, it produces an error and causes the whole expression to fall back to the default value for the property being defined. The assertion operators are
array
,
boolean
,
number
, and
string
.
Expressions perform only one kind of implicit type conversion: a data expression used in a context where a
color
is expected will convert a string representation of a color to a color value. In all other cases, if you want to convert between types, you must use one of the
type conversion
expression operators:
to-boolean
,
to-number
,
to-string
, or
to-color
. For example, if you have a feature property that stores numeric values in string format, and you want to use those values as numbers rather than strings, you can use an expression such as
["to-number", ["get", "property-name"]]
.
If an expression accepts an array argument and the user supplies an array literal, that array
must
be wrapped in a
literal
expression (see the examples below). When GL-JS encounters an array in a style-spec property value, it will assume that the array is an expression and try to parse it; the library has no way to distinguish between an expression which failed validation and an array literal unless the developer makes this distinction explicit with the
literal
operator. The
literal
operator is not necessary if the array is returned from a sub-expression, for example
["in", 1, ["get", "myArrayProp"]]
.
// will throw an error
{
"circle-color": ["in", 1, [1, 2, 3]]
}
// will work as expected
{
"circle-color": ["in", 1, ["literal", [1, 2, 3]]]
}
Expression reference
Types
You can use
type expressions
to test and convert between different data types like strings, numbers, and boolean values.
Often, such tests and conversions are unnecessary, but they may be necessary in some expressions where the type of a certain sub-expression is ambiguous. They can also be useful in cases where your feature data has inconsistent types; for example, you could use
to-number
to make sure that values like
"1.5"
(instead of
1.5
) are treated as numeric values.
array
Asserts that the input is an array (optionally with a specific item type and length). If, when the input expression is evaluated, it is not of the asserted type, then this assertion will cause the whole expression to be aborted.
Syntax
["array", value]: array
["array", type: "string" | "number" | "boolean", value]: array<type>
["array",
type: "string" | "number" | "boolean",
N: number (literal),
value
]: array<type, N>
SDK Support
Mapbox GL JS
Android SDK
iOS SDK
basic functionality
>= 0.41.0
>= 6.0.0
>= 4.0.0
boolean
Asserts that the input value is a boolean. If multiple values are provided, each one is evaluated in order until a boolean is obtained. If none of the inputs are booleans, the expression is an error.
Syntax
["boolean", value]: boolean
["boolean", value, fallback: value, fallback: value, ...]: boolean
Related
SDK Support
Mapbox GL JS
Android SDK
iOS SDK
basic functionality
>= 0.41.0
>= 6.0.0
>= 4.0.0
collator
Returns a
collator
for use in locale-dependent comparison operations. The
case-sensitive
and
diacritic-sensitive
options default to
false
. The
locale
argument specifies the IETF language tag of the locale to use. If none is provided, the default locale is used. If the requested locale is not available, the
collator
will use a system-defined fallback locale. Use
resolved-locale
to test the results of locale fallback behavior.
Syntax
["collator",
{ "case-sensitive": boolean, "diacritic-sensitive": boolean, "locale": string }
]: collator
SDK Support
Mapbox GL JS
Android SDK
iOS SDK
basic functionality
>= 0.45.0
>= 6.5.0
>= 4.2.0
format
Returns a
formatted
string for displaying mixed-format text in the
text-field
property. The input may contain a string literal or expression, including an
'image'
expression. Strings may be followed by a style override object that supports the following properties:
"text-font"
: Overrides the font stack specified by the root layout property.
"text-color"
: Overrides the color specified by the root paint property.
"font-scale"
: Applies a scaling factor on
text-size
as specified by the root layout property.
