VectorFieldRenderer

const renderer = new VectorFieldRenderer({
  style: "beaufort-kn", // Beaufort point symbol (knots)
  flowRepresentation: "flow-from", // show flow to angle for wind direction
  symbolTileSize: 10, // draw one symbol in every 10x10 pixels
   visualVariables: [
     {
       type: "size",
       field: "Magnitude", // values read from the first band
       maxDataValue: 32,
       maxSize: "100px",
       minDataValue: 0.04,
       minSize: "8px"
     },
     {
       type: "rotation",
       field: "Direction", // values read from the second band
       rotationType: "geographic"
     }
   ]
});

Property Overview

Property Details

attributeField String

Attribute field presenting the magnitude.

For VectorFieldRenderer the attributeField is always "Magnitude".

declaredClass Stringreadonly inherited

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

flowRepresentation String

Defines the flow direction of the data. If you have a data showing wind direction, it is recommended to use flow-to to show the natural flow direction of the wind on the map.

Value	Description
flow-from	VectorFieldRenderer symbol style point towards the direction of the data.
flow-to	VectorFieldRenderer symbol style point to the opposite direction of the data.

Possible Values:"flow-from"|"flow-to"

Default Value:"flow-from"

style String

Predefined symbol styles used to represent the vector flow.

Value	Description
beaufort-ft	Beaufort point symbol (feet)
beaufort-km	Beaufort point symbol (kilometers)
beaufort-kn	Beaufort point symbol (knots)
beaufort-m	Beaufort point symbol (meters)
beaufort-mi	Beaufort point symbol (miles)
classified-arrow	Classified arrow point symbol
ocean-current-kn	Ocean current point symbol (knots)
ocean-current-m	Ocean current point symbol (meters)
simple-scalar	Simple scalar point symbol
single-arrow	Single arrow point symbol
wind-barb	Barb wind speed point symbol

Possible Values:"beaufort-ft"|"beaufort-km"|"beaufort-kn"|"beaufort-m"|"beaufort-mi"|"classified-arrow"|"ocean-current-kn"|"ocean-current-m"|"simple-scalar"|"single-arrow"|"wind-barb"

Default Value:"single-arrow"

symbolTileSize Number

Determines the density of the symbols. Larger tile size, fewer symbols. The VectorFieldRenderer draws one symbol within a defined tile size (in screen pixels).

Default Value:50

type Stringreadonly

The type of Renderer.

For VectorFieldRenderer the type is always "vector-field".

visualVariables VisualVariable[]autocast

Autocasts from Object[]

An array of VisualVariable objects. Each object must indicate the type of visual variable to apply (e.g. SizeVisualVariable, RotationVisualVariable), the numeric field or expression from which to drive the visualization, and the visual values to map to the data.

When setting fields for the visual variables set on the VectorFieldRenderer, use Magnitude and Direction fields. Magnitude will return pixel values from the first band. Direction will return values from the second band. If the data represents u (zonal) and v (meridional) speed components, values are automatically converted to Magnitude and Direction.

See also

• Sample - Visualizing wind data with VectorFieldRenderer

• Styles and data visualization

Example

const renderer = new VectorFieldRenderer({
  style: "beaufort-kn", // Beaufort point symbol (knots)
  flowRepresentation: "flow-from", // show flow to angle for wind direction
  symbolTileSize: 10, // controls the density of the displayed vector symbols.
   visualVariables: [
     {
       type: "size",
       field: "Magnitude", // values read from the first band
       maxDataValue: 32,
       maxSize: "100px",
       minDataValue: 0.04,
       minSize: "8px"
     },
     {
       type: "rotation",
       field: "Direction", // values read from the second band
       rotationType: "geographic"
     }
   ]
});

Method Overview

Method Details

addHandles(handleOrHandles, groupKey)inherited

Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 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.

clone(){VectorFieldRenderer}

Creates a deep clone of the renderer.

Returns

Type	Description
VectorFieldRenderer	A deep clone of the object that invoked this method.

Example

// Creates a deep clone of the first layer's renderer
let renderer = view.map.layers.at(0).renderer.clone();

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.

hasHandles(groupKey){Boolean}inherited

Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 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");
}

removeHandles(groupKey)inherited

Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 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");

toJSON(){Object}

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.