size

AMD: require(["esri/smartMapping/renderers/size"], (sizeRendererCreator) => { /* code goes here */ });
ESM: import * as sizeRendererCreator from "@arcgis/core/smartMapping/renderers/size.js";
Object: esri/smartMapping/renderers/size
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.2

This object contains helper methods for generating data-driven visualizations with continuous size or class breaks based on a field value or expression from features in a Layer. The methods in this module generate renderer or visual variable objects that may be applied directly to a supported layer. The renderers specify how features should be visualized based on data values and the view's background.

Known Limitations

  • Currently, 3D symbols can only be generated for layers with a point geometry type.
  • SceneLayers with mesh geometryType or SceneLayers without the supportsRenderer and supportsLayerQuery capabilities enabled are not supported unless a predefined statistics object is passed to the statistics parameter of the method in conjunction with the layer. To check a SceneLayer's capabilities, use the getFieldInfoUsage() method.
  • You cannot generate renderers and visual variables using SQL expressions for client-side FeatureLayers in a SceneView.

Method Overview

Name Return Type Summary Object

Generates a continuous size Renderer representing the age of features based on one or more fields.

size

Generates a ClassBreaksRenderer that may be applied directly to the layer used to call this method.

size

Generates a Renderer that may be applied directly to the layer used to call this method.

size

This method generates an array of size visual variables with default stops that are optimally chosen based on the statistics queried for the indicated field or expression and mapped to appropriate sizes.

size

Updates a renderer generated from createContinuousRenderer() that uses a specialty reference size variable (i.e.

size

Method Details

createAgeRenderer

Method
createAgeRenderer(params){Promise<AgeRendererResult>}
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.9 size since 4.2, createAgeRenderer added at 4.9.

Generates a continuous size Renderer representing the age of features based on one or more fields. The age of a feature is calculated based on a given startTime and endTime, one of which must be a date field in the input layer. This method generates an Arcade expression and calculates statistics on the output of the expression to accomplish this. The resulting renderer contains a continuous size visual variable that maps optimal sizes to data values returned from summary statistics.

You are required to provide a layer, view, startTime, and endTime to generate this renderer. Optionally, you can set a unit for the visualization. Other options are provided for convenience for more involved custom visualization authoring applications. For example, if you already generated statistics in another operation, you can pass the statistics object to the statistics parameter to avoid making an extra call to the server.

Parameters
Specification
params Object

Input parameters for generating a continuous size visualization of age for time data returned from start and/or end date field(s). See the table below for details of each parameter.

Specification

The layer for which the visualization is generated.

view View

The view where the input layer is rendered. This method inspects the view's background (i.e. basemap, web map background, or view container) to determine optimal colors for the output renderer.

startTime Date|String|Number

The name of the field, or a date value representing the start time in the age calculation. If a date value is specified, then the endTime parameter must reference a Date field in the layer.

endTime Date|String|Number

The name of the field, or a date value representing the end time in the age calculation. If a date value is specified, then the startTime parameter must reference a Date field in the layer.

unit String
optional

The time unit used to calculate the difference between endTime and startTime. If a unit is not specified, then a suggested unit is determined based on the spread and distribution of the data.

Possible Values:"years"|"months"|"days"|"hours"|"minutes"|"seconds"

theme String
optional
Default Value: high-to-low

Sets the size stops based on meaningful data values.

Value Description
high-to-low The max data value is assigned the max size. The min data value is assigned the min size. All other values are interpolated.
above The max data value is assigned the max size. The average data value is assigned the min size. All other values between the max data value and the average are interpolated. This is useful for mapping an increase in a variable over time, like an increase in population, or unemployment between two dates.
below The min data value is assigned the max size. The average data value, is assigned the min size. All other values between the min data value and the average are interpolated. This is useful for mapping a decline in a variable over time, like a decrease in population, or unemployment between two dates.