Syntax
["format",
input_1: string | image, options_1: { "font-scale": number, "text-font": array<string>, "text-color": color },
...,
input_n: string | image, options_n: { "font-scale": number, "text-font": array<string>, "text-color": color }
]: formatted
Related
-
Example: Change the case of labels
-
Example: Display and style rich text labels
-
Example: Display buildings in 3D
SDK Support
Mapbox GL JS
Android SDK
iOS SDK
basic functionality
>= 0.48.0
>= 6.7.0
>= 4.6.0
text-font
>= 0.48.0
>= 6.7.0
>= 4.6.0
font-scale
>= 0.48.0
>= 6.7.0
>= 4.6.0
text-color
>= 1.3.0
>= 7.3.0
>= 4.10.0
image
>= 1.6.0
>= 8.6.0
>= 5.7.0
image
Returns a
ResolvedImage
for use in
icon-image
,
*-pattern
entries, and as a section in the
'format'
expression.
A
'coalesce'
expression containing
image
expressions will evaluate to the first listed image that is currently in the style. This validation process is synchronous and requires the image to have been added to the style before requesting it in the
'image'
argument.
Every image name can be followed by an optional
ImageOptions
object, which will be used for vector images only.
To implement crossfading between two images within a symbol layer using the
icon-image-cross-fade
attribute, include a second image as the second argument in the
'image'
expression.
Syntax
["image", "image_name", options: ImageOptions (can be omitted)]: ResolvedImage
["image",
"image_name_1",
options_1: ImageOptions (can be omitted),
"image_name_2",
options_2: ImageOptions (can be omitted)
]: ResolvedImage
Related
SDK Support
Mapbox GL JS
Android SDK
iOS SDK
basic functionality
>= 1.4.0
>= 8.6.0
>= 5.7.0
literal
Provides a literal array or object value.
Syntax
["literal", [...] (JSON array literal)]: array<T, N>
["literal", {...} (JSON object literal)]: object
Related
SDK Support
Mapbox GL JS
Android SDK
iOS SDK
basic functionality
>= 0.41.0
>= 6.0.0
>= 4.0.0
number
Asserts that the input value is a number. If multiple values are provided, each one is evaluated in order until a number is obtained. If none of the inputs are numbers, the expression is an error.
Syntax
["number", value]: number
["number", value, fallback: value, fallback: value, ...]: number
SDK Support
Mapbox GL JS
Android SDK
iOS SDK
basic functionality
>= 0.41.0
>= 6.0.0
>= 4.0.0
number-format
Converts the input number into a string representation using the providing formatting rules. If set, the
locale
argument specifies the locale to use, as a BCP 47 language tag. If set, the
currency
argument specifies an ISO 4217 code to use for currency-style formatting. If set, the
unit
argument specifies a
simple ECMAScript unit
to use for unit-style formatting. If set, the
min-fraction-digits
and
max-fraction-digits
arguments specify the minimum and maximum number of fractional digits to include.
Syntax
["number-format",
input: number,
options: { "locale": string, "currency": string, "min-fraction-digits": number, "max-fraction-digits": number }
]: string
Related
SDK Support
Mapbox GL JS
Android SDK
iOS SDK
basic functionality
>= 0.54.0
>= 8.4.0
>= 5.4.0
object
Asserts that the input value is an object. If multiple values are provided, each one is evaluated in order until an object is obtained. If none of the inputs are objects, the expression is an error.
Syntax
["object", value]: object
["object", value, fallback: value, fallback: value, ...]: object
SDK Support
Mapbox GL JS
Android SDK
iOS SDK
basic functionality
>= 0.41.0
>= 6.0.0
>= 4.0.0
string
Asserts that the input value is a string. If multiple values are provided, each one is evaluated in order until a string is obtained. If none of the inputs are strings, the expression is an error.
Syntax
["string", value]: string
["string", value, fallback: value, fallback: value, ...]: string
SDK Support
Mapbox GL JS
Android SDK
iOS SDK
basic functionality
>= 0.41.0
>= 6.0.0
>= 4.0.0
to-boolean
Converts the input value to a boolean. The result is
false
when then input is an empty string, 0,
false
,
null
, or
NaN
; otherwise it is
true
.
Syntax
["to-boolean", value]: boolean
SDK Support
Mapbox GL JS
Android SDK
iOS SDK
basic functionality
>= 0.41.0
>= 6.0.0
>= 4.0.0
to-color
Converts the input value to a color. If multiple values are provided, each one is evaluated in order until the first successful conversion is obtained. If none of the inputs can be converted, the expression is an error.
