var scaleBar = new ScaleBar({
  view: view
});
// Add widget to the bottom left corner of the view
view.ui.add(scaleBar, {
  position: "bottom-left"
});

// typical usage
var scalebar = new ScaleBar({
  view: view
});

Property Overview

Property Details

containerString|HTMLElement

The ID or node representing the DOM element containing the widget. This property can only be set once.

declaredClassStringreadonly

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

destroyedBoolean

When true, this property indicates whether the widget has been destroyed.

idString

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.

styleString

The style for the scale bar. Valid values are ruler or line. When unit is set to dual, the style will always be line.

unitString

Units to use for the scale bar. Valid values are non-metric, metric or dual. When using dual, the scale bar displays both metric and non-metric units. Metric values shows either kilometers or meters depending on the scale, and similarly non-metric values shows miles and feet depending on the scale.

Default Value: non-metric (i.e. miles and feet)

viewMapView

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

viewModelScaleBarViewModel autocast

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 ScaleBarViewModel class to access all properties and methods on the widget.

Method Overview

Method Details

destroy()inherited

Destroys the widget instance.

hasEventListener(type){Boolean}inherited

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.

on(type, listener){Object}inherited

Registers an event handler on the instance. Call this method to hook an event with a listener. See the Events summary table for a list of listened events.

Parameters:

type String The name of event to listen for.

listener Function The function to call when the event is fired.

Returns:

Type	Description
Object	Returns an event handler with a remove() method that can be called to stop listening for the event. Property Type Description remove Function When called, removes the listener from the event.

See also:

• dojo/on

Example:

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

own(handles)inherited

Widget teardown helper. Any handles added to it will be automatically removed when the widget is destroyed.

Parameter:

handles Handle[] @type - handles to remove when destroyed

postInitialize()inherited

This method is primarily used by developers when implementing custom widgets. Executes after widget is ready for rendering.

render(){Object}inherited

This method is primarily used by developers when implementing custom widgets. It must be implemented by subclasses for rendering.

Returns:

Type	Description
Object	The rendered virtual node.

renderNow()inherited

Renders widget to the DOM immediately.

scheduleRender()inherited

This method is primarily used by developers when implementing custom widgets. Schedules widget rendering. This method is useful for changes affecting the UI.

startup()inherited

Deprecated

• since version 4.2.

Finalizes the creation of the widget.