Measurement | API Reference | ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.31

The Measurement widget groups and manages multiple measurement tools and allows you to easily switch between them using the activeTool property. The tools correspond to the measurement widgets for area and distance in 2D (AreaMeasurement2D, DistanceMeasurement2D) and in 3D (AreaMeasurement3D, DirectLineMeasurement3D).

This widget follows a composite pattern that allows developers to configure the UI to best match their specific requirements. The measurement tools, placements, and icons can all be configured, which offers great flexibility to use with tabbed interfaces or other customized UI. See the Measurement widget sample for an example of this flexibility.

How distances, areas, and perimeters are computed depends on the view type and its spatial reference.

In 2D MapViews:

In geographic coordinate systems (GCS) and in Web Mercator, they are computed geodetically.
In projected coordinate systems (PCS), apart from Web Mercator, they are computed in a Euclidean manner (in their respective PCS).

In 3D SceneViews:

In geographic coordinate systems (GCS) and in Web Mercator:
- horizontal distance is computed geodetically;
- vertical distance is computed as a difference in z-values;
- direct distance is computed in a Euclidean manner;
- area and perimeter are computed:
  - in a Euclidean manner if the perimeter is below 100km;
  - geodetically if the perimeter is above 100km.
In projected coordinate systems (PCS), apart from Web Mercator:
- all three distances (direct, horizontal, and vertical), areas, and perimeters are computed in a Euclidean manner (in their respective PCS).

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Example

// Add the measurement widget to the upper right hand corner
// with the distance tool active
const map = new Map({
  basemap: "hybrid"
});

const view = new MapView({
  container: "viewDiv",
  map: map,
  center: [-71.69, 43.76],
  zoom: 15
});

const measurement = new Measurement({
  view: view,
  activeTool: "distance"
});
view.ui.add(measurement, "top-right");

// Switch between area and distance measurement
function switchTool() {
 const tool = measurement.activeTool === "distance" ? "area" : "distance";
 measurement.activeTool = tool;
}

Constructors

Measurement Constructor new Measurement(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 Working with Properties topic.

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Type	Summary	Class
String	Specifies the current measurement tool to display.	Measurement
AreaMeasurement2D\|AreaMeasurement3D\|DirectLineMeasurement3D\|DistanceMeasurement2D	The measurement widget that is currently being used.	Measurement
SystemOrAreaUnit	Unit system (imperial, metric) or specific unit used for displaying the area values.	Measurement
String\|HTMLElement	The ID or node representing the DOM element containing the widget.	Widget
String	The name of the class.	Accessor
String	Icon which represents the widget.	Measurement
String	The unique ID assigned to the widget when the widget is created.	Widget
String	The widget's default label.	Measurement
SystemOrLengthUnit	Unit system (imperial, metric) or specific unit used for displaying the distance values.	Measurement
MapView\|SceneView	A reference to the MapView or SceneView.	Measurement
MeasurementViewModel	The view model for this widget.	Measurement
Boolean	Indicates whether the widget is visible.	Widget

Property Details

activeTool Property activeTool String

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 direct-line tool active.
const measurement = new Measurement({
  view: view,
  activeTool: "direct-line"
});

// To switch between direct line and area measurement tools
function switchTool() {
 const tool = measurement.activeTool === "direct-line" ? "area" : "direct-line";
 measurement.activeTool = tool;
}

activeWidget Property activeWidget AreaMeasurement2D |AreaMeasurement3D |DirectLineMeasurement3D |DistanceMeasurement2Dreadonly

The measurement widget that is currently being used. Use this property to get access to the active widget.

Default Value:null

Example

// Print the active widget to the console.
const measurement = new Measurement({
  view: view,
  activeTool: "distance"
});
view.ui.add(measurement, "top-right");
console.log("Active Widget: ", measurement.activeWidget);

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-meters, square-kilometers, acres, ares, hectares.

Example

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

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

container Inherited Property container String |HTMLElement Inherited from Widget

The ID or node representing the DOM element containing the widget. This property can only be set once. The following examples are all valid use case when working with widgets.

