# CustomHeightmapTerrainProvider

#### new Cesium.CustomHeightmapTerrainProvider(options)
engine/Source/Core/CustomHeightmapTerrainProvider.js 56

A simple `TerrainProvider` that gets height values from a callback function. It can be used for procedurally generated terrain or as a way to load custom heightmap data without creating a subclass of `TerrainProvider`. There are some limitations such as no water mask, no vertex normals, and no availability, so a full-fledged `TerrainProvider` subclass is better suited for these more sophisticated use cases.

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
`options` | object | Object with the following properties:
Name | Type | Default | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
`callback` | CustomHeightmapTerrainProvider.GeometryCallback |  | The callback function for requesting tile geometry.
`width` | number |  | The number of columns per heightmap tile.
`height` | number |  | The number of rows per heightmap tile.
`tilingScheme` | TilingScheme |  | optional The tiling scheme specifying how the ellipsoidal surface is broken into tiles. If this parameter is not provided, a `GeographicTilingScheme` is used.
`ellipsoid` | Ellipsoid | `Ellipsoid.default` | optional The ellipsoid. If the tilingScheme is specified, this parameter is ignored and the tiling scheme's ellipsoid is used instead. If neither parameter is specified, the default ellipsoid is used.
`credit` | Credit | string |  | optional A credit for the data source, which is displayed on the canvas.

##### Example:

    const viewer = new Cesium.Viewer("cesiumContainer", {
      terrainProvider: new Cesium.CustomHeightmapTerrainProvider({
        width: 32,
        height: 32,
        callback: function (x, y, level) {
          return new Float32Array(32 * 32); // all zeros
        },
      }),
    });

##### See:

- TerrainProvider

### Members

#### readonly availability : TileAvailability
engine/Source/Core/CustomHeightmapTerrainProvider.js 171

Gets an object that can be used to determine availability of terrain from this provider, such as at points and in rectangles. This property may be undefined if availability information is not available.

#### readonly credit : Credit
engine/Source/Core/CustomHeightmapTerrainProvider.js 115

Gets the credit to display when this terrain provider is active. Typically this is used to credit the source of the terrain.

#### readonly errorEvent : Event
engine/Source/Core/CustomHeightmapTerrainProvider.js 102

Gets an event that is raised when the terrain provider encounters an asynchronous error. By subscribing to the event, you will be notified of the error and can potentially recover from it. Event listeners are passed an instance of `TileProviderError`.

#### readonly hasVertexNormals : boolean
engine/Source/Core/CustomHeightmapTerrainProvider.js 157

Gets a value indicating whether or not the requested tiles include vertex normals. Vertex normals are not supported by `CustomHeightmapTerrainProvider`, so the return value will always be false.

#### readonly hasWaterMask : boolean
engine/Source/Core/CustomHeightmapTerrainProvider.js 143

Gets a value indicating whether or not the provider includes a water mask. The water mask indicates which areas of the globe are water rather than land, so they can be rendered as a reflective surface with animated waves. Water mask is not supported by `CustomHeightmapTerrainProvider`, so the return value will always be false.

#### readonly height : boolean
engine/Source/Core/CustomHeightmapTerrainProvider.js 195

Gets the number of rows per heightmap tile.

#### readonly tilingScheme : TilingScheme
engine/Source/Core/CustomHeightmapTerrainProvider.js 127

Gets the tiling scheme used by this provider.

#### readonly width : boolean
engine/Source/Core/CustomHeightmapTerrainProvider.js 183

Gets the number of columns per heightmap tile.

### Methods

#### getLevelMaximumGeometricError(level) → number
engine/Source/Core/CustomHeightmapTerrainProvider.js 250

Gets the maximum geometric error allowed in a tile at a given level.

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
`level` | number | The tile level for which to get the maximum geometric error.

##### Returns:

The maximum geometric error.

#### getTileDataAvailable(x, y, level) → boolean|undefined
engine/Source/Core/CustomHeightmapTerrainProvider.js 264

Determines whether data for a tile is available to be loaded.

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
`x` | number | The X coordinate of the tile for which to request geometry.
`y` | number | The Y coordinate of the tile for which to request geometry.
`level` | number | The level of the tile for which to request geometry.

##### Returns:

Undefined if not supported, otherwise true or false.

#### loadTileDataAvailability(x, y, level) → undefined|Promise.<void>
engine/Source/Core/CustomHeightmapTerrainProvider.js 280

Makes sure we load availability data for a tile

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
`x` | number | The X coordinate of the tile for which to request geometry.
`y` | number | The Y coordinate of the tile for which to request geometry.
`level` | number | The level of the tile for which to request geometry.

##### Returns:

Undefined if nothing need to be loaded or a Promise that resolves when all required tiles are loaded

#### requestTileGeometry(x, y, level, request) → Promise.<TerrainData>|undefined
engine/Source/Core/CustomHeightmapTerrainProvider.js 215

Requests the geometry for a given tile. The result includes terrain data and indicates that all child tiles are available.

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
`x` | number | The X coordinate of the tile for which to request geometry.
`y` | number | The Y coordinate of the tile for which to request geometry.
`level` | number | The level of the tile for which to request geometry.
`request` | Request | optional The request object. Intended for internal use only.

##### Returns:

A promise for the requested geometry. If this method returns undefined instead of a promise, it is an indication that too many requests are already pending and the request will be retried later.

### Type Definitions

#### Cesium.CustomHeightmapTerrainProvider.GeometryCallback(x, y, level) → Int8Array|Uint8Array|Int16Array|Uint16Array|Int32Array|Uint32Array|Float32Array|Float64Array|Array.<number>|Promise.<(Int8Array|Uint8Array|Int16Array|Uint16Array|Int32Array|Uint32Array|Float32Array|Float64Array|Array.<number>)>|undefined
engine/Source/Core/CustomHeightmapTerrainProvider.js 11

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
`x` | number | The X coordinate of the tile for which to request geometry.
`y` | number | The Y coordinate of the tile for which to request geometry.
`level` | number | The level of the tile for which to request geometry.

##### Returns:

An array or a promise to an array of heights in row-major order. If undefined, the globe will render the parent tile.

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