Learn how to display point, line, and polygon graphics in a map.
You typically use graphics to display geographic data that is not connected to a database and that is not persisted, like highlighting a route between two locations, displaying a search buffer around a point, or tracking the location of a vehicle in real-time. Graphics are composed of a geometry, symbol, and attributes.
In this tutorial, you display points, lines, and polygons on a map as graphics.
Prerequisites
The following are required for this tutorial:
An ArcGIS account to access your API keys. If you don't have an account, sign up for free.
To start this tutorial, complete the Display a map tutorial, or download and unzip the Display a map solution into a new folder.
Open the build.gradle file as a project in IntelliJ IDEA.
If you downloaded the solution project, set your API key.
An API Key enables access to services, web maps, and web scenes hosted in ArcGIS Online.
Go to your developer dashboard to get your API key.
For these tutorials, use your default API key. It is scoped to include all of the services demonstrated in the tutorials.
In IntelliJ IDEA's Project tool window, open src/main/java/com.example.app and double-click App.
In the start() method, set the API key property on the ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment with your API key. Replace YOUR_API_KEY with your actual API Key. Be sure to surround your API Key with quotes, because the parameter passed to setApiKey is a string.
App.java
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@Overridepublicvoidstart(Stage stage){
// set the title and size of the stage and show it stage.setTitle("Display a map tutorial");
stage.setWidth(800);
stage.setHeight(700);
stage.show();
// create a JavaFX scene with a stack pane as the root node, and add it to the scene StackPane stackPane = new StackPane();
Scene scene = new Scene(stackPane);
stage.setScene(scene);
// Note: it is not best practice to store API keys in source code.// The API key is referenced here for the convenience of this tutorial. String yourApiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";
ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment.setApiKey(yourApiKey);
Add import statements
Add import statements to reference the API classes.
In IntelliJ IDEA's Project tool window, open src/main/java/com.example.app and double-click App.
Add the following imports above the existing imports:
A graphics overlay is a container for graphics. It is used with a map view to display graphics on a map. You can add more than one graphics overlay to a map view. Graphics overlays are displayed on top of all the other layers.
In the start() method, create a new GraphicsOverlay and add it to the mapView.
A point graphic is created using a point geometry and a marker symbol. A point is defined with x and y coordinates, and a spatial reference. For latitude and longitude coordinates, the spatial reference is WGS84.
To create the SimpleMarkerSymbol, provide the shape that makes up the symbol, the interior color of the symbol, and the size of the area to place the symbol in.
To create the SimpleLineSymbol, provide the pattern that makes up the area of the symbol, the interior color of the symbol, and the thickness of the symbol in density-independent pixels (i.e. dp).
Set the outline of the SimpleMarkerSymbol using its setOutline() method and passing in the SimpleLineSymbol.
Run the app. Ensure to run the app as a Gradle task and not as an application in your IDE. In the Gradle tool window, under Tasks > application, double-click run.
You should see a point graphic in Point Dume State Beach.
Add a line graphic
A line graphic is created using a polyline geometry and a line symbol. A polyline is defined as a sequence of points.
Polylines have one or more distinct parts. Each part is a sequence of points. For a continuous line, you can use the Polyline constructor to create a polyline with just one part. To create a polyline with more than one part, use a PolylineBuilder.
To create the SimpleLineSymbol, provide the shape that makes up the symbol, the interior color of the symbol, and the size of the area to place the symbol in.
Polyline graphics support a number of symbol types such as SimpleLineSymbol and TextSymbol. Learn more about Symbol in the API Reference documentation.
Run the app. Ensure to run the app as a Gradle task and not as an application in your IDE. In the Gradle tool window, under Tasks > application, double-click run.
You should see a point and a line graphic along Westward Beach.
Add a polygon graphic
A polygon graphic is created using a polygon geometry and a fill symbol. A polygon is defined as a sequence of points that describe a closed boundary.
Polygons have one or more distinct parts. Each part is a sequence of points describing a closed boundary. For a single area with no holes, you can use the Polygon constructor to create a polygon with just one part. To create a polygon with more than one part, use a PolygonBuilder.
To create the SimpleFillSymbol, provide the shape that makes up the symbol, the interior color of the symbol, and the size of the area to place the symbol in.
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// add the polyline graphic to the graphics overlay graphicsOverlay.getGraphics().add(polylineGraphic);
// create a point collection with a spatial reference, and add five points to it PointCollection polygonPoints = new PointCollection(SpatialReferences.getWgs84());
polygonPoints.add(new Point(-118.818984489994, 34.0137559967283));
polygonPoints.add(new Point(-118.806796597377, 34.0215816298725));
polygonPoints.add(new Point(-118.791432890735, 34.0163883241613));
polygonPoints.add(new Point(-118.795966865355, 34.0085648646355));
polygonPoints.add(new Point(-118.808558110679, 34.0035027131376));
// create a polygon geometry from the point collection Polygon polygon = new Polygon(polygonPoints);
// create an orange-red fill symbol with 20% transparency and the opaque blue simple line symbol SimpleFillSymbol polygonFillSymbol =
new SimpleFillSymbol(SimpleFillSymbol.Style.SOLID, Color.web("#FF4500", .8), blueOutlineSymbol);
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Create a Graphic with the polygon geometry and polygonSymbol. Display the Graphic by adding it to the graphicsOverlay's graphics collection with GraphicsOverlay.getGraphics().
Run the app. Ensure to run the app as a Gradle task and not as an application in your IDE. In the Gradle tool window, under Tasks > application, double-click run.
You should see a point, line, and polygon graphic around Mahou Riviera in the Santa Monica Mountains.