Examples

// Create the HTML div element programmatically at runtime and set to the widget's container
const basemapGallery = new BasemapGallery({
  view: view,
  container: document.createElement("div")
});

// Add the widget to the top-right corner of the view
view.ui.add(basemapGallery, {
  position: "top-right"
});

// Specify an already-defined HTML div element in the widget's container

const basemapGallery = new BasemapGallery({
  view: view,
  container: basemapGalleryDiv
});

// Add the widget to the top-right corner of the view
view.ui.add(basemapGallery, {
  position: "top-right"
});

// HTML markup
<body>
  <div id="viewDiv"></div>
  <div id="basemapGalleryDiv"></div>
</body>

// Specify the widget while adding to the view's UI
const basemapGallery = new BasemapGallery({
  view: view
});

// Add the widget to the top-right corner of the view
view.ui.add(basemapGallery, {
  position: "top-right"
});

declaredClass Inherited Property declaredClass Stringreadonly Inherited from Accessor

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

icon Property icon String Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.27 Measurement since 4.13, icon added at 4.27.

Icon which represents the widget. It is typically used when the widget is controlled by another one (e.g. in the Expand widget).

Default Value:"measure"

See also

Calcite Icon Search

id Inherited Property id String Inherited from Widget

The unique ID assigned to the widget when the widget is created. If not set by the developer, it will default to the container ID, or if that is not present then it will be automatically generated.

label Property label String

The widget's default label. This property is useful whenever the widget is controlled by another one (e.g. Expand).

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
const measurement = new Measurement({
  view: view,
  activeTool: "distance",
  linearUnit: "yards"
});

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

view Property view MapView |SceneView

A reference to the MapView or SceneView. Set this to link the widget to a specific view.

Example

// To create the Measurement widget for SceneView with the direct-line tool active.
const measurement = new Measurement({
  view: sceneView,
  activeTool: "direct-line"
});

viewModel Property viewModel MeasurementViewModelautocast

The view model for this widget. This is a class that contains all the logic (properties and methods) that controls this widget's behavior. See the MeasurementViewModel class to access all properties and methods on the widget.

Example

// Initialize a measurement widget using the view model.
const measurement = new Measurement({
  viewModel: {
    view: view,
    activeTool: "distance",
    unit: "yards"
  }
});

visible Inherited Property visible Boolean Inherited from Widget

Indicates whether the widget is visible.

If false, the widget will no longer be rendered in the web document. This may affect the layout of other elements or widgets in the document. For example, if this widget is the first of three widgets associated to the upper right hand corner of the view UI, then the other widgets will reposition when this widget is made invisible. For more information, refer to the css display value of "none".

Default Value:true

Example

// Hides the widget in the view
widget.visible = false;

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
String	A utility method used for building the value for a widget's `class` property.	Widget
	Removes all measurement widgets and associated graphics.	Measurement
	Destroys the widget instance.	Widget
Boolean	Emits an event on the instance.	Widget
Boolean	Indicates whether there is an event listener on the instance that matches the provided event name.	Widget
Boolean	Returns true if a named group of handles exist.	Accessor
Boolean	`isFulfilled()` may be used to verify if creating an instance of the class is fulfilled (either resolved or rejected).	Widget
Boolean	`isRejected()` may be used to verify if creating an instance of the class is rejected.	Widget
Boolean	`isResolved()` may be used to verify if creating an instance of the class is resolved.	Widget
Object	Registers an event handler on the instance.	Widget
	Adds one or more handles which are to be tied to the lifecycle of the widget.	Widget
	Executes after widget is ready for rendering.	Widget
	Removes a group of handles owned by the object.	Accessor
Object	This method is implemented by subclasses for rendering.	Widget
	Renders widget to the DOM immediately.	Widget
	Schedules widget rendering.	Widget
	Starts a new measurement for the active measurement widget.	Measurement
Promise	`when()` may be leveraged once an instance of the class is created.	Widget

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.

classes Inherited Method classes(classNames){String} Inherited from Widget

A utility method used for building the value for a widget's class property. This aids in simplifying css class setup.

Parameter

classNames String|String []|Object

repeatable

The class names.

Returns

Type	Description
String	The computed class name.