Possible Values:"high-to-low"|"above"|"below"

maxValue Number
optional

Sets a maximum age for the visualization. Even if data exists above this value, only statistics will be calculated for values between the minValue and maxValue. Added at version 4.15.

minValue Number
optional

Sets a minimum age for the visualization. Even if data exists below this value, only statistics will be calculated for values between the minValue and maxValue. Added at version 4.15.

outlineOptimizationEnabled Boolean
optional
Default Value: false

Only for polygon layers. Indicates whether the polygon outline width should vary based on view scale. When set, a valid MapView instance must be provided in the view parameter. This option is not supported for 3D SceneViews.

sizeOptimizationEnabled Boolean
optional
Default Value: false

Indicates whether symbol sizes should vary based on view scale. When set, a valid MapView instance must be provided in the view parameter. This option is not supported for 3D SceneViews.

legendOptions Object
optional

Provides options for modifying Legend properties describing the visualization.

Specification
title String
optional

The title used to represent the age size ramp in the Legend.

showLegend Boolean
optional

Indicates whether to include the age renderer in the legend.

optional

A statistics object generated from the summaryStatistics function. The createAgeRenderer() method generates an Arcade expression and executes a statistics query against the layer for the result of the expression. If statistics for the expression have already been generated, then pass the object here to avoid making a second statistics query.

sizeScheme SizeScheme
optional

In authoring apps, the user may select a pre-defined size scheme. Pass the scheme object to this property to avoid getting one based on the view's background.

symbolType String
optional
Default Value: 2d

The type of symbol to generate. This depends on the view in which you are working and the desired visualization. This parameter does not need to be specified for layers with a mesh geometry type. Possible values are described below.

Value Description
2d Generates a visualization using 2D symbols such as SimpleMarkerSymbol, SimpleLineSymbol, or SimpleFillSymbol. Use this option if generating a visualization for data in a MapView.
3d-flat Generates a visualization using 3D symbols with flat symbol layers such as IconSymbol3DLayer, LineSymbol3DLayer, or FillSymbol3DLayer. Use this option if generating a 2D visualization for data in a SceneView.
3d-volumetric Generates a visualization using 3D symbols with volumetric symbol layers such as ObjectSymbol3DLayer, PathSymbol3DLayer, or ExtrudeSymbol3DLayer. Use this option if generating a 3D visualization for data in a SceneView. A SceneView instance must be provided to the view parameter if this option is used.
3d-volumetric-uniform Generates a visualization using uniformly sized 3D symbols with volumetric symbol layers. Use this option if generating a 3D visualization for data in a SceneView and the symbol should be sizes uniformly, for example with spheres. A SceneView instance must be provided to the view parameter if this option is used.

Possible Values:"2d"|"3d-flat"|"3d-volumetric"|"3d-volumetric-uniform"

defaultSymbolEnabled Boolean
optional
Default Value: true

Enables the defaultSymbol on the renderer and assigns it to features with no value.

signal AbortSignal
optional

Allows for cancelable requests. If canceled, the promise will be rejected with an error named AbortError. See also AbortController.

Returns
Type Description
Promise<AgeRendererResult> Resolves to an instance of AgeRendererResult.
Examples
const layer = new FeatureLayer({
  url: "https://services.arcgis.com/V6ZHFr6zdgNZuVG0/arcgis/rest/services/311_Service_Requests_from_2015_50k/FeatureServer/0"
});

// visualization based age of incidents closed passed their due date
// or the number of days an incident was overdue at the time of closure.

const ageParams = {
  layer: layer,
  view: view,
  startTime: "Due_Date",
  endTime: "Closed_Date",
  unit: "days"
};

// when the promise resolves, apply the renderer to the layer
sizeRendererCreator.createAgeRenderer(ageParams)
  .then(function(response){
    layer.renderer = response.renderer;
  });
const layer = new CSVLayer({
  url: "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/feed/v1.0/summary/2.5_week.csv",
  copyright: "USGS Earthquakes"
});

// visualization based off current age of incident
const ageParams = {
  layer: layer,
  view: view,
  startTime: "time",
  endTime: Date.now(),
  legendOptions: {
    title: "Time since earthquake struck"
  }
};

// when the promise resolves, apply the renderer to the layer
sizeRendererCreator.createAgeRenderer(ageParams)
  .then(function(response){
    layer.renderer = response.renderer;
  });

createClassBreaksRenderer

Method
createClassBreaksRenderer(params){Promise<ClassBreaksRendererResult>}
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.6 size since 4.2, createClassBreaksRenderer added at 4.6.

