Lighting

AMD: require(["esri/webscene/Lighting"], (Lighting) => { /* code goes here */ });
ESM: import Lighting from "@arcgis/core/webscene/Lighting.js";
Class: esri/webscene/Lighting
Inheritance: Lighting SunLighting Accessor
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.0
Deprecated since version 4.24. Use SunLighting instead.

The lighting object is part of the webscene/Environment and contains information relating to how a SceneView is lit. This class contains all properties which can be persisted in a esri/Webscene.

See also

Constructors

new Lighting(properties)
Deprecated since version 4.24
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 Working with Properties topic.
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Name Type Summary Class
Date

The current date and time of the simulated sun.

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SunLighting
String

The name of the class.

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Accessor
Boolean

Indicates whether to show shadows cast by the sun.

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SunLighting
Number

The UTC time zone offset in hours that should be displayed in the UI to represent the date.

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SunLighting
String

Indicates that the light source is simulated position of the sun.

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SunLighting

Property Details

The current date and time of the simulated sun. When setting the date, specifying the time zone is important, otherwise the time zone of the browser will be used. This might lead to different lighting for users in different time zones.

Default Value:null
declaredClass Stringreadonly inherited
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.7

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

directShadowsEnabled Boolean inherited

Indicates whether to show shadows cast by the sun. Shadows are only displayed for real world 3D objects. Terrain doesn't cast shadows. In local scenes at small zoom levels, shadows are not displayed. For more control on which 3D objects cast shadows use the castShadows property available on ObjectSymbol3DLayer, FillSymbol3DLayer, ExtrudeSymbol3DLayer, and PathSymbol3DLayer.

Default Value:false
displayUTCOffset Number inherited

The UTC time zone offset in hours that should be displayed in the UI to represent the date. This value does not have an impact on the actual lighting of the scene.

Default Value:null
type Stringreadonly inherited

Indicates that the light source is simulated position of the sun.

For SunLighting the type is always "sun".

Method Overview

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Name Return Type Summary Class

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

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Accessor
Lighting

Creates a deep clone of this object.

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Lighting
Boolean

Returns true if a named group of handles exist.

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Accessor

Removes a group of handles owned by the object.

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Accessor

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(){Lighting}
Deprecated since version 4.24

Creates a deep clone of this object.

Returns
Type Description
Lighting Creates a new clone of the instance calling this method.
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");

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