Syntax
["to-color", value, fallback: value, fallback: value, ...]: color
Related
SDK Support
Mapbox GL JS
Android SDK
iOS SDK
basic functionality
>= 0.41.0
>= 6.0.0
>= 4.0.0
to-number
Converts the input value to a number, if possible. If the input is
null
or
false
, the result is 0. If the input is
true
, the result is 1. If the input is a string, it is converted to a number as specified by the
"ToNumber Applied to the String Type" algorithm
of the ECMAScript Language Specification. If multiple values are provided, each one is evaluated in order until the first successful conversion is obtained. If none of the inputs can be converted, the expression is an error.
Syntax
["to-number", value, fallback: value, fallback: value, ...]: number
SDK Support
Mapbox GL JS
Android SDK
iOS SDK
basic functionality
>= 0.41.0
>= 6.0.0
>= 4.0.0
to-string
Converts the input value to a string. If the input is
null
, the result is
""
. If the input is a
boolean
, the result is
"true"
or
"false"
. If the input is a number, it is converted to a string as specified by the
"NumberToString" algorithm
of the ECMAScript Language Specification. If the input is a
color
, it is converted to a string of the form
"rgba(r,g,b,a)"
, where
r
,
g
, and
b
are numerals ranging from 0 to 255, and
a
ranges from 0 to 1. If the input is an
'image'
expression,
'to-string'
returns the image name. Otherwise, the input is converted to a string in the format specified by the
JSON.stringify
function of the ECMAScript Language Specification.
Syntax
["to-string", value]: string
Related
SDK Support
Mapbox GL JS
Android SDK
iOS SDK
basic functionality
>= 0.41.0
>= 6.0.0
>= 4.0.0
typeof
Returns a string describing the type of the given value.
Syntax
["typeof", value]: string
SDK Support
Mapbox GL JS
Android SDK
iOS SDK
basic functionality
>= 0.41.0
>= 6.0.0
>= 4.0.0
Feature data
accumulated
Returns the value of a cluster property accumulated so far. Can only be used in the
clusterProperties
option of a clustered GeoJSON source.
Syntax
["accumulated"]: value
SDK Support
Mapbox GL JS
Android SDK
iOS SDK
basic functionality
>= 0.53.0
>= 8.4.0
>= 5.5.0
feature-state
Retrieves a property value from the current feature's state. Returns
null
if the requested property is not present on the feature's state. A feature's state is not part of the GeoJSON or vector tile data, and must be set programmatically on each feature. Features are identified by their
id
attribute, which must be an integer or a string that can be cast to an integer. Note that ["feature-state"] can only be used with paint properties that support data-driven styling.
Syntax
["feature-state", string]: value
Related
SDK Support
Mapbox GL JS
Android SDK
iOS SDK
basic functionality
>= 0.46.0
>= 10.0.0
>= 10.0.0
geometry-type
Returns the feature's geometry type:
Point
,
LineString
or
Polygon
.
Multi*
feature types return the singular forms.
Syntax
["geometry-type"]: string
SDK Support
Mapbox GL JS
Android SDK
iOS SDK
basic functionality
>= 0.41.0
>= 6.0.0
>= 4.0.0
id
Returns the feature's id, if it has one.
Syntax
["id"]: value
SDK Support
Mapbox GL JS
Android SDK
iOS SDK
basic functionality
>= 0.41.0
>= 6.0.0
>= 4.0.0
line-progress
Returns the progress along a gradient line. Can only be used in the
line-gradient
and
line-z-offset
properties.
Syntax
["line-progress"]: number
SDK Support
Mapbox GL JS
Android SDK
iOS SDK
basic functionality
>= 0.45.0
>= 6.5.0
>= 4.6.0
properties
Returns the feature properties object. Note that in some cases, it may be more efficient to use
["get", "property_name"]
directly.
Syntax
["properties"]: object
SDK Support
Mapbox GL JS
Android SDK
iOS SDK
basic functionality
>= 0.41.0
>= 6.0.0
>= 4.0.0
Lookup
at
Retrieves an item from an array.
