Class: SimpleMarkerSymbol

Description

Marker symbols are used to draw points and multipoints on the graphics layer. SimpleMarkerSymbol is used to display points as a simple shape, for example, a circle. In addition, the symbol can have an optional outline, which is defined by a line symbol.

Class hierarchy

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

Constructor

Constructor	Description
esri.symbol.SimpleMarkerSymbol(json)	Creates a new SimpleMarkerSymbol object using a JSON object.
esri.symbol.SimpleMarkerSymbol()	Creates a new empty SimpleMarkerSymbol object.
esri.symbol.SimpleMarkerSymbol(style, size, outline, color)	Creates a new SimpleMarkerSymbol object with parameters.

Properties

Property	Type	Description
outline	SimpleLineSymbol	Outline of the marker.
style	String	The marker style. See the Constants table for valid values. The default value is STYLE_CIRCLE.

Constants

Constant	Description
STYLE_CIRCLE	The marker is a circle.
STYLE_CROSS	The marker is a cross.
STYLE_DIAMOND	The marker is a diamond.
STYLE_SQUARE	The marker is a square.
STYLE_X	The marker is a diagonal cross.

Methods

Method	Return Value	Description
setOutline(outline)	SimpleMarkerSymbol	Sets the outline of the marker symbol.
setStyle(style)	SimpleMarkerSymbol	Sets the marker symbol style.

Constructor Detail

esri.symbol.SimpleMarkerSymbol(json)

Creates a new SimpleMarkerSymbol object using a JSON object.

Parameters:

<Object> json

Required

JSON object representing the SimpleMarkerSymbol.

esri.symbol.SimpleMarkerSymbol()

Creates a new empty SimpleMarkerSymbol object.

Code snippets:

new esri.symbol.SimpleMarkerSymbol();

esri.symbol.SimpleMarkerSymbol(style, size, outline, color)

Creates a new SimpleMarkerSymbol object with parameters.

Parameters:

<String> style	Required	See Constants table for values.
<Number> size	Required	Size of the marker in pixels.
<SimpleLineSymbol> outline	Required	See SimpleLineSymbol.
<dojo.Color> color	Required	Symbol color, which is based on dojo.Color. Colors can be denoted in the following formats: R, G, B: `new dojo.Color([255,0,0])` R,G,B,A. The "A" value represents transparency where 0.0 is fully transparent and 1.0 has no transparency: `new dojo.Color([255,0,0,0.25])` Hex string: `new dojo.Color("#C0C0C0")` Named string: `new dojo.Color("blue")`

Code snippets:

 
 new esri.symbol.SimpleMarkerSymbol(esri.symbol.SimpleMarkerSymbol.STYLE_SQUARE, 10,
   new esri.symbol.SimpleLineSymbol(esri.symbol.SimpleLineSymbol.STYLE_SOLID, 
   new dojo.Color([255,0,0]), 1),
   new dojo.Color([0,255,0,0.25]));

Properties Detail