# BaseLayerPicker

#### new Cesium.BaseLayerPicker(container, options)
Widgets/BaseLayerPicker/BaseLayerPicker.js 108

  BaseLayerPicker with its drop-panel open.
  The BaseLayerPicker is a single button widget that displays a panel of available imagery and terrain providers. When imagery is selected, the corresponding imagery layer is created and inserted as the base layer of the imagery collection; removing the existing base. When terrain is selected, it replaces the current terrain provider. Each item in the available providers list contains a name, a representative icon, and a tooltip to display more information when hovered. The list is initially empty, and must be configured before use, as illustrated in the below example.

  Name | Type | Description
  --- | --- | ---
  `container` | Element | String | The parent HTML container node or ID for this widget.
  `options` | Object | Object with the following properties:
  Name | Type | Default | Description
  --- | --- | --- | ---
  `globe` | Globe |  | The Globe to use.
  `imageryProviderViewModels` | Array.<ProviderViewModel> | `[]` | optional The array of ProviderViewModel instances to use for imagery.
  `selectedImageryProviderViewModel` | ProviderViewModel |  | optional The view model for the current base imagery layer, if not supplied the first available imagery layer is used.
  `terrainProviderViewModels` | Array.<ProviderViewModel> | `[]` | optional The array of ProviderViewModel instances to use for terrain.
  `selectedTerrainProviderViewModel` | ProviderViewModel |  | optional The view model for the current base terrain layer, if not supplied the first available terrain layer is used.

  ##### Throws:

  - DeveloperError : Element with id "container" does not exist in the document.

  ##### Example:

      // In HTML head, include a link to the BaseLayerPicker.css stylesheet,
      // and in the body, include: <div id="baseLayerPickerContainer"
      //   style="position:absolute;top:24px;right:24px;width:38px;height:38px;"></div>

      //Create the list of available providers we would like the user to select from.
      //This example uses 3, OpenStreetMap, The Black Marble, and a single, non-streaming world image.
      var imageryViewModels = [];
      imageryViewModels.push(new Cesium.ProviderViewModel({
           name : 'Open\u00adStreet\u00adMap',
           iconUrl : Cesium.buildModuleUrl('Widgets/Images/ImageryProviders/openStreetMap.png'),
           tooltip : 'OpenStreetMap (OSM) is a collaborative project to create a free editable \
      map of the world.\nhttp://www.openstreetmap.org',
           creationFunction : function() {
               return Cesium.createOpenStreetMapImageryProvider({
                   url : '//a.tile.openstreetmap.org/'
               });
           }
       }));

       imageryViewModels.push(new Cesium.ProviderViewModel({
           name : 'Black Marble',
           iconUrl : Cesium.buildModuleUrl('Widgets/Images/ImageryProviders/blackMarble.png'),
           tooltip : 'The lights of cities and villages trace the outlines of civilization \
      in this global view of the Earth at night as seen by NASA/NOAA\'s Suomi NPP satellite.',
           creationFunction : function() {
               return new Cesium.TileMapServiceImageryProvider({
                   url : '//cesiumjs.org/blackmarble',
                   maximumLevel : 8,
                   credit : 'Black Marble imagery courtesy NASA Earth Observatory'
               });
           }
       }));

       imageryViewModels.push(new Cesium.ProviderViewModel({
           name : 'Natural Earth\u00a0II',
           iconUrl : Cesium.buildModuleUrl('Widgets/Images/ImageryProviders/naturalEarthII.png'),
           tooltip : 'Natural Earth II, darkened for contrast.\nhttp://www.naturalearthdata.com/',
           creationFunction : function() {
               return new Cesium.TileMapServiceImageryProvider({
                   url : Cesium.buildModuleUrl('Assets/Textures/NaturalEarthII')
               });
           }
       }));

      //Create a CesiumWidget without imagery, if you haven't already done so.
      var cesiumWidget = new Cesium.CesiumWidget('cesiumContainer', { imageryProvider: false });

      //Finally, create the baseLayerPicker widget using our view models.
      var layers = cesiumWidget.imageryLayers;
      var baseLayerPicker = new Cesium.BaseLayerPicker('baseLayerPickerContainer', {
          globe : cesiumWidget.scene.globe,
          imageryProviderViewModels : imageryViewModels
      });

  ##### See:

  - TerrainProvider
  - ImageryProvider
  - ImageryLayerCollection

### Members

#### container : Element
Widgets/BaseLayerPicker/BaseLayerPicker.js 231

  Gets the parent container.

#### viewModel : BaseLayerPickerViewModel
Widgets/BaseLayerPicker/BaseLayerPicker.js 243

  Gets the view model.

### Methods

#### destroy()
Widgets/BaseLayerPicker/BaseLayerPicker.js 261

  Destroys the widget. Should be called if permanently removing the widget from layout.

#### isDestroyed() → Boolean
Widgets/BaseLayerPicker/BaseLayerPicker.js 253

  ##### Returns:

  true if the object has been destroyed, false otherwise.