Polyline

AMD: require(["esri/geometry/Polyline"], (Polyline) => { /* code goes here */ });
ESM: import Polyline from "@arcgis/core/geometry/Polyline.js";
Class: esri/geometry/Polyline
Inheritance: PolylineGeometryAccessor
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.0

A polyline contains an array of paths and spatialReference. Each path is represented as an array of points. A polyline also has boolean-valued hasM and hasZ properties.

See also

Constructors

Polyline

Constructor
new Polyline(properties)
Parameter
properties Object
optional

See the properties for a list of all the properties that may be passed into the constructor.

Property Overview

Any properties can be set, retrieved or listened to. See the Watch for changes topic.
Show inherited properties Hide inherited properties
Name Type Summary Class

The cache is used to store values computed from geometries that need to be cleared or recomputed upon mutation.

Geometry

The name of the class.

Accessor

The extent of the geometry.

Geometry

Indicates if the geometry has M values.

Geometry

Indicates if the geometry has z-values (elevation).

Geometry

An array of paths, or line segments, that make up the polyline.

Polyline

The spatial reference of the geometry.

Geometry
For Polyline the type is always "polyline". Polyline

Property Details

cache

Inherited
Property
cache Objectreadonly
Inherited from Geometry

The cache is used to store values computed from geometries that need to be cleared or recomputed upon mutation. An example is the extent of a polygon.

declaredClass

Inherited
Property
declaredClass Stringreadonly
Inherited from Accessor
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.7 Accessor since 4.0, declaredClass added at 4.7.

The name of the class. The declared class name is formatted as esri.folder.className.

extent

Inherited
Property
extent Extentreadonly
Inherited from Geometry

The extent of the geometry. For a point, the extent is null.

hasM

Inherited
Property
hasM Boolean
Inherited from Geometry

Indicates if the geometry has M values.

hasZ

Inherited
Property
hasZ Boolean
Inherited from Geometry

Indicates if the geometry has z-values (elevation).

Z-values defined in a geographic or metric coordinate system are expressed in meters. However, in local scenes that use a projected coordinate system, vertical units are assumed to be the same as the horizontal units specified by the service.

paths

Property
paths Number[][][]

An array of paths, or line segments, that make up the polyline. Each path is a two-dimensional array of numbers representing the coordinates of each vertex in the path in the spatial reference of the view. Each vertex is represented as an array of two, three, or four numbers. The table below shows the various structures of a vertex array.

Case Vertex array
without z and without m [x, y]
without z and with m [x, y, m]
with z and without m [x, y, z]
with z and with m [x, y, z, m]
Example
// 2D polyline with to paths with m-values (note that the 2nd path does not have m-values defined)
let paths = [
 [  // first path
  [-97.06138,32.837,5],
  [-97.06133,32.836,6],
  [-97.06124,32.834,7]
 ], [  // second path
  [-97.06326,32.759],
  [-97.06298,32.755]
 ]
];

let line = new Polyline({
  hasZ: false,
  hasM: true,
  paths: paths,
  spatialReference: { wkid: 4326 }
});

spatialReference

Inherited
Property
spatialReference SpatialReferenceautocast
Inherited from Geometry

The spatial reference of the geometry.

Default Value:SpatialReference.WGS84 // wkid: 4326

type

Property
type Stringreadonly

For Polyline the type is always "polyline".

Method Overview

Show inherited methods Hide inherited methods
Name Return Type Summary Class

Adds one or more handles which are to be tied to the lifecycle of the object.

Accessor

Adds a path, or line segment, to the polyline.

Polyline

Creates a deep clone of Polyline object.

Polyline
*

Creates a new instance of this class and initializes it with values from a JSON object generated from an ArcGIS product.

Geometry

Returns a point specified by a path and point in the path.

Polyline

Returns true if a named group of handles exist.

Accessor

Inserts a new point into a polyline.

Polyline

Removes a group of handles owned by the object.

Accessor

Removes a path from the Polyline.

Polyline

Removes a point from the polyline at the given pointIndex within the path identified by the given pathIndex.

Polyline

Updates a point in a polyline.

Polyline

Converts an instance of this class to its ArcGIS portal JSON representation.

Geometry

Method Details

addHandles

Inherited
Method
addHandles(handleOrHandles, groupKey)
Inherited from Accessor
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.25 Accessor since 4.0, addHandles added at 4.25.

Adds one or more handles which are to be tied to the lifecycle of the object. The handles will be removed when the object is destroyed.