Syntax
["at", number, array]: ItemType
SDK Support
Mapbox GL JS
Android SDK
iOS SDK
basic functionality
>= 0.41.0
>= 6.0.0
>= 4.0.0
at-interpolated
Retrieves an item from an array. If the array contains numeric values and the provided index is non-integer, the expression returns an interpolated value between adjacent items.
Syntax
["at-interpolated", number, array]: ItemType
SDK Support
Mapbox GL JS
Android SDK
iOS SDK
basic functionality
>= 3.11.0
>= 11.12.0
>= 11.12.0
config
Retrieves the configuration value for the given option. Returns null if the requested option is missing.
Syntax
["config", string]: config
["config", string, string]: config
SDK Support
Mapbox GL JS
Android SDK
iOS SDK
basic functionality
>= 3.0.0
>= 11.0.0
>= 11.0.0
get
Retrieves a property value from the current feature's properties, or from another object if a second argument is provided. Returns
null
if the requested property is missing.
Syntax
["get", string]: value
["get", string, object]: value
Related
-
Example: Change the case of labels
-
Example: Display HTML clusters with custom properties
-
Example: Extrude polygons for 3D indoor mapping
SDK Support
Mapbox GL JS
Android SDK
iOS SDK
basic functionality
>= 0.41.0
>= 6.0.0
>= 4.0.0
has
Tests for the presence of an property value in the current feature's properties, or from another object if a second argument is provided.
Syntax
["has", string]: boolean
["has", string, object]: boolean
Related
SDK Support
Mapbox GL JS
Android SDK
iOS SDK
basic functionality
>= 0.41.0
>= 6.0.0
>= 4.0.0
in
Determines whether an item exists in an array or a substring exists in a string. In the specific case when the second and third arguments are string literals, you must wrap at least one of them in a
literal
expression to hint correct interpretation to the
type system
.
Syntax
["in",
keyword: InputType (boolean, string, or number),
input: InputType (array or string)
]: boolean
Related
-
Example: Get features under the mouse pointer
-
Example: Highlight features containing similar data
-
Example: Highlight features within a bounding box
-
Example: Measure distances
SDK Support
Mapbox GL JS
Android SDK
iOS SDK
basic functionality
>= 1.6.0
>= 9.1.0
>= 5.8.0
index-of
Returns the first position at which an item can be found in an array or a substring can be found in a string, or
-1
if the input cannot be found. Accepts an optional index from where to begin the search.
Syntax
["index-of",
keyword: InputType (boolean, string, or number),
input: InputType (array or string)
]: number
["index-of",
keyword: InputType (boolean, string, or number),
input: InputType (array or string),
index: number
]: number
SDK Support
Mapbox GL JS
Android SDK
iOS SDK
basic functionality
>= 1.10.0
>= 10.0.0
>= 10.0.0
length
Returns the length of an array or string.
Syntax
["length", string | array | value]: number
SDK Support
Mapbox GL JS
Android SDK
iOS SDK
basic functionality
>= 0.41.0
>= 6.0.0
>= 4.0.0
measure-light
Returns a requested property of the light configuration based on the supplied options. Currently the only supported option is
brightness
which returns the global brightness value of the lights on a scale of 0 to 1, where 0 means total darkness and 1 means full brightness. This expression works only with 3D light, i.e. when
lights
root property is defined.
Syntax
["measure-light", string]: number
SDK Support
Mapbox GL JS
Android SDK
iOS SDK
basic functionality
>= 3.0.0
>= 11.0.0
>= 11.0.0
slice
Returns an item from an array or a substring from a string from a specified start index, or between a start index and an end index if set. The return value is inclusive of the start index but not of the end index.
Syntax
["slice",
input: InputType (array or string),
index: number
]: OutputType (ItemType or string)
["slice",
input: InputType (array or string),
index: number,
index: number
]: OutputType (ItemType or string)
SDK Support
Mapbox GL JS
Android SDK
iOS SDK
basic functionality
>= 1.10.0
>= 10.0.0
>= 10.0.0
Decision
You can use
decision expressions
to add conditional logic to your styles. For example, the
'case'
expression provides "if/then/else" logic, and
'match'
allows you to map specific values of an input expression to different output expressions.