Generates a ClassBreaksRenderer that may be applied directly to the layer used to call this method. The resulting renderer defines the symbol size of each feature based on the value of the given field value. A default size scheme is determined based on the background of the view. Depending on the classificationMethod, class breaks (or data ranges) are generated based on the statistics of the data. Each feature is assigned a size based on the class break in which the value of the field falls.

In most cases you will provide a layer, view, field, and classificationMethod to generate this renderer. This is a scenario in which the statistics of the data aren't well known and the user doesn't know what sizes to use in the visualization. You can also use a valueExpression instead of a field to visualize features based on a value returned from a script executed at runtime.

The other options are provided for convenience for more involved custom visualization authoring applications.

Parameters
Specification
params Object

Input parameters for generating a classed size visualization based on data returned from a given field or expression. See the table below for details of each parameter.

Specification

The layer for which the visualization is generated.

view View
optional

The view where the input layer is rendered. This method inspects the view's background (i.e. basemap, web map background, or view container) to determine optimal colors for the output renderer. This parameter should always be set in practice, but if not provided this method will assume the generated renderer will display on a light background. This parameter is required when creating renderers using a valueExpression or for renderers intended for display in a SceneView.

field String
optional

The name of the field whose data will be queried for statistics and classified. This property is ignored if a valueExpression is used.

normalizationField String
optional

The name of the field to normalize the values of the given field. Providing a normalization field helps minimize some visualization errors and standardizes the data so all features are visualized with minimal bias due to area differences or count variation. This option is commonly used when visualizing densities.

normalizationType String
optional

Indicates how the data is normalized. The data value obtained from the field is normalized in one of the following ways before it is compared with the class breaks. See the table below for a list of possible values.

Possible Value Description
field Divides the field value by the value of normalizationField. This value is set by default if the normalizationField is provided.
log Computes the base 10 logarithm of the data value. This can be a useful approach for some data distributions because it reduces the influence of very large data values.
percent-of-total Divides the data value by the sum of all data values then multiplies by 100. Use normalizationTotal to define the total value by which to normalize. This value is set by default if the normalizationTotal is provided.

With the exception of log normalization, data normalization creates a ratio by dividing two values. When comparing attribute values between features, normalization minimizes the effect of varying map areas and the number of observations. For example, dividing the 18 to 30 year old population by the area of a polygon feature yields a density value that can be compared evenly with other features, regardless of their size.

Possible Values:"field"|"log"|"percent-of-total"

normalizationTotal Number
optional

When normalizationType is percent-of-total, this property contains the total of all data values.

classificationMethod String
optional
Default Value: equal-interval

The classification method used for generating breaks. See the table below for a list of possible values.

Possible Value Description
equal-interval Divides the range of attribute values into equal-sized subranges. For example, if you specify three classes for a field whose values range from 0 to 300, this method will create three classes with ranges of 0–100, 101–200, and 201–300. Equal interval is best applied to familiar data ranges, such as percentages and temperature. This method emphasizes the amount of an attribute value relative to other values. For example, it could show if a store is part of the group of stores that make up the top one-third of all sales.
natural-breaks Groups similar values that maximize the differences between classes. Features are divided into classes whose boundaries are set where there are relatively big differences in the data values. Natural breaks are data-specific classifications and not useful for comparing multiple maps built from different underlying information.
quantile Assigns the same number of data values to each class. This is well suited to linearly distributed data. Because features are grouped in equal numbers in each class, the resulting map can often be misleading. Similar features can potentially be placed in adjacent classes, or features with widely different values can be put in the same class. You can minimize this distortion by increasing the number of classes.
standard-deviation Creates class breaks with equal value ranges that are a proportion of the standard deviation. This is usually done at intervals of one, one-half, one-third, or one-fourth standard deviations from the mean.

