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ClusterSource

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Add a single feature to the source. If you want to add a batch of features at once, call #addFeatures() instead. A feature will not be added to the source if feature with the same id is already there. The reason for this behavior is to avoid feature duplication when using bbox or tile loading strategies.

Last verified 2026-11-03 · OpenLayers 10.3.1 · Cite this page
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new Cluster(options)

source/Cluster.js, line 77
Name Type Description
attributions AttributionLike | undefined

Attributions.
distance number (defaults to 20)

Distance in pixels within which features will be clustered together.
minDistance number (defaults to 0)

Minimum distance in pixels between clusters. Will be capped at the configured distance. By default no minimum distance is guaranteed. This config can be used to avoid overlapping icons. As a tradoff, the cluster feature's position will no longer be the center of all its features.
geometryFunction GeometryFunction<FeatureType> | undefined

Function that takes a Feature as argument and returns a Point as cluster calculation point for the feature. When a feature should not be considered for clustering, the function should return null. The default, which works when the underlying source contains point features only, is

function(feature) {
  return feature.getGeometry();
}

See getInteriorPoint for a way to get a cluster calculation point for polygons.
createCluster function | undefined

Function that takes the cluster's center Point and an array of Feature included in this cluster. Must return a Feature that will be used to render. Default implementation is:

function(point, features) {
  return new Feature({
    geometry: point,
    features: features
  });
}
source VectorSource<FeatureType> (defaults to null)

Source.
wrapX boolean (defaults to true)

Whether to wrap the world horizontally.
Fires:
  • addfeature (VectorSourceEvent) - Triggered when a feature is added to the source.
  • change (BaseEvent) - Generic change event. Triggered when the revision counter is increased.
  • changefeature (VectorSourceEvent) - Triggered when a feature is updated.
  • clear (VectorSourceEvent) - Triggered when the clear method is called on the source.
  • error (BaseEvent) - Generic error event. Triggered when an error occurs.
  • featuresloadend (VectorSourceEvent) - Triggered when features finishes loading.
  • featuresloaderror (VectorSourceEvent) - Triggered if feature loading results in an error.
  • featuresloadstart (VectorSourceEvent) - Triggered when features starts loading.
  • propertychange (ObjectEvent) - Triggered when a property is changed.
  • removefeature (VectorSourceEvent) - Triggered when a feature is removed from the source. See source.clear() for exceptions.

Extends

Methods

addFeature(feature) inherited

source/Vector.js, line 336

Add a single feature to the source. If you want to add a batch of features at once, call #addFeatures() instead. A feature will not be added to the source if feature with the same id is already there. The reason for this behavior is to avoid feature duplication when using bbox or tile loading strategies. Note: this also applies if a Collection is used for features, meaning that if a feature with a duplicate id is added in the collection, it will be removed from it right away.

Name Type Description
feature FeatureType

Feature to add.

addFeatures(features) inherited

source/Vector.js, line 443

Add a batch of features to the source.

Name Type Description
features Array.<FeatureType>

Features to add.

changed() inherited

Observable.js, line 72

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

clear(fast)

source/Cluster.js, line 162

Remove all features from the source.

Name Type Description
fast boolean | undefined

Skip dispatching of removefeature events.

dispatchEvent(event){boolean | undefined} inherited

events/Target.js, line 85

Dispatches an event and calls all listeners listening for events of this type. The event parameter can either be a string or an Object with a type property.

Name Type Description
event BaseEvent | string

Event object.
Returns:
false if anyone called preventDefault on the event object or if any of the listeners returned false.

forEachFeature(callback){T | undefined} inherited

source/Vector.js, line 616

Iterate through all features on the source, calling the provided callback with each one. If the callback returns any "truthy" value, iteration will stop and the function will return the same value. Note: this function only iterate through the feature that have a defined geometry.

Name Type Description
callback function

Called with each feature on the source. Return a truthy value to stop iteration.
Returns:
The return value from the last call to the callback.

forEachFeatureInExtent(extent, callback){T | undefined} inherited

source/Vector.js, line 673

Iterate through all features whose bounding box intersects the provided extent (note that the feature's geometry may not intersect the extent), calling the callback with each feature. If the callback returns a "truthy" value, iteration will stop and the function will return the same value.

