DirectionPoint | API Reference | ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.31

The DirectionPoint represents direction items as points with various display information.

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Example

// Print driving directions.
const routeLayer = new RouteLayer({
  portalItem: {
    id: "69569b47b1e445b8a42ec12feab41ce9"
  }
});
await routeLayer.load();

const locale = "en-US";
const formatDate = new Intl.DateTimeFormat(locale, {
  year: 'numeric',
  month: 'numeric',
  day: 'numeric',
  hour: 'numeric',
  minute: 'numeric',
  second: 'numeric',
  timeZone: "America/Los_Angeles"
});

for (const directionPoint of routeLayer.directionPoints) {
  const { arrivalTime, displayText } = directionPoint;
  console.log(`${formatDate.format(arrivalTime)}: ${displayText}`);
}

// Output
// 12/7/2020, 3:58:50 PM: Start at Kenoak Pl, Pomona, California, 91768
// 12/7/2020, 3:58:50 PM: Go northeast on Kenoak Pl toward Preciado St
// 12/7/2020, 3:59:15 PM: Turn left on Preciado St
// 12/7/2020, 3:59:26 PM: Turn left on N White Ave
// 12/7/2020, 3:59:37 PM: Turn right onto the ramp and go on I-10 W
// 12/7/2020, 4:02:10 PM: Take the ramp on the right to CA-57 S / CA-57 N toward Santa Ana / I-210
// 12/7/2020, 4:02:24 PM: Keep right at the fork onto CA-57 N toward I-210
// 12/7/2020, 4:06:54 PM: Take the ramp on the right at exit 25B and go on CA-210 E toward San Bernardino

Property Overview

Any properties can be set, retrieved or listened to. See the Watch for changes topic.

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Type	Summary	Class
Date	Time when the action happens.	DirectionPoint
Number	The local time offset (in minutes) for the arrival time.	DirectionPoint
String	The name of the class.	Accessor
String	The type of directions event or maneuver described by the point.	DirectionPoint
String	The direction item text to dispay on the screen.	DirectionPoint
Point	Point representing the direction's location.	DirectionPoint
PopupTemplate	The template for displaying content in a Popup when the graphic is selected.	DirectionPoint
Number	Sequence of the Direction items, starting with 1.	DirectionPoint
String	For DirectionPoint the type is always "direction-point".	DirectionPoint

Property Details

arrivalTime Property arrivalTime Date

Time when the action happens.

arrivalTimeOffset Property arrivalTimeOffset Number

The local time offset (in minutes) for the arrival time.

declaredClass Inherited Property declaredClass Stringreadonly Inherited from Accessor

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

directionPointType Property directionPointType String

The type of directions event or maneuver described by the point.

displayText Property displayText String

The direction item text to dispay on the screen.

geometry Property geometry Point

Point representing the direction's location.

popupTemplate Property popupTemplate PopupTemplateautocast Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.30 DirectionPoint since 4.23, popupTemplate added at 4.30.

The template for displaying content in a Popup when the graphic is selected.

sequence Property sequence Number

Sequence of the Direction items, starting with 1.

type Property type Stringreadonly

For DirectionPoint the type is always "direction-point".

Method Overview

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Return Type	Summary	Class
	Adds one or more handles which are to be tied to the lifecycle of the object.	Accessor
DirectionPoint	Creates a DirectionPoint from the parsed Graphic.	DirectionPoint
*	Creates a new instance of this class and initializes it with values from a JSON object generated from an ArcGIS product.	DirectionPoint
Boolean	Returns true if a named group of handles exist.	Accessor
	Removes a group of handles owned by the object.	Accessor
Graphic	Creates a Graphic from the DirectionPoint instance.	DirectionPoint
Object	Converts an instance of this class to its ArcGIS portal JSON representation.	DirectionPoint

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.

fromGraphic Method fromGraphic(graphic){DirectionPoint}static Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.24 DirectionPoint since 4.23, fromGraphic added at 4.24.

Creates a DirectionPoint from the parsed Graphic. The method assumes that the graphic's attributes conform to the route layer item schema.

Parameter

graphic Graphic

optional

A Graphic instance.

Returns

Type	Description
DirectionPoint	A DirectionPoint instance.

fromJSON 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.

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");
}

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");

toGraphic Method toGraphic(){Graphic} Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.24 DirectionPoint since 4.23, toGraphic added at 4.24.

Creates a Graphic from the DirectionPoint instance. The resulting graphic will have attributes that conform to the route layer item schema.

Returns

Type	Description
Graphic	A Graphic instance.

toJSON Method 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.