Possible Values:"equal-interval"|"natural-breaks"|"quantile"|"standard-deviation"

standardDeviationInterval Number
optional
Default Value: 1

If a standard-deviation classification method is used, then this indicates the interval by which to generate class breaks.

Possible Values: 1 | 0.5 | 0.33 | 0.25

numClasses Number
optional
Default Value: 5

The number of class breaks to generate. This is ignored if a standard-deviation classification method is specified.

sizeScheme SizeScheme
optional

In authoring apps, the user may select a pre-defined size scheme. Pass the scheme object to this property to avoid getting one based on the view's background.

valueExpression String
optional

An Arcade expression following the specification defined by the Arcade Visualization Profile. Expressions may reference field values using the $feature profile variable and must return a number. This property overrides the field property and therefore is used instead of an input field value.

valueExpressionTitle String
optional

Text describing the value returned from the valueExpression. This is used by the Legend widget.

sqlExpression String
optional

A SQL expression evaluating to a number.

sqlWhere String
optional

A SQL where clause used to filter features for the statistics query. For example, this is useful in situations where you want to avoid dividing by zero as is the case with creating a predominance visualization.

outlineOptimizationEnabled Boolean
optional
Default Value: false

Only for polygon layers. Indicates whether the polygon outline width should vary based on view scale. When set, a valid MapView instance must be provided in the view parameter. This option is not supported for 3D SceneViews.

legendOptions Object
optional

Provides options for setting a title to describe a field instead of using the field name. This title will represent the field in the Legend.

Specification
title String
optional

The title used to represent the given field or expression in the Legend.

minValue Number
optional

A minimum value set by the user. Use this in conjunction with maxValue to generate class breaks between lower and upper bounds. This will be the lower bound of the lowest class break.

maxValue Number
optional

A maximum value set by the user. Use this in conjunction with minValue to generate class breaks between lower and upper bounds. This will be the upper bound of the highest class break.

defaultSymbolEnabled Boolean
optional
Default Value: true

Enables the defaultSymbol on the renderer and assigns it to features with no value and features that do not fall within the configured data range.

symbolType String
optional
Default Value: 2d

The type of symbol to generate. This depends on the view in which you are working and the desired visualization. Possible values are described below.

Value Description
2d Generates a visualization using 2D symbols such as SimpleMarkerSymbol, SimpleLineSymbol, or SimpleFillSymbol. Use this option if generating a visualization for data in a MapView.
3d-flat Generates a visualization using 3D symbols with flat symbol layers such as IconSymbol3DLayer, LineSymbol3DLayer, or FillSymbol3DLayer. Use this option if generating a 2D visualization for data in a SceneView.
3d-volumetric Generates a visualization using 3D symbols with volumetric symbol layers such as ObjectSymbol3DLayer, PathSymbol3DLayer, or ExtrudeSymbol3DLayer. Use this option if generating a 3D visualization for data in a SceneView and only the symbol's height should be variable, for example with cylinders. A SceneView instance must be provided to the view parameter if this option is used.
3d-volumetric-uniform Generates a visualization using uniformly sized 3D symbols with volumetric symbol layers. Use this option if generating a 3D visualization for data in a SceneView and the symbol should be sized uniformly, for example with spheres. A SceneView instance must be provided to the view parameter if this option is used.

Possible Values:"2d"|"3d-flat"|"3d-volumetric"|"3d-volumetric-uniform"

forBinning Boolean
optional

Indicates whether the generated renderer is for a binning visualization. If true, then the input field(s) in this method should refer to aggregate fields defined in the featureReduction property of the layer.

signal AbortSignal
optional

Allows for cancelable requests. If canceled, the promise will be rejected with an error named AbortError. See also AbortController.