// Manually manage handles
const handle = reactiveUtils.when(
  () => !view.updating,
  () => {
    wkidSelect.disabled = false;
  },
  { once: true }
);

this.addHandles(handle);

// Destroy the object
this.destroy();
Parameters
handleOrHandles WatchHandle|WatchHandle[]

Handles marked for removal once the object is destroyed.

groupKey *
optional

Key identifying the group to which the handles should be added. All the handles in the group can later be removed with Accessor.removeHandles(). If no key is provided the handles are added to a default group.

addPath

Method
addPath(points){Polyline}

Adds a path, or line segment, to the polyline. When added, the index of the path is incremented by one.

Parameter

A polyline path. This can either be defined as an array of Point geometries or an array of XY coordinates.

Returns
Type Description
Polyline Returns the polyline with the new path included.

clone

Method
clone(){Polyline}

Creates a deep clone of Polyline object.

Returns
Type Description
Polyline A new instance of a Polyline object equal to the object used to call .clone().

fromJSON

Inherited
Method
fromJSON(json){*}static

Creates a new instance of this class and initializes it with values from a JSON object generated from an ArcGIS product. The object passed into the input json parameter often comes from a response to a query operation in the REST API or a toJSON() method from another ArcGIS product. See the Using fromJSON() topic in the Guide for details and examples of when and how to use this function.

Parameter
json Object

A JSON representation of the instance in the ArcGIS format. See the ArcGIS REST API documentation for examples of the structure of various input JSON objects.

Returns
Type Description
* Returns a new instance of this class.

getPoint

Method
getPoint(pathIndex, pointIndex){Point}

Returns a point specified by a path and point in the path.

Parameters
pathIndex Number

The index of a path in the polyline.

pointIndex Number

The index of a point in a path.

Returns
Type Description
Point Returns the point along the Polyline located in the given path and point indices.

hasHandles

Inherited
Method
hasHandles(groupKey){Boolean}
Inherited from Accessor
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.25 Accessor since 4.0, hasHandles added at 4.25.

Returns true if a named group of handles exist.

Parameter
groupKey *
optional

A group key.

Returns
Type Description
Boolean Returns true if a named group of handles exist.
Example
// Remove a named group of handles if they exist.
if (obj.hasHandles("watch-view-updates")) {
  obj.removeHandles("watch-view-updates");
}

insertPoint

Method
insertPoint(pathIndex, pointIndex, point){Polyline}

Inserts a new point into a polyline.

Parameters
pathIndex Number

The index of the path in which to insert a point.

pointIndex Number

The index of the inserted point in the path.

point Point|Number[]

The point to insert.

Returns
Type Description
Polyline Returns the updated polyline.

removeHandles

Inherited
Method
removeHandles(groupKey)
Inherited from Accessor
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.25 Accessor since 4.0, removeHandles added at 4.25.

Removes a group of handles owned by the object.

Parameter
groupKey *
optional

A group key or an array or collection of group keys to remove.

Example
obj.removeHandles(); // removes handles from default group

obj.removeHandles("handle-group");
obj.removeHandles("other-handle-group");

removePath

Method
removePath(index){Point[]}

Removes a path from the Polyline. The index specifies which path to remove.

Parameter
index Number

The index of the path to remove from the polyline.

Returns
Type Description
Point[] Returns an array of points representing the removed path.

removePoint

Method
removePoint(pathIndex, pointIndex){Point}

Removes a point from the polyline at the given pointIndex within the path identified by the given pathIndex.

Parameters
pathIndex Number

The index of the path containing the point to be removed.

pointIndex Number

The index of the point to be removed within the path.

Returns
Type Description
Point Returns the removed point.

setPoint

Method
setPoint(pathIndex, pointIndex, point){Polyline}

Updates a point in a polyline.

Parameters
pathIndex Number

The index of the path that contains the point to be updated.

pointIndex Number

The index of the point to be updated in the path.

point Point|Number[]

Point geometry to update in the path.

Returns
Type Description
Polyline Returns the updated polyline.

toJSON

Inherited
Method
toJSON(){Object}
Inherited from Geometry

Converts an instance of this class to its ArcGIS portal JSON representation. See the Using fromJSON() guide topic for more information.

Returns
Type Description
Object The ArcGIS portal JSON representation of an instance of this class.

Your browser is no longer supported. Please upgrade your browser for the best experience. See our browser deprecation post for more details.