MeasurementViewModel | API Reference | ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript

Provides the logic for the Measurement widget.

See also

Constructors

MeasurementViewModel Constructor new MeasurementViewModel(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
String\|null\|undefined	Specifies the current measurement tool to display.	MeasurementViewModel
AreaMeasurement2DViewModel\|AreaMeasurement3DViewModel\|DirectLineMeasurement3DViewModel\|DistanceMeasurement2DViewModel\|null\|undefined	View model of the active measurement widget.	MeasurementViewModel
SystemOrAreaUnit	Unit system (imperial, metric) or specific unit used for displaying the area values.	MeasurementViewModel
String	The name of the class.	Accessor
SystemOrLengthUnit	Unit system (imperial, metric) or specific unit used for displaying the distance values.	MeasurementViewModel
String	The ViewModel's state.	MeasurementViewModel
MapView\|SceneView\|null\|undefined	A reference to the MapView or SceneView.	MeasurementViewModel

Property Details

activeTool Property activeTool String |null |undefined

Specifies the current measurement tool to display. Setting its value to area activates the area measurement tool and it works for both MapView and SceneView. To measure distance in a MapView set the property to distance and in a SceneView set it to direct-line. If this property is not set, the widget will not be displayed.

Possible Values:"area" |"distance" |"direct-line"

Default Value:null

Example

// To create the Measurement widget with SceneView's linear measurement widget active.
let measurement = new Measurement({
  viewModel: {
    view: view,
    activeTool: "direct-line"
  }
});

View model of the active measurement widget.

Example

// Print the active view model to the console.
let measurement = new Measurement({
  viewModel: {
    areaUnit: "square-us-feet",
    view: view,
    activeTool: "area"
  }
});
console.log("Active ViewModel: ", measurement.viewModel.activeViewModel);

areaUnit Property areaUnit SystemOrAreaUnit

Unit system (imperial, metric) or specific unit used for displaying the area values. Possible values are: metric, imperial, square-inches, square-feet, square-us-feet, square-yards, square-miles, square-nautical-miles, square-meters, square-kilometers, acres, ares, hectares.

Example

// To create the Measurement widget that displays area in square US feet
let measurement = new Measurement({
  viewModel: {
    areaUnit: "square-us-feet",
    view: view,
    activeTool: "area"
  }
});

// To display the current measurement unit for area
console.log("Current unit: ", measurement.viewModel.areaUnit);

declaredClass Inherited Property declaredClass Stringreadonly Inherited from Accessor

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

linearUnit Property linearUnit SystemOrLengthUnit

Unit system (imperial, metric) or specific unit used for displaying the distance values. Possible values are: metric, imperial, inches, feet, us-feet, yards, miles, nautical-miles, meters, kilometers.

Example

// To create the Measurement widget that displays distance in yards
let measurement = new Measurement({
  viewModel: {
    linearUnit: "yards",
    view: view,
    activeTool: "distance"
  }
});

// To display the current measurement unit for distance
console.log('Current unit: ', measurement.viewModel.linearUnit);

state Property state Stringreadonly

The ViewModel's state.

Value	Description
disabled	not ready yet
ready	ready for measuring
measuring	measuring has started
measured	measuring has finished

Possible Values:"disabled" |"ready" |"measuring" |"measured"

Default Value:"disabled"

Example

// To display the state of the AreaMeasurement2D widget
let measurement = new Measurement({
  view: view,
  activeTool: "area"
});
reactiveUtils.watch(
  () => measurement.viewModel.state,
  (state) => console.log("Current state: ", state)
);

view Property view MapView |SceneView |null |undefined

A reference to the MapView or SceneView.

Example

// Add the measurement widget to the upper right hand corner.
const measurement = new Measurement({
  viewModel: {
    view: view,
    activeTool = "distance";
  }
});
view.ui.add(measurement, "top-right");

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
Boolean	Returns true if a named group of handles exist.	Accessor
	Removes a group of handles owned by the object.	Accessor

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.

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");