!
Logical negation. Returns
true
if the input is
false
, and
false
if the input is
true
.
Syntax
["!", boolean]: boolean
Related
SDK Support
Mapbox GL JS
Android SDK
iOS SDK
basic functionality
>= 0.41.0
>= 6.0.0
>= 4.0.0
!=
Returns
true
if the input values are not equal,
false
otherwise. The comparison is strictly typed: values of different runtime types are always considered unequal. Cases where the types are known to be different at parse time are considered invalid and will produce a parse error. Accepts an optional
collator
argument to control locale-dependent string comparisons.
Syntax
["!=", value, value]: boolean
["!=", value, value, collator]: boolean
Related
SDK Support
Mapbox GL JS
Android SDK
iOS SDK
basic functionality
>= 0.41.0
>= 6.0.0
>= 4.0.0
collator
>= 0.45.0
>= 6.5.0
>= 4.2.0
<
Returns
true
if the first input is strictly less than the second,
false
otherwise. The arguments are required to be either both strings or both numbers; if during evaluation they are not, expression evaluation produces an error. Cases where this constraint is known not to hold at parse time are considered in valid and will produce a parse error. Accepts an optional
collator
argument to control locale-dependent string comparisons.
Syntax
["<", value, value]: boolean
["<", value, value, collator]: boolean
Related
SDK Support
Mapbox GL JS
Android SDK
iOS SDK
basic functionality
>= 0.41.0
>= 6.0.0
>= 4.0.0
collator
>= 0.45.0
>= 6.5.0
>= 4.2.0
<=
Returns
true
if the first input is less than or equal to the second,
false
otherwise. The arguments are required to be either both strings or both numbers; if during evaluation they are not, expression evaluation produces an error. Cases where this constraint is known not to hold at parse time are considered in valid and will produce a parse error. Accepts an optional
collator
argument to control locale-dependent string comparisons.
Syntax
["<=", value, value]: boolean
["<=", value, value, collator]: boolean
Related
SDK Support
Mapbox GL JS
Android SDK
iOS SDK
basic functionality
>= 0.41.0
>= 6.0.0
>= 4.0.0
collator
>= 0.45.0
>= 6.5.0
>= 4.2.0
==
Returns
true
if the input values are equal,
false
otherwise. The comparison is strictly typed: values of different runtime types are always considered unequal. Cases where the types are known to be different at parse time are considered invalid and will produce a parse error. Accepts an optional
collator
argument to control locale-dependent string comparisons.
Syntax
["==", value, value]: boolean
["==", value, value, collator]: boolean
Related
-
Example: Add multiple geometries from one GeoJSON source
-
Example: Create a time slider
-
Example: Display buildings in 3D
-
Example: Filter symbols by toggling a list
SDK Support
Mapbox GL JS
Android SDK
iOS SDK
basic functionality
>= 0.41.0
>= 6.0.0
>= 4.0.0
collator
>= 0.45.0
>= 6.5.0
>= 4.2.0
>
Returns
true
if the first input is strictly greater than the second,
false
otherwise. The arguments are required to be either both strings or both numbers; if during evaluation they are not, expression evaluation produces an error. Cases where this constraint is known not to hold at parse time are considered in valid and will produce a parse error. Accepts an optional
collator
argument to control locale-dependent string comparisons.
Syntax
[">", value, value]: boolean
[">", value, value, collator]: boolean
Related
SDK Support
Mapbox GL JS
Android SDK
iOS SDK
basic functionality
>= 0.41.0
>= 6.0.0
>= 4.0.0
collator
>= 0.45.0
>= 6.5.0
>= 4.2.0
>=
Returns
true
if the first input is greater than or equal to the second,
false
otherwise. The arguments are required to be either both strings or both numbers; if during evaluation they are not, expression evaluation produces an error. Cases where this constraint is known not to hold at parse time are considered in valid and will produce a parse error. Accepts an optional
collator
argument to control locale-dependent string comparisons.