Example

// .tsx syntax showing how to set css classes while rendering the widget

render() {
  const dynamicClasses = {
    [css.flip]: this.flip,
    [css.primary]: this.primary
  };

  return (
    <div class={classes(css.root, css.mixin, dynamicClasses)} />
  );
}

clear Method clear()

Removes all measurement widgets and associated graphics.

destroy Inherited Method destroy() Inherited from Widget

Destroys the widget instance.

emit Inherited Method emit(type, event){Boolean} Inherited from Widget

Emits an event on the instance. This method should only be used when creating subclasses of this class.

Parameters

type String

The name of the event.

event Object

optional

The event payload.

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	`true` if a listener was notified

hasEventListener Inherited Method hasEventListener(type){Boolean} Inherited from Widget

Indicates whether there is an event listener on the instance that matches the provided event name.

Parameter

type String

The name of the event.

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	Returns true if the class supports the input event.

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");
}

isFulfilled Inherited Method isFulfilled(){Boolean} Inherited from Widget Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.19 Widget since 4.2, isFulfilled added at 4.19.

isFulfilled() may be used to verify if creating an instance of the class is fulfilled (either resolved or rejected). If it is fulfilled, true will be returned.

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	Indicates whether creating an instance of the class has been fulfilled (either resolved or rejected).

isRejected Inherited Method isRejected(){Boolean} Inherited from Widget Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.19 Widget since 4.2, isRejected added at 4.19.

isRejected() may be used to verify if creating an instance of the class is rejected. If it is rejected, true will be returned.

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	Indicates whether creating an instance of the class has been rejected.

isResolved Inherited Method isResolved(){Boolean} Inherited from Widget Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.19 Widget since 4.2, isResolved added at 4.19.

isResolved() may be used to verify if creating an instance of the class is resolved. If it is resolved, true will be returned.

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	Indicates whether creating an instance of the class has been resolved.

on Inherited Method on(type, listener){Object} Inherited from Widget

Registers an event handler on the instance. Call this method to hook an event with a listener.

Parameters

type String|String []

An event or an array of events to listen for.

listener Function

The function to call when the event fires.

Returns

Type Description

Object

Returns an event handler with a remove() method that should be called to stop listening for the event(s).

Property	Type	Description
remove	Function	When called, removes the listener from the event.

Example

view.on("click", function(event){
  // event is the event handle returned after the event fires.
  console.log(event.mapPoint);
});

own Inherited Method own(handleOrHandles) Inherited from Widget Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.24 Widget since 4.2, own added at 4.24. Deprecated since 4.28 Use addHandles() instead.

Adds one or more handles which are to be tied to the lifecycle of the widget. The handles will be removed when the widget is destroyed.

const handle = reactiveUtils.when(
  () => !view.updating,
  () => {
    wkidSelect.disabled = false;
  },
  { once: true}
);

this.own(handle); // Handle gets removed when the widget is destroyed.

Parameter

handleOrHandles WatchHandle|WatchHandle []

Handles marked for removal once the widget is destroyed.

postInitialize Inherited Method postInitialize() Inherited from Widget

Executes after widget is ready for rendering.

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");

render Inherited Method render(){Object} Inherited from Widget

This method is implemented by subclasses for rendering.

Returns

Type	Description
Object	The rendered virtual node.

renderNow Inherited Method renderNow() Inherited from Widget

Renders widget to the DOM immediately.

scheduleRender Inherited Method scheduleRender() Inherited from Widget

Schedules widget rendering. This method is useful for changes affecting the UI.

startMeasurement Method startMeasurement()

Starts a new measurement for the active measurement widget.

Example

const measurement = new Measurement({
  view: view,
  activeTool: "distance"
});

function measure () {
  measurement.startMeasurement();
}

measure();

when Inherited Method when(callback, errback){Promise} Inherited from Widget Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.19 Widget since 4.2, when added at 4.19.

when() may be leveraged once an instance of the class is created. This method takes two input parameters: a callback function and an errback function. The callback executes when the instance of the class loads. The errback executes if the instance of the class fails to load.

Parameters

callback Function

optional

The function to call when the promise resolves.

errback Function

optional

The function to execute when the promise fails.

Returns

Type	Description
Promise	Returns a new Promise for the result of `callback`.

Example

// Although this example uses the BasemapGallery widget, any class instance that is a promise may use when() in the same way
let bmGallery = new BasemapGallery();
bmGallery.when(function(){
  // This function will execute once the promise is resolved
}, function(error){
  // This function will execute if the promise is rejected due to an error
});