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import PictureMarkerSymbol from "@arcgis/core/symbols/PictureMarkerSymbol.js";
Inheritance:
PictureMarkerSymbolMarkerSymbolSymbolAccessor
Since
ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.0

PictureMarkerSymbol renders Point graphics in either a 2D MapView or 3D SceneView using an image. A url must point to a valid image. PictureMarkerSymbols may be applied to point features in a FeatureLayer or individual graphics. The image below depicts a FeatureLayer whose point features are styled with a PictureMarkerSymbol.

pms-sample

Known Limitations:

  • SVG documents must include a definition for width and height to load properly in Firefox.
  • Animated GIF and PNG images are not supported in 3D SceneView.
  • The height and width of the symbol is restricted to no more than 200px.
  • Animated SVG images are currently not supported.

To avoid CORS issues with this symbol, do one of the following:

Make certain that the image is hosted on a CORS enabled server. Use an image hosted on the same domain as the application. Install a proxy.

See also
Example
let symbol = {
type: "picture-marker", // autocasts as new PictureMarkerSymbol()
url: "https://static.arcgis.com/images/Symbols/Shapes/BlackStarLargeB.png",
width: "64px",
height: "64px"
};

Constructors

Constructor

Constructor
Parameters
ParameterTypeDescriptionRequired
properties
See the properties table for a list of all the properties that may be passed into the constructor.

Properties

Any properties can be set, retrieved or listened to. See the Watch for changes topic.
PropertyTypeClass
angle
inherited
declaredClass
readonly inherited
type
readonly
"picture-marker"
url
xoffset
inherited
yoffset
inherited

angle

inherited Property
Type
number
Inherited from: MarkerSymbol

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

Default value
0

color

Property
Type
Color | null

PictureMarkerSymbols do not utilize color information; this property is ignored if set. The color property is present for consistency with other symbol types.

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.

height

autocast Property
Type
number

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

The maximum allowed height of a picture marker symbol is 200px. If you set any value higher than 200px, then the image will be scaled down to a height of 200px while preserving the aspect ratio of the image.

Default value
12
Examples
// height in points
symbol.height = 14;
// height in pixels
symbol.height = "20px";
// height in points
symbol.height = "14pt";

type

readonly Property
Type
"picture-marker"

The symbol type.

url

Property
Type
string | null | undefined

The URL to an image or SVG document. To avoid CORS issues with this symbol, do one of the following:

Known Limitations

  • SVG documents must include a definition for width and height to load properly in Firefox.
  • Animated GIF and PNG images are not supported in SceneView. See the Custom WebGL layer view sample to learn how to accomplish this using WebGL.
  • Animated SVG images are currently not supported.
Examples
symbol.url = "cat-1-hurricane.png";
// render SVG document as a PictureMarkerSymbol
symbol.url = "logo.svg";

width

autocast Property
Type
number

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

The maximum allowed width of a picture marker symbol is 200px. If you set any value higher than 200px, then the image will be scaled down to a width of 200px while preserving the aspect ratio of the image.

Default value
12
Examples
// height in points
symbol.height = 14;
// height in pixels
symbol.height = "20px";
// height in points
symbol.height = "14pt";

xoffset

autocast inherited Property
Type
number
Inherited from: MarkerSymbol

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

autocast inherited Property
Type
number
Inherited from: MarkerSymbol

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";

Methods

MethodSignatureClass
fromJSON
inherited static
fromJSON(json: any): any
clone(): PictureMarkerSymbol
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.

clone

Method
Signature
clone (): PictureMarkerSymbol

Creates a deep clone of the symbol.

Returns
PictureMarkerSymbol

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();

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.