If you are interested in features whose geometry intersects an extent, call the #forEachFeatureIntersectingExtent() method instead.

When useSpatialIndex is set to false, this method will loop through all features, equivalent to #forEachFeature().

Name Type Description
extent Extent

Extent.
callback function

Called with each feature whose bounding box intersects the provided extent.
Returns:
The return value from the last call to the callback.

forEachFeatureIntersectingExtent(extent, callback){T | undefined} inherited

source/Vector.js, line 697

Iterate through all features whose geometry intersects the provided extent, calling the callback with each feature. If the callback returns a "truthy" value, iteration will stop and the function will return the same value.

If you only want to test for bounding box intersection, call the #forEachFeatureInExtent() method instead.

Name Type Description
extent Extent

Extent.
callback function

Called with each feature whose geometry intersects the provided extent.
Returns:
The return value from the last call to the callback.

get(key){*} inherited

Object.js, line 136

Gets a value.

Name Type Description
key string

Key name.
Returns:
Value.

getAttributions(){Attribution} inherited

source/Source.js, line 135

Get the attribution function for the source.

Returns:
Attribution function.

getAttributionsCollapsible(){boolean} inherited

source/Source.js, line 143
Returns:
Attributions are collapsible.

getClosestFeatureToCoordinate(coordinate, filter){FeatureType | null} inherited

source/Vector.js, line 813

Get the closest feature to the provided coordinate.

This method is not available when the source is configured with useSpatialIndex set to false and the features in this source are of type Feature.

Name Type Description
coordinate Coordinate

Coordinate.
filter function | undefined

Feature filter function. The filter function will receive one argument, the feature and it should return a boolean value. By default, no filtering is made.
Returns:
Closest feature (or null if none found).

getDistance(){number}

source/Cluster.js, line 172

Get the distance in pixels between clusters.

Returns:
Distance.

getExtent(extent){Extent | null} inherited

source/Vector.js, line 876

Get the extent of the features currently in the source.

This will return null when the source is configured with useSpatialIndex set to false.

Name Type Description
extent Extent | undefined

Destination extent. If provided, no new extent will be created. Instead, that extent's coordinates will be overwritten.
Returns:
Extent.

getFeatureById(id){FeatureClassOrArrayOfRenderFeatures<FeatureType> | null} inherited

source/Vector.js, line 892

Get a feature by its identifier (the value returned by feature.getId()). When RenderFeatures are used, getFeatureById() can return an array of RenderFeatures. This allows for handling of GeometryCollection geometries, where format readers create one RenderFeature per GeometryCollection member. Note that the index treats string and numeric identifiers as the same. So source.getFeatureById(2) will return a feature with id '2' or 2.

Name Type Description
id string | number

Feature identifier.
Returns:
The feature (or null if not found).

getFeatures(){Array.<FeatureType>} inherited

source/Vector.js, line 736

Get a snapshot of the features currently on the source in random order. The returned array is a copy, the features are references to the features in the source.

Returns:
Features.

getFeaturesAtCoordinate(coordinate){Array.<FeatureType>} inherited

source/Vector.js, line 755

Get all features whose geometry intersects the provided coordinate.

Name Type Description
coordinate Coordinate

Coordinate.
Returns:
Features.

getFeaturesCollection(){Collection<FeatureType> | null} inherited

source/Vector.js, line 726

Get the features collection associated with this source. Will be null unless the source was configured with useSpatialIndex set to false, or with a Collection as features.

Returns:
The collection of features.

getFeaturesInExtent(extent, projection){Array.<FeatureType>} inherited

source/Vector.js, line 778

Get all features whose bounding box intersects the provided extent. Note that this returns an array of all features intersecting the given extent in random order (so it may include features whose geometries do not intersect the extent).

When useSpatialIndex is set to false, this method will return all features.

Name Type Description
extent Extent

Extent.
projection Projection | undefined

Include features where extent exceeds the x-axis bounds of projection and wraps around the world.
Returns:
Features.

getFormat(){FeatureFormat<FeatureType> | null} inherited

source/Vector.js, line 918

Get the format associated with this source.

Returns:
} The feature format.

getKeys(){Array.<string>} inherited

Object.js, line 149

Get a list of object property names.

