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import LineSymbol from "@arcgis/core/symbols/LineSymbol.js";
Inheritance:
LineSymbolSymbolAccessor
Subclasses:
SimpleLineSymbol
Since
ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.0

Line symbols are used to draw Polyline features in a FeatureLayer in a 2D MapView.

The only subclass of LineSymbol is SimpleLineSymbol.

SimpleLineSymbol may also be used to symbolize 2D polyline features in a 3D SceneView. However, it is recommended you use LineSymbol3D instead.

See also

Properties

Any properties can be set, retrieved or listened to. See the Watch for changes topic.
PropertyTypeClass
color
inherited
declaredClass
readonly inherited
type
readonly
"simple-line"

color

autocast inherited Property
Type
Color | null | undefined
Inherited from: Symbol

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.

Default value
"black"
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

readonlyinherited Property
Type
string
Inherited from: Accessor
Since
ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.7

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

type

readonly Property
Type
"simple-line"

The symbol type.

width

autocast Property
Type
number

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

Default value
0.75
Examples
// width in points
symbol.width = 4;
// width in pixels
symbol.width = "2px";
// width in points
symbol.width = "4pt";

Methods

MethodSignatureClass
fromJSON
inherited static
fromJSON(json: any): any
toJSON
inherited
toJSON(): any

fromJSON

inheritedstatic Method
Signature
fromJSON (json: any): any
Inherited from: JSONSupportMixin

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.

Parameters
ParameterTypeDescriptionRequired
json
any

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
any

Returns a new instance of this class.

toJSON

inherited Method
Signature
toJSON (): any
Inherited from: JSONSupportMixin

Converts an instance of this class to its ArcGIS portal JSON representation. See the Using fromJSON() guide topic for more information.

Returns
any

The ArcGIS portal JSON representation of an instance of this class.