Syntax
[">=", value, value]: boolean
[">=", value, value, collator]: boolean
Related
SDK Support
Mapbox GL JS
Android SDK
iOS SDK
basic functionality
>= 0.41.0
>= 6.0.0
>= 4.0.0
collator
>= 0.45.0
>= 6.5.0
>= 4.2.0
all
Returns
true
if all the inputs are
true
,
false
otherwise. The inputs are evaluated in order, and evaluation is short-circuiting: once an input expression evaluates to
false
, the result is
false
and no further input expressions are evaluated.
Syntax
["all", boolean, boolean]: boolean
["all", boolean, boolean, ...]: boolean
Related
-
Example: Animate 3D buildings based on ambient sounds
-
Example: Change worldview of administrative boundaries
-
Example: Display HTML clusters with custom properties
SDK Support
Mapbox GL JS
Android SDK
iOS SDK
basic functionality
>= 0.41.0
>= 6.0.0
>= 4.0.0
any
Returns
true
if any of the inputs are
true
,
false
otherwise. The inputs are evaluated in order, and evaluation is short-circuiting: once an input expression evaluates to
true
, the result is
true
and no further input expressions are evaluated.
Syntax
["any", boolean, boolean]: boolean
["any", boolean, boolean, ...]: boolean
SDK Support
Mapbox GL JS
Android SDK
iOS SDK
basic functionality
>= 0.41.0
>= 6.0.0
>= 4.0.0
case
Selects the first output whose corresponding test condition evaluates to true, or the fallback value otherwise.
Syntax
["case",
condition: boolean, output: OutputType,
condition: boolean, output: OutputType,
...,
fallback: OutputType
]: OutputType
Related
SDK Support
Mapbox GL JS
Android SDK
iOS SDK
basic functionality
>= 0.41.0
>= 6.0.0
>= 4.0.0
coalesce
Evaluates each expression in turn until the first valid value is obtained. Invalid values are
null
and
'image'
expressions that are unavailable in the style. If all values are invalid,
coalesce
returns the first value listed.
Syntax
["coalesce", OutputType, OutputType, ...]: OutputType
Related
-
Example: Use a fallback image
-
Tutorial: Video: Add bilingual labels to a map with expressions in Studio
SDK Support
Mapbox GL JS
Android SDK
iOS SDK
basic functionality
>= 0.41.0
>= 6.0.0
>= 4.0.0
match
Selects the output for which the label value matches the input value, or the fallback value if no match is found. The input can be any expression (for example,
["get", "building_type"]
). Each label must be unique, and must be either:
a single literal value; or
an array of literal values, the values of which must be all strings or all numbers (for example
[100, 101]
or
["c", "b"]
).
The input matches if any of the values in the array matches using strict equality, similar to the
"in"
operator.
If the input type does not match the type of the labels, the result will be the fallback value.
Syntax
["match",
input: InputType (number or string),
label: InputType | [InputType, InputType, ...], output: OutputType,
label: InputType | [InputType, InputType, ...], output: OutputType,
...,
fallback: OutputType
]: OutputType
Related
-
Example: Change worldview of administrative boundaries
-
Example: Filter features within map view
-
Example: Join local JSON data with vector tile geometries
-
Example: Style circles with a data-driven property
SDK Support
Mapbox GL JS
Android SDK
iOS SDK
basic functionality
>= 0.41.0
>= 6.0.0
>= 4.0.0
within
Returns
true
if the evaluated feature is fully contained inside a boundary of the input geometry,
false
otherwise. The input value can be a valid GeoJSON of type
Polygon
,
MultiPolygon
,
Feature
, or
FeatureCollection
. Supported features for evaluation:
Point
: Returns
false
if a point is on the boundary or falls outside the boundary.
LineString
: Returns
false
if any part of a line falls outside the boundary, the line intersects the boundary, or a line's endpoint is on the boundary.
