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Display common symbols for all graphics in a graphics overlay with a renderer.

Image of simple renderer

Use case

Graphics are often used to display data that changes location regularly because they are held in memory instead of being persisted to the map. When a number of graphics are required to share the same style, a simple renderer can be applied to the graphics overlay containing the graphics. For example, the location of mobile taxis from a same company could be plotted on a map with each taxi marked by a relevant symbol.

How to use the sample

The sample loads with a predefined simple renderer, which displays a red cross simple marker symbol for the graphics in the graphics overlay.

How it works

  1. Create a GraphicsOverlay.
  2. Create a number of Point objects with x, y and spatial reference parameters.
  3. Create a SimpleMarkerSymbol passing in a SimpleMarkerSymbol.Style, color and size as parameters.
  4. Create a simple renderer with SimpleRenderer(simpleMarkerSymbol).
  5. Set the simple renderer to the graphics overlay using graphicsOverlay.setRenderer(simpleRenderer).
  6. Create a number of Graphic objects with the points initiated in step 2.
  7. Add the graphics to the graphics overlay with graphicsOverlay.getGraphics().add(graphic).

Relevant API

  • Graphic
  • GraphicsOverlay
  • Point
  • SimpleMarkerSymbol
  • SimpleRenderer

Additional information

Renderers are used to display graphics that don’t already have a symbol set. A renderer will not override a graphic’s symbol if one has been set.

Tags

graphics, marker, renderer, symbol, symbolize, symbology

Sample Code

module-info.java module-info.java SimpleRendererSample.java
/*
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module com.esri.samples.simple_renderer {
// require ArcGIS Maps SDK for Java module
requires com.esri.arcgisruntime;
// handle SLF4J http://www.slf4j.org/codes.html#StaticLoggerBinder
requires org.slf4j.nop;
// require JavaFX modules that the application uses
requires javafx.graphics;
exports com.esri.samples.simple_renderer;
}