ImageElement

AMD: require(["esri/layers/support/ImageElement"], (ImageElement) => { /* code goes here */ });
ESM: import ImageElement from "@arcgis/core/layers/support/ImageElement.js";
Class: esri/layers/support/ImageElement
Inheritance: ImageElement Accessor
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.24

Represents an image element referenced in the MediaLayer's source. MediaLayer can display images that are supported by web browsers. Refer to the common image file types document for supported image types.

Coordinates of the image and video elements can be specified in any spatial reference and are projected to the view's spatial reference. The content is stretched linearly between the coordinates, therefore it’s recommended for the image or video to match the view’s spatial reference to align correctly, especially for content covering large areas like the entire earth.

Note that the maximum size of the image depends on the machine's GPU. The safest maximum size is 2048 x 2048 pixels. The larger the image size, the longer it will take to be fetched and displayed.

// add a new imageElement and use extent and rotation
// to place the element on the map.
const imageElement = new ImageElement({
  image: "https://arcgis.github.io/arcgis-samples-javascript/sample-data/media-layer/neworleans1891.png",
  georeference: new ExtentAndRotationGeoreference({
    extent: new Extent({
      spatialReference: {
        wkid: 102100
      },
      xmin: -10047456.27662979,
      ymin: 3486722.2723874687,
      xmax: -10006982.870152846,
      ymax: 3514468.91365495
    })
  })
});
See also

Constructors

ImageElement

Constructor
new ImageElement(properties)
Parameter
properties Object
optional

See the properties for a list of all the properties that may be passed into the constructor.

Property Overview

Any properties can be set, retrieved or listened to. See the Working with Properties topic.
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Name Type Summary Class

The animation options for the image element.

ImageElement

The image content referenced in the image element instance.

ImageElement

The name of the class.

Accessor

The geographic location of the image or video element to be placed on the map.

ImageElement

The image element to be added to the media layer's source.

ImageElement

The opacity of the element.

ImageElement

The element type.

ImageElement

Property Details

animationOptions

Property
animationOptions AnimationOptions
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.28 ImageElement since 4.28, animationOptions added at 4.28.

The animation options for the image element. This property is only valid when the image is an animated GIF or APNG.

Known Limitations

  • animationOptions is not supported in 3D SceneViews.
Example
imageElement.animationOptions = {
  playing: true,
  duration: 10,
  repeatType: "loop",
  repeatDelay: 0
};

content

Property
content HTMLImageElement |HTMLCanvasElement |ImageDatareadonly

The image content referenced in the image element instance. The content matches the image referenced in image parameter.

declaredClass

Inherited
Property
declaredClass Stringreadonly
Inherited from Accessor

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

The geographic location of the image or video element to be placed on the map. The location can be set by either specifying extent and rotation of the element, the corner points of the bounding box, or by defining control points.

Examples
// create a new ExtentAndRotationGeoreference
const geoReference = new ExtentAndRotationGeoreference({
  extent: new Extent({
    spatialReference: {
      wkid: 102100
    },
    xmin: -10047456.27662979,
    ymin: 3486722.2723874687,
    xmax: -10006982.870152846,
    ymax: 3514468.91365495
  })
});
const imageElement = new ImageElement({
  image: "https://arcgis.github.io/arcgis-samples-javascript/sample-data/media-layer/new-orleans/neworleans1891.png",
  georeference: geoReference
});
// create a canvas image element by setting its corner points of the bounding box
const canvasElement = new ImageElement({
  image: canvas,
  georeference: new CornersGeoreference({
    bottomRight: new Point({
      x: -121.369,
      y: 45.061
    }),
    bottomLeft: new Point({
      x: -122.363,
      y: 45.061
    }),
    topRight: new Point({
      x: -121.369,
      y: 45.678
    }),
    topLeft: new Point({
      x: -122.363,
      y: 45.678
    })
  })
});
// georeference an ImageElement, using ControlPointsGeoreference in the
// North American Datum 1927 spatial reference
const spatialReference = new SpatialReference({ wkid: 4267 });
const swCorner = {
    sourcePoint: { x: 80, y: 1732 },
    mapPoint: new Point({ x: -107.875, y: 37.875, spatialReference })
};

const nwCorner = {
    sourcePoint: { x: 75, y: 102 },
    mapPoint: new Point({ x: -107.875, y: 38, spatialReference })
};

const neCorner = {
   sourcePoint: { x: 1353, y: 99 },
   mapPoint: new Point({ x: -107.75, y: 38, spatialReference })
};

const seCorner = {
   sourcePoint: { x: 1361, y: 1721 },
   mapPoint: new Point({ x: -107.75, y: 37.875, spatialReference })
};

const controlPoints = [swCorner, nwCorner, neCorner, seCorner];

const georeference = new ControlPointsGeoreference({ controlPoints, width: 1991, height: 2500 });

const imageElement = new ImageElement({
    image: "https://jsapi.maps.arcgis.com/sharing/rest/content/items/1a3df04e7d734535a3a6a09dfec5a6b2/data",
    georeference
});

The image element to be added to the media layer's source. The image element can be URL string pointing the image for example.