Returns
Type Description
Promise<ClassBreaksRendererResult> Resolves to an instance of ClassBreaksRendererResult.
Examples
const layer = new FeatureLayer({
  url: "https://services.arcgis.com/V6ZHFr6zdgNZuVG0/arcgis/rest/services/counties_politics_poverty/FeatureServer/0"
});

// visualization based on field and normalization field
const sizeParams = {
  layer: layer,
  view: view,
  field: "POP_POVERTY",
  normalizationField: "TOTPOP_CY",
  classificationMethod: "quantile",
  numClasses: 4
};

// when the promise resolves, apply the renderer to the layer
sizeRendererCreator.createClassBreaksRenderer(sizeParams)
  .then(function(response){
    layer.renderer = response.renderer;
  });
const layer = new FeatureLayer({
  url: "https://services.arcgis.com/V6ZHFr6zdgNZuVG0/arcgis/rest/services/counties_politics_poverty/FeatureServer/0"
});

// visualization based off Arcade expression
const sizeParams = {
  layer: layer,
  classificationMethod: "equal-interval",
  valueExpression: "($feature.POP_POVERTY / $feature.TOTPOP_CY) * 100",
  view: view,
  legendOptions: {
    title: "% of people living in poverty"
  }
};

// when the promise resolves, apply the renderer to the layer
sizeRendererCreator.createClassBreaksRenderer(sizeParams)
  .then(function(response){
    layer.renderer = response.renderer;
  });

createContinuousRenderer

Method
createContinuousRenderer(params){Promise<ContinuousRendererResult>}

Generates a Renderer that may be applied directly to the layer used to call this method. The renderer contains a continuous size visual variable that maps marker sizes to specific stop values based on queried statistics from the indicated field or expression.

In most cases you will provide a layer, view, and field to generate this renderer. This is a scenario in which the statistics of the data aren't well known and the user doesn't know what sizes to use in the visualization. You can also use a valueExpression instead of a field to visualize features based on a value returned from a script executed at runtime.

The other options are provided for convenience for more involved custom visualization authoring applications. For example, if you already generated statistics in another operation, you can pass the statistics object to the statistics parameter to avoid making an extra call to the server.

Parameters
Specification
params Object

Input parameters for generating size visual variables based on data returned from a given field or expression. See the table below for details of each parameter.

Specification

The layer for which the renderer is generated.

view View
optional

The view where the input layer is rendered. This method inspects the view's background (i.e. basemap, web map background, or view container) to determine optimal colors for the output renderer. This parameter should always be set in practice, but if not provided this method will assume the generated renderer will display on a light background. This parameter is required when creating renderers using a valueExpression or for renderers intended for display in a SceneView.

field String
optional

The name of the field whose data will be queried for statistics and used for the basis of the data-driven visualization. This property is ignored if a valueExpression is used.

normalizationField String
optional

The name of the field to normalize the values of the given field. Providing a normalization field helps minimize some visualization errors and standardizes the data so all features are visualized with minimal bias due to area differences or count variation. This option is commonly used when visualizing densities.

sizeScheme SizeScheme
optional

In authoring apps, the user may select a pre-defined size scheme. Pass the scheme object to this property to avoid getting one based on the view's background.

valueExpression String
optional

An Arcade expression following the specification defined by the Arcade Visualization Profile. Expressions may reference field values using the $feature profile variable and must return a number. This property overrides the field property and therefore is used instead of an input field value.

valueExpressionTitle String
optional

Text describing the value returned from the valueExpression. This is used by the Legend widget.

theme String
optional
Default Value: high-to-low

Defines the size theme. For gridded datasets, the default is reference-size. For all other datasets, the default is high-to-low.