Returns:
List of property names.

getMinDistance(){number}

source/Cluster.js, line 223

The configured minimum distance between clusters.

Returns:
The minimum distance in pixels.

getProjection(){Projection | null} inherited

source/Source.js, line 152

Get the projection of the source.

Returns:
Projection.

getProperties(){NoInfer.<Properties>} inherited

Object.js, line 158

Get an object of all property names and values.

Returns:
Object.

getRevision(){number} inherited

Observable.js, line 83

Get the version number for this object. Each time the object is modified, its version number will be incremented.

Returns:
Revision.

getSource(){VectorSource<FeatureType> | null}

source/Cluster.js, line 181

Get a reference to the wrapped source.

Returns:
Source.

getState(){State} inherited

source/Source.js, line 207

Get the state of the source, see State for possible states.

Returns:
State.

getUrl(){string | FeatureUrlFunction | undefined} inherited

source/Vector.js, line 935

Get the url associated with this source.

Returns:
The url.

hasFeature(feature){boolean} inherited

source/Vector.js, line 990

Returns true if the feature is contained within the source.

Name Type Description
feature FeatureType

Feature.
Returns:
Has feature.

on(type, listener){EventsKey | Array<EventsKey>} inherited

Observable.js, line 156

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.
Returns:
Unique key for the listener. If called with an array of event types as the first argument, the return will be an array of keys.

once(type, listener){EventsKey | Array<EventsKey>} inherited

Observable.js, line 168

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.
Returns:
Unique key for the listener. If called with an array of event types as the first argument, the return will be an array of keys.

removeFeature(feature) inherited

source/Vector.js, line 1155

Remove a single feature from the source. If you want to batch remove features, use the #removeFeatures() method instead.

Name Type Description
feature FeatureType

Feature to remove.

removeFeatures(features) inherited

source/Vector.js, line 1138

Batch remove features from the source. If you want to remove all features at once, use the #clear() method instead.

Name Type Description
features Array.<FeatureType>

Features to remove.

removeLoadedExtent(extent) inherited

source/Vector.js, line 1115

Marks an extent as not loaded, preserving any loaded areas outside it.

Any previously loaded extent overlapping the given extent is split into its remaining non-overlapping parts using getDifference(), which are then re-inserted into the tree.

Name Type Description
extent Extent

Extent to mark as not loaded.

set(key, value, silent) inherited

Object.js, line 218

Sets a value.

Name Type Description
key string

Key name.
value *

Value.
silent boolean | undefined

Update without triggering an event.

setAttributions(attributions) inherited

source/Source.js, line 240

Set the attributions of the source.

Name Type Description
attributions AttributionLike | undefined

Attributions. Can be passed as string, Array<string>, Attribution, or undefined.

setDistance(distance)

source/Cluster.js, line 204

Set the distance within which features will be clusterd together.

Name Type Description
distance number

The distance in pixels.

setLoader(loader) inherited

source/Vector.js, line 1232

Set the new loader of the source. The next render cycle will use the new loader.

Name Type Description
loader FeatureLoader

The loader to set.

setMinDistance(minDistance)

source/Cluster.js, line 214

Set the minimum distance between clusters. Will be capped at the configured distance.

Name Type Description
minDistance number

The minimum distance in pixels.

setProperties(values, silent) inherited

Object.js, line 241

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 Partial.<NoInfer.<Properties>>

Values.
silent boolean | undefined

Update without triggering an event.

setSource(source)

source/Cluster.js, line 232

Replace the wrapped source.

Name Type Description
source VectorSource<FeatureType> | null

The new source for this instance.

setUrl(url) inherited

source/Vector.js, line 1241

Points the source to a new url. The next render cycle will use the new url.

Name Type Description
url string | FeatureUrlFunction

Url.

un(type, listener) inherited

Observable.js, line 177

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.

unset(key, silent) inherited

Object.js, line 265

Unsets a property.

Name Type Description
key string

Key name.
silent boolean | undefined

Unset without triggering an event.
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English reference text adapted from the official OpenLayers documentation, © OpenLayers contributors, licensed under BSD-2-Clause.
Original page: https://openlayers.org/en/latest/apidoc/module-ol_source_Cluster-Cluster.html · Chinese note: /openlayers/api/cluster-source.html
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