Examples
// create an image element pointing url of the image file
const stHelen = new ImageElement({
  image: "https://ubatsukh.github.io/arcgis-js-api-demos/data/nasa/mount_st_helens.jpeg",
  georeference: new CornersGeoreference({
    extent: new Extent({
      spatialReference: {
        wkid: 102100
      },
      xmax: -13544247.66023844,
      xmin: -13659744.009977184,
      ymax: 5858405.227033072,
      ymin: 5767445.163373847
    })
  })
});
// create an image element pointing to image data
const arr = new Uint8ClampedArray(40000);

// Iterate through every pixel
for (let i = 0; i < arr.length; i += 4) {
  arr[i] = 0;    // R value
  arr[i + 1] = 190;  // G value
  arr[i + 2] = 0;    // B value
  arr[i + 3] = 255;  // A value
}

// Initialize a new ImageData object
let imageData = new ImageData(arr, 200);

// create a new image element pointing to the
// image data and set location of the image on the map
const imageDataElement = new ImageElement({
  image: imageData,
  georeference: extent
});
// create a canvas
const canvas = document.createElement("canvas");
const ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
canvas.width = 200;
canvas.height = 200;
ctx.fillStyle = "blue";
ctx.fillRect(0, 0, 200, 200);

// add the canvas as an image element
const canvasElement = new ImageElement({
  image: canvas,
  georeference: extent
});

opacity

Property
opacity Number

The opacity of the element. This value can range between 1 and 0, where 0 is 100 percent transparent and 1 is completely opaque.

Default Value:1

type

Property
type Stringreadonly

The element type.

For ImageElement the type is always "image".

Method Overview

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Name Return Type Summary Class

Adds one or more handles which are to be tied to the lifecycle of the object.

Accessor

Returns true if a named group of handles exist.

Accessor

Removes a group of handles owned by the object.

Accessor

Method Details

addHandles

Inherited
Method
addHandles(handleOrHandles, groupKey)
Inherited from Accessor
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.25 Accessor since 4.0, addHandles added at 4.25.

Adds one or more handles which are to be tied to the lifecycle of the object. The handles will be removed when the object is destroyed.

// Manually manage handles
const handle = reactiveUtils.when(
  () => !view.updating,
  () => {
    wkidSelect.disabled = false;
  },
  { once: true }
);

this.addHandles(handle);

// Destroy the object
this.destroy();
Parameters
handleOrHandles WatchHandle|WatchHandle[]

Handles marked for removal once the object is destroyed.

groupKey *
optional

Key identifying the group to which the handles should be added. All the handles in the group can later be removed with Accessor.removeHandles(). If no key is provided the handles are added to a default group.

hasHandles

Inherited
Method
hasHandles(groupKey){Boolean}
Inherited from Accessor
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.25 Accessor since 4.0, hasHandles added at 4.25.

Returns true if a named group of handles exist.

Parameter
groupKey *
optional

A group key.

Returns
Type Description
Boolean Returns true if a named group of handles exist.
Example
// Remove a named group of handles if they exist.
if (obj.hasHandles("watch-view-updates")) {
  obj.removeHandles("watch-view-updates");
}

removeHandles

Inherited
Method
removeHandles(groupKey)
Inherited from Accessor
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.25 Accessor since 4.0, removeHandles added at 4.25.

Removes a group of handles owned by the object.

Parameter
groupKey *
optional

A group key or an array or collection of group keys to remove.

Example
obj.removeHandles(); // removes handles from default group

obj.removeHandles("handle-group");
obj.removeHandles("other-handle-group");

Type Definitions

AnimationOptions

Type Definition
AnimationOptions Object
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.28 ImageElement since 4.28, AnimationOptions added at 4.28.

Represents animation options, a collection of properties that apply when the image is an animated GIF or APNG.

Properties
playing Boolean
optional

Indicates whether the animated image should play its animation.

duration Number
optional

Represents the number of seconds it takes to play through the layer's animation once.

repeatType String
optional

Determines how to repeat the animation of a layer when the animation cycle ends.

Possible Values:"none"|"loop"|"oscillate"

repeatDelay Number
optional

Represents the number of seconds to delay before repeating an animation cycle.

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