Value Description
high-to-low The max data value is assigned the max size. The min data value is assigned the min size. All other values are interpolated.
above The max data value is assigned the max size. The average data value is assigned the min size. All other values between the max data value and the average are interpolated. This is useful for mapping an increase in a variable over time, like an increase in population, or unemployment between two dates.
below The min data value is assigned the max size. The average data value, is assigned the min size. All other values between the min data value and the average are interpolated. This is useful for mapping a decline in a variable over time, like a decrease in population, or unemployment between two dates.
reference-size Since 4.30 When defined, creates a proportional size renderer with an outer ring that functions as a reference line representing the maximum data value (or other threshold). The ring is proportionally filled by an inner dot based on the feature's data value specified in field (and normalizationField if defined). This is a good style for visualizing ratios and percentages. It works best for gridded datasets where geometries don't overlap, such as styles for binning (i.e. forBinning = true), hexbin layers, or any other layer created with data aggregated to tessellated shapes. This parameter only applies to layers with a polygon geometry type, or any layer that has binning enabled. This parameter is ignored if valueExpression is specified in lieu of a field.

Possible Values:"high-to-low"|"above"|"below"|"reference-size"

referenceSizeOptions Object
optional

Since 4.30 Options for specifying the symbol used in a reference size visualization.

Specification
symbolStyle String
optional
Default Value: "circle"

Defines the symbol shape to use in a reference size visualization. Using a circle shape works best across a variety of datasets, but other shape options are available for visualizing layers representing tessellated grids of other shapes.

Possible Values:"circle"|"diamond"|"hexagon-flat"|"hexagon-pointy"|"square"

sqlExpression String
optional

A SQL expression evaluating to a number.

sqlWhere String
optional

A SQL where clause used to filter features for the statistics query. For example, this is useful in situations where you want to avoid dividing by zero as is the case with creating a predominance visualization.

outlineOptimizationEnabled Boolean
optional
Default Value: false

Only for polygon layers. Indicates whether the polygon outline width should vary based on view scale. When set, a valid MapView instance must be provided in the view parameter. This option is not supported for 3D SceneViews.

sizeOptimizationEnabled Boolean
optional
Default Value: false

Indicates whether symbol sizes should vary based on view scale. When set, a valid MapView instance must be provided in the view parameter. This option is not supported for 3D SceneViews.

legendOptions Object
optional

Provides options for setting a title to a field when an expression is provided instead of a field name. This title will represent the field in the Legend.

Specification
title String
optional

The title used to represent the given field or expression in the Legend.

showLegend Boolean
optional

Indicates whether to describe the renderer in the legend.

optional

A statistics object generated from the summaryStatistics function. If statistics for the field have already been generated, then pass the object here to avoid making a second statistics query to the server.

minValue Number
optional

A custom minimum value set by the user. Use this in conjunction with maxValue to generate statistics between lower and upper bounds. This will be the lowest stop in the returned size visual variable.

maxValue Number
optional

A custom maximum value set by the user. Use this in conjunction with minValue to generate statistics between lower and upper bounds. This will be the uppermost stop in the returned size visual variable.

defaultSymbolEnabled Boolean
optional
Default Value: true

Enables the defaultSymbol on the renderer and assigns it to features with no value and features that do not fall within the configured data range.

symbolType String
optional
Default Value: 2d

The type of symbol to generate. This depends on the view in which you are working and the desired visualization. Possible values are described below.

Value Description
2d Generates a visualization using 2D symbols such as SimpleMarkerSymbol, SimpleLineSymbol, or SimpleFillSymbol. Use this option if generating a visualization for data in a MapView.
3d-flat Generates a visualization using 3D symbols with flat symbol layers such as IconSymbol3DLayer, LineSymbol3DLayer, or FillSymbol3DLayer. Use this option if generating a 2D visualization for data in a SceneView.
3d-volumetric Generates a visualization using 3D symbols with volumetric symbol layers such as ObjectSymbol3DLayer, PathSymbol3DLayer, or ExtrudeSymbol3DLayer. Use this option if generating a 3D visualization for data in a SceneView and only the symbol's height should be variable, for example with cylinders. A SceneView instance must be provided to the view parameter if this option is used.
3d-volumetric-uniform Generates a visualization using uniformly sized 3D symbols with volumetric symbol layers. Use this option if generating a 3D visualization for data in a SceneView and the symbol should be sized uniformly, for example with spheres. A SceneView instance must be provided to the view parameter if this option is used.

