Showcase control

When do you use it?
Add a control to activate showcase for a given field or set of selectors via a list of labels, buttons or a dropdown menu.
Basic Editor
To create a showcase control, follow these steps: 
1.Click the settings icon on the right 
 to open the editor, then click "Add custom control". 
2.In the menu that opens up, change the first dropdown to "Showcase elements by field".
3.Use the other dropdowns to customize the look and location of your controls
4.Click Save at the bottom to save your changes
5.To add multiple controls, repeat steps 1-4 for each control. 
Note: The showcase control works with OR logic. This means that if you combine multiple controls on one map, the view will be filtered down to any elements that satisfy at least one of the conditions of the controls. Looking for AND logic (showing only elements that satisfy all of the conditions)? Take a look at our Filter control guide.
Advanced Editor
If you like to get into the nitty-gritty of the advanced editor, you can type out controls directly. The advanced editor also allows for more advanced controls, as explained below.
Example
Showcase by field:
@controls {
  bottom {
    showcase {
      by: "State";
    }
  }
}
​
Showcase using custom selectors:
@controls {
  bottom {
    showcase {
      option {
        label: "People";
        selector: person;
      }
​
      option {
        label: "Orgs";
        selector: organization;
      }
    }
  }
}
​
Supported properties
by is the field you'd like to use for showcasing wrapped in double quotes. If you don't include by: field you need to list out each option - see "supported children" guidance below.
mode controls how the selection is showcased
normal showcase the selection plus any connections between the showcased elements (default)
loose showcase the selection plus neighboring elements
strict only showcase the selection itself
as controls how the control is presented. Do you want a list of labels, buttons, or a dropdown for activating showcase?
labels show options as a list of clickable labels
buttons show options as a group of buttons
dropdown show options as dropdown
multiple controls whether more than one value can be selected at a time
false allows the reader to only select a single option
true allows the reader to select multiple options
match-all allows the reader to select multiple options, and only showcases items that match all of the selected options
placeholder the text to display when nothing is selected (for as: dropdown only)
summary override the summary that's shown for the current selection (for as: dropdown). The summary will be shown regardless of what's selected so there's no need to use placeholder in this case.
default defines which field values should be selected by default (for by: "field" only). Use select-all to select everything by default.
​Check out our controls reference to see the full list of properties and values recognized by the showcase control.
Supported children
If you want to use custom selectors to build the showcase, you'll need to list each option out separately. The options are defined by option blocks nested within the control and each option supports the following properties:
label the text to display for that option
selector the selector to use for the showcase
default
true value is selected by default
false value is unselected by default
Additional examples
Showcase by state and include neighboring elements, allowing multiple states to be selected at the same time:
@controls {
  bottom {
    showcase {
      by: "State";
      mode: loose;
      multiple: true;
    }
  }
}
Showcase by state using a dropdown menu, and include a placeholder with instructions:
@controls {
  bottom {
    showcase {
      by: "State";
      as: dropdown;
      placeholder: "Select a state";
    }
  }
}
Showcase by state and select all states by default:
@controls {
  bottom {
    showcase {
      by: "State";
      default: select-all;
    }
  }
}
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