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Description

Marker symbols are used to draw points and multipoints on the graphics layer.

MarkerSymbol has no constructor. Use SimpleMarkerSymbol or PictureMarkerSymbol.

Class hierarchy

esri.symbol.Symbol
  |_ esri.symbol.MarkerSymbol

Subclasses

PictureMarkerSymbol  SimpleMarkerSymbol  

Properties

Property Type Description
angle Number The angle of the image. 0 is pointing right and values progress clockwise.
size Number Size of the marker in pixels.
xoffset Number The offset on the x-axis in pixels.
yoffset Number The offset on the y-axis in pixels.

Methods

Method Return Value Description
setAngle(angle) MarkerSymbol Sets the angle of a marker.
setOffset(x, y) MarkerSymbol Sets the x and y offset of a marker in screen units.
setSize(size) MarkerSymbol Sets the size of a marker in pixels.
Properties Detail

<Number> angle

The angle of the image. 0 is pointing right and values progress clockwise.
Default value: 0

<Number> size

Size of the marker in pixels.

<Number> xoffset

The offset on the x-axis in pixels.
Default value: 0

<Number> yoffset

The offset on the y-axis in pixels.
Default value: 0
Methods Detail

setAngle(angle)

Sets the angle of a marker.
Return value: MarkerSymbol
Input Parameters:
<Number> angle Required The angle value. 0 is pointing right and values progress clockwise.

setOffset(x, y)

Sets the x and y offset of a marker in screen units.
Return value: MarkerSymbol
Input Parameters:
<Number> x Required The X offset value in pixels.
<Number> y Required The Y offset value in pixels.

setSize(size)

Sets the size of a marker in pixels.
Return value: MarkerSymbol
Input Parameters:
<Number> size Required The width of the symbol in pixels.