Possible Values:"2d"|"3d-flat"|"3d-volumetric"|"3d-volumetric-uniform"

forBinning Boolean
optional

Indicates whether the generated renderer is for a binning visualization. If true, then the input field(s) in this method should refer to aggregate fields defined in the featureReduction property of the layer.

signal AbortSignal
optional

Allows for cancelable requests. If canceled, the promise will be rejected with an error named AbortError. See also AbortController.

Returns
Type Description
Promise<ContinuousRendererResult> Resolves to an instance of ContinuousRendererResult.
Examples
const layer = new FeatureLayer({
  url: "https://services.arcgis.com/V6ZHFr6zdgNZuVG0/arcgis/rest/services/counties_politics_poverty/FeatureServer/0"
});

// visualization based on field and normalization field
const sizeParams = {
  layer: layer,
  view: view,
  field: "POP_POVERTY",
  normalizationField: "TOTPOP_CY"
};

// when the promise resolves, apply the renderer to the layer
sizeRendererCreator.createContinuousRenderer(sizeParams)
  .then(function(response){
    layer.renderer = response.renderer;
  });
const layer = new FeatureLayer({
  url: "https://services.arcgis.com/V6ZHFr6zdgNZuVG0/arcgis/rest/services/counties_politics_poverty/FeatureServer/0"
});

// visualization based off Arcade expression
const sizeParams = {
  layer: layer,
  valueExpression: "($feature.POP_POVERTY / $feature.TOTPOP_CY) * 100",
  view: view,
  legendOptions: {
    title: "% of people living in poverty"
  },
  theme: "above"
};

// when the promise resolves, apply the renderer to the layer
sizeRendererCreator.createContinuousRenderer(sizeParams)
  .then(function(response){
    layer.renderer = response.renderer;
  });

createVisualVariables

Method
createVisualVariables(params){Promise<VisualVariableResult>}

This method generates an array of size visual variables with default stops that are optimally chosen based on the statistics queried for the indicated field or expression and mapped to appropriate sizes.

There are two different ways this method may be called. The most common case is by providing a layer, view, and field. This is the scenario where the statistics of the data aren't well known and the user doesn't know what sizes to use. You can optionally use a valueExpression instead of a field to visualize features based on a numeric value returned from a script executed at runtime.

The other options are provided for convenience for more involved custom visualization authoring applications. For example, if you already generated statistics in another operation, you can pass the object in the statistics parameter to avoid making an extra call to the server. You can also provide a sizeScheme if you don't want one picked for you. In this case the theme options would be ignored.

The resulting array of visual variables will contain exactly one size visual variable unless the axis parameter is set to "height".

Parameters
Specification
params Object

Input parameters for generating size visual variables based on data returned from a given field or expression. See the table below for details of each parameter.

Specification

The layer for which the visual variables are generated.

view View
optional

The view where the input layer is rendered. This method inspects the view's background (i.e. basemap, web map background, or view container) to determine optimal colors for the output renderer. This parameter should always be set in practice, but if not provided this method will assume the generated renderer will display on a light background. This parameter is required when creating renderers using a valueExpression or for renderers intended for display in a SceneView.

field String

The name of the field whose data will be queried for statistics and used for the basis of the data-driven visualization. This property is ignored if a valueExpression is used.

normalizationField String
optional

The name of the field to normalize the values of the given field. Providing a normalization field helps minimize some visualization errors and standardizes the data so all features are visualized with minimal bias due to area differences or count variation. This option is commonly used when visualizing densities.

sizeScheme SizeScheme
optional

In authoring apps, the user may select a pre-defined size scheme. Pass the scheme object to this property to avoid getting one based on the view's background.

valueExpression String
optional

An Arcade expression following the specification defined by the Arcade Visualization Profile. Expressions may reference field values using the $feature profile variable and must return a number. This property overrides the field property and therefore is used instead of an input field value.

valueExpressionTitle String
optional

Text describing the value returned from the valueExpression. This is used by the Legend widget.

theme String
optional
Default Value: high-to-low

Sets the size stops based on meaningful data values.