Syntax
["within", object]: boolean
SDK Support
Mapbox GL JS
Android SDK
iOS SDK
basic functionality
>= 1.9.0
>= 9.1.0
>= 5.8.0
Ramps, scales, curves
interpolate
Produces continuous, smooth results by interpolating between pairs of input and output values ("stops"). The
input
may be any numeric expression (e.g.,
["get", "population"]
). Stop inputs must be numeric literals in strictly ascending order. The output type must be
number
,
array<number>
, or
color
.
Interpolation types:
["linear"]
: Interpolates linearly between the pair of stops just less than and just greater than the input.
["exponential", base]
: Interpolates exponentially between the stops just less than and just greater than the input.
base
controls the rate at which the output increases: higher values make the output increase more towards the high end of the range. With values close to 1 the output increases linearly.
["cubic-bezier", x1, y1, x2, y2]
: Interpolates using the cubic bezier curve defined by the given control points.
Syntax
["interpolate",
interpolation: ["linear"] | ["exponential", base] | ["cubic-bezier", x1, y1, x2, y2],
input: number,
stop_input_1: number, stop_output_1: OutputType,
stop_input_n: number, stop_output_n: OutputType, ...
]: OutputType (number, array<number>, or Color)
Related
-
Example: Animate map camera around a point
-
Example: Change building color based on zoom level
-
Example: Create a heatmap layer
-
Example: Visualize population density
SDK Support
Mapbox GL JS
Android SDK
iOS SDK
basic functionality
>= 0.42.0
>= 6.0.0
>= 4.0.0
interpolate-hcl
Produces continuous, smooth results by interpolating between pairs of input and output values ("stops"). Works like
interpolate
, but the output type must be
color
, and the interpolation is performed in the Hue-Chroma-Luminance color space.
Syntax
["interpolate-hcl",
interpolation: ["linear"] | ["exponential", base] | ["cubic-bezier", x1, y1, x2, y2],
input: number,
stop_input_1: number, stop_output_1: Color,
stop_input_n: number, stop_output_n: Color, ...
]: Color
SDK Support
Mapbox GL JS
Android SDK
iOS SDK
basic functionality
>= 0.49.0
Not yet supported
Not yet supported
interpolate-lab
Produces continuous, smooth results by interpolating between pairs of input and output values ("stops"). Works like
interpolate
, but the output type must be
color
, and the interpolation is performed in the CIELAB color space.
Syntax
["interpolate-lab",
interpolation: ["linear"] | ["exponential", base] | ["cubic-bezier", x1, y1, x2, y2 ],
input: number,
stop_input_1: number, stop_output_1: Color,
stop_input_n: number, stop_output_n: Color, ...
]: Color
SDK Support
Mapbox GL JS
Android SDK
iOS SDK
basic functionality
>= 0.49.0
Not yet supported
Not yet supported
step
Produces discrete, stepped results by evaluating a piecewise-constant function defined by pairs of input and output values ("stops"). The
input
may be any numeric expression (e.g.,
["get", "population"]
). Stop inputs must be numeric literals in strictly ascending order. Returns the output value of the stop just less than the input, or the first output if the input is less than the first stop.
Syntax
["step",
input: number,
stop_output_0: OutputType,
stop_input_1: number, stop_output_1: OutputType,
stop_input_n: number, stop_output_n: OutputType, ...
]: OutputType
Related
SDK Support
Mapbox GL JS
Android SDK
iOS SDK
basic functionality
>= 0.42.0
>= 6.0.0
>= 4.0.0
Variable binding
let
Binds expressions to named variables, which can then be referenced in the result expression using ["var", "variable_name"].
Syntax
["let",
string (alphanumeric literal), any, string (alphanumeric literal), any, ...,
OutputType
]: OutputType
Related
SDK Support
Mapbox GL JS
Android SDK
iOS SDK
basic functionality
>= 0.41.0
>= 6.0.0
>= 4.0.0
var
References variable bound using "let".
Syntax
["var", previously bound variable name]: the type of the bound expression
Related
SDK Support
Mapbox GL JS
Android SDK
iOS SDK
basic functionality
>= 0.41.0
>= 6.0.0
>= 4.0.0
String
concat
Returns a
string
consisting of the concatenation of the inputs. Each input is converted to a string as if by
to-string
.
