SimpleMarkerSymbol | API Reference | ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript

SimpleMarkerSymbol is used for rendering 2D Point geometries with a simple shape and color in either a MapView or a SceneView. It may be filled with a solid color and have an optional outline, which is defined with a SimpleLineSymbol.

SimpleMarkerSymbols may be applied to point or polygon features in a FeatureLayer or individual graphics. Marker symbols can be used in a 3D SceneView. However, it is recommended you use PointSymbol3D instead. The image below depicts a FeatureLayer whose point features are styled with SimpleMarkerSymbols.

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Example

let symbol = {
  type: "simple-marker",  // autocasts as new SimpleMarkerSymbol()
  style: "square",
  color: "blue",
  size: "8px",  // pixels
  outline: {  // autocasts as new SimpleLineSymbol()
    color: [ 255, 255, 0 ],
    width: 3  // points
  }
};

Constructors

SimpleMarkerSymbol Constructor new SimpleMarkerSymbol(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.

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Type	Summary	Class
Number	The angle of the marker relative to the screen in degrees.	MarkerSymbol
Color	The color of the symbol.	SimpleMarkerSymbol
String	The name of the class.	Accessor
SimpleLineSymbol	The outline of the marker symbol.	SimpleMarkerSymbol
String	The SVG path of the icon.	SimpleMarkerSymbol
Number	The size of the marker in points.	SimpleMarkerSymbol
String	The marker style.	SimpleMarkerSymbol
String	The symbol type.	SimpleMarkerSymbol
Number	The offset on the x-axis in points.	MarkerSymbol
Number	The offset on the y-axis in points.	MarkerSymbol

Property Details

angle Inherited Property angle Number Inherited from MarkerSymbol

The angle of the marker relative to the screen in degrees.

Default Value:0

color Property color Colorautocast Autocasts from Object|number []|string

The color of the symbol. This can be autocast with an array of rgb(a) values, named string, hex string or an hsl(a) string, an object with r, g, b, and a properties, or a Color object.

The color property does not apply to marker symbols defined with the cross or x style. Since these styles are wholly comprised of outlines, you must modify the outline.color property to set the color of symbols with those styles.

Default Value:[255, 255, 255, 0.25] - white, semitransparent

Examples

// CSS color string
symbol.color = "dodgerblue";

// HEX string
symbol.color = "#33cc33";

// array of RGBA values
symbol.color = [51, 204, 51, 0.3];

// object with rgba properties
symbol.color = {
  r: 51,
  g: 51,
  b: 204,
  a: 0.7
};

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.

outline Property outline SimpleLineSymbolautocast

The outline of the marker symbol. The color property of this object directly modifies the overall color of marker symbols defined with the cross or x style.

Known Limitations

SimpleLineSymbol style property is not honored in a simple marker symbol's outline in a 3D SceneView. Support for outline style was added in a 2D MapView at version 4.28.

Example

let sym = {
  type: "simple-marker",  // autocasts as new SimpleMarkerSymbol()
  color: "red",
  outline: {  // autocasts as new SimpleLineSymbol()
    color: [ 128, 128, 128, 0.5 ],
    width: "0.5px"
  }
};

path Property path String

The SVG path of the icon.

Known Limitations

This property works only in 2D.

size Property size Numberautocast Autocasts from String|Number

The size of the marker in points. This value may be autocast with a string expressing size in points or pixels (e.g. 12px).

Default Value:12

Examples

// size in points
symbol.size = 14;

// size in pixels
symbol.size = "20px";

// size in points
symbol.size = "14pt";

style Property style String

The marker style. Possible values are in the table below.

Value	Description
circle
cross
diamond
square
triangle
x

Default Value:"circle"

type Property type Stringreadonly

The symbol type.

For SimpleMarkerSymbol the type is always "simple-marker".

xoffset Inherited Property xoffset Numberautocast Inherited from MarkerSymbol Autocasts from Number|String

The offset on the x-axis in points. This value may be autocast with a string expressing size in points or pixels (e.g. 12px).

Default Value:0

Examples

// xoffset in points
symbol.xoffset = 4;

// xoffset in pixels
symbol.xoffset = "2px";

// xoffset in points
symbol.xoffset = "4pt";

yoffset Inherited Property yoffset Numberautocast Inherited from MarkerSymbol Autocasts from Number|String

The offset on the y-axis in points. This value may be autocast with a string expressing size in points or pixels (e.g. 12px).

Default Value:0

Examples

// yoffset in points
symbol.yoffset = 4;

// yoffset in pixels
symbol.yoffset = "2px";

// yoffset in points
symbol.yoffset = "4pt";

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
SimpleMarkerSymbol	Creates a deep clone of the symbol.	SimpleMarkerSymbol
*\|null\|undefined	Creates a new instance of this class and initializes it with values from a JSON object generated from an ArcGIS product.	Symbol
Boolean	Returns true if a named group of handles exist.	Accessor
	Removes a group of handles owned by the object.	Accessor
Object	Converts an instance of this class to its ArcGIS portal JSON representation.	Symbol

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.

clone Method clone(){SimpleMarkerSymbol}

Creates a deep clone of the symbol.

Returns

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

Example

// Creates a deep clone of the graphic's symbol
let symLyr = graphic.symbol.clone();

fromJSON Inherited Method fromJSON(json){* |null |undefined}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
* \| null \| undefined	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");

toJSON Inherited Method toJSON(){Object} Inherited from Symbol

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.