Demonstrate how source.setUrl() works

examples/reusable-source.js

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+goog.require('ol.Map');
+goog.require('ol.View');
+goog.require('ol.layer.Tile');
+goog.require('ol.source.XYZ');
+
+var urls = [
+  'https://{a-c}.tiles.mapbox.com/v3/mapbox.blue-marble-topo-jan/{z}/{x}/{y}.png',
+  'https://{a-c}.tiles.mapbox.com/v3/mapbox.blue-marble-topo-bathy-jan/{z}/{x}/{y}.png',
+  'https://{a-c}.tiles.mapbox.com/v3/mapbox.blue-marble-topo-jul/{z}/{x}/{y}.png',
+  'https://{a-c}.tiles.mapbox.com/v3/mapbox.blue-marble-topo-bathy-jul/{z}/{x}/{y}.png'
+];
+
+var source = new ol.source.XYZ();
+
+var map = new ol.Map({
+  target: 'map',
+  layers: [
+    new ol.layer.Tile({
+      source: source
+    })
+  ],
+  view: new ol.View({
+    center: [0, 0],
+    zoom: 2
+  })
+});
+
+
+function updateUrl(index) {
+  source.setUrl(urls[index]);
+}
+
+var buttons = document.getElementsByClassName('switcher');
+for (var i = 0, ii = buttons.length; i < ii; ++i) {
+  var button = buttons[i];
+  button.addEventListener('click', updateUrl.bind(null, Number(button.value)));
+}
+
+updateUrl(0);