Syntax
["concat", value, value, ...]: string
Related
-
Example: Add a generated icon to the map
-
Example: Create a time slider
-
Example: Use a fallback image
-
Example: Variable label placement
SDK Support
Mapbox GL JS
Android SDK
iOS SDK
basic functionality
>= 0.41.0
>= 6.0.0
>= 4.0.0
downcase
Returns the input string converted to lowercase. Follows the Unicode Default Case Conversion algorithm and the locale-insensitive case mappings in the Unicode Character Database.
Syntax
["downcase", string]: string
Related
SDK Support
Mapbox GL JS
Android SDK
iOS SDK
basic functionality
>= 0.41.0
>= 6.0.0
>= 4.0.0
is-supported-script
Returns
true
if the input string is expected to render legibly. Returns
false
if the input string contains sections that cannot be rendered without potential loss of meaning (e.g. Indic scripts that require complex text shaping, or right-to-left scripts if the the
mapbox-gl-rtl-text
plugin is not in use in Mapbox GL JS).
Syntax
["is-supported-script", string]: boolean
SDK Support
Mapbox GL JS
Android SDK
iOS SDK
basic functionality
>= 0.45.0
>= 6.6.0
>= 4.1.0
resolved-locale
Returns the IETF language tag of the locale being used by the provided
collator
. This can be used to determine the default system locale, or to determine if a requested locale was successfully loaded.
Syntax
["resolved-locale", collator]: string
SDK Support
Mapbox GL JS
Android SDK
iOS SDK
basic functionality
>= 0.45.0
>= 6.5.0
>= 4.2.0
upcase
Returns the input string converted to uppercase. Follows the Unicode Default Case Conversion algorithm and the locale-insensitive case mappings in the Unicode Character Database.
Syntax
["upcase", string]: string
Related
SDK Support
Mapbox GL JS
Android SDK
iOS SDK
basic functionality
>= 0.41.0
>= 6.0.0
>= 4.0.0
Color
hsl
Creates a color value from hue (range 0-360), saturation and lightness components (range 0-100), and an alpha component of 1. If any component is out of range, the expression is an error.
Syntax
["hsl", number, number, number]: color
SDK Support
Mapbox GL JS
Android SDK
iOS SDK
basic functionality
>= 2.12.1
>= 10.11.0
>= 10.11.0
hsla
Creates a color value from hue (range 0-360), saturation and lightness components (range 0-100), and an alpha component (range 0-1). If any component is out of range, the expression is an error.
Syntax
["hsla", number, number, number, number]: color
SDK Support
Mapbox GL JS
Android SDK
iOS SDK
basic functionality
>= 2.12.1
>= 10.11.0
>= 10.11.0
rgb
Creates a color value from red, green, and blue components, which must range between 0 and 255, and an alpha component of 1. If any component is out of range, the expression is an error.
Syntax
["rgb", number, number, number]: color
SDK Support
Mapbox GL JS
Android SDK
iOS SDK
basic functionality
>= 0.41.0
>= 6.0.0
>= 4.0.0
rgba
Creates a color value from red, green, blue components, which must range between 0 and 255, and an alpha component which must range between 0 and 1. If any component is out of range, the expression is an error.
Syntax
["rgba", number, number, number, number]: color
SDK Support
Mapbox GL JS
Android SDK
iOS SDK
basic functionality
>= 0.41.0
>= 6.0.0
>= 4.0.0
to-hsla
Returns a four-element array containing the input color's Hue, Saturation, Luminance and alpha components, in that order.
Syntax
["to-hsla", color]: array<number, 4>
SDK Support
Mapbox GL JS
Android SDK
iOS SDK
basic functionality
>= 3.9.0
>= 11.9.0
>= 11.9.0
to-rgba
Returns a four-element array containing the input color's red, green, blue, and alpha components, in that order.
Syntax
["to-rgba", color]: array<number, 4>
SDK Support
Mapbox GL JS
Android SDK
iOS SDK
basic functionality
>= 0.41.0
>= 6.0.0
>= 4.0.0