Value Description
high-to-low The max data value is assigned the max size. The min data value is assigned the min size. All other values are interpolated.
above The max data value is assigned the max size. The average data value is assigned the min size. All other values between the max data value and the average are interpolated. This is useful for mapping an increase in a variable over time, like an increase in population, or unemployment between two dates.
below The min data value is assigned the max size. The average data value, is assigned the min size. All other values between the min data value and the average are interpolated. This is useful for mapping a decline in a variable over time, like a decrease in population, or unemployment between two dates.

Possible Values:"high-to-low"|"above"|"below"

referenceSizeOptions Object
optional

Since 4.30 When defined, creates a proportional size renderer with an outer ring that functions as a reference line representing a maximum data value (or threshold). The ring is proportionally filled by an inner dot based on the feature's data value specified in field (and normalizationField if defined). This is a good style for visualizing ratios and percentages. It works best for gridded datasets where geometries don't overlap, such as styles for binning (i.e. forBinning = true), hexbin layers, or any other layer created with data aggregated to tessellated shapes. This parameter only applies to layers with a polygon geometry type, or any layer that has binning enabled. This parameter is ignored if valueExpression is specified in lieu of a field.

Specification
symbolStyle String
optional

Defines the symbol shape to use in a reference size visualization. Using a circle shape works best across a variety of datasets, but other shape options are available for visualizing layers representing tessellated grids of other shapes.

Possible Values:"circle"|"diamond"|"hexagon-flat"|"hexagon-pointy"|"square"

sqlExpression String
optional

A SQL expression evaluating to a number.

sqlWhere String
optional

A SQL where clause used to filter features for the statistics query. For example, this is useful in situations where you want to avoid dividing by zero as is the case with creating a predominance visualization.

sizeOptimizationEnabled Boolean
optional
Default Value: false

Indicates whether symbol sizes should vary based on view scale. When set, a valid MapView instance must be provided in the view parameter. This option is not supported for 3D SceneViews.

legendOptions Object
optional

Provides options for setting a title to a field when an expression is provided instead of a field name. This title will represent the field in the Legend.

Specification
title String
optional

The title used to represent the given field or expression in the Legend.

showLegend Boolean
optional

Indicates whether to describe the renderer in the legend.

optional

A statistics object generated from the summaryStatistics function. If statistics for the field have already been generated, then pass the object here to avoid making a second statistics query to the server.

minValue Number
optional

A custom minimum value set by the user. Use this in conjunction with maxValue to generate statistics between lower and upper bounds. This will be the lowest stop in the returned size visual variable.

maxValue Number
optional

A custom maximum value set by the user. Use this in conjunction with minValue to generate statistics between lower and upper bounds. This will be the uppermost stop in the returned size visual variable.

worldScale Boolean
optional

Indicates if the size units of the symbols will be in meters. This should be true when generating visualizations with 3D volumetric symbology.

axis String
optional
Default Value: all

When set to all, a single size variable that scales uniformly in all dimensions is generated. When set to height, the result contains two size visual variables: the first one sizes the height according to the field statistics, while the second defines a constant size for width and depth.

Possible Values:"all"|"height"

forBinning Boolean
optional

Indicates whether the generated renderer is for a binning visualization. If true, then the input field(s) in this method should refer to aggregate fields defined in the featureReduction property of the layer.

signal AbortSignal
optional

Allows for cancelable requests. If canceled, the promise will be rejected with an error named AbortError. See also AbortController.

Returns
Type Description
Promise<VisualVariableResult> Resolves to an instance of VisualVariableResult.
Examples
const layer = new FeatureLayer({
  url: "https://services.arcgis.com/V6ZHFr6zdgNZuVG0/arcgis/rest/services/counties_politics_poverty/FeatureServer/0"
});

// visualization based on field and normalization field
const sizeParams = {
  layer: layer,
  view: view,
  field: "POP_POVERTY",
  normalizationField: "TOTPOP_CY",
  theme: "below"
};

// when the promise resolves, apply the visual variables to the renderer
sizeRendererCreator.createVisualVariables(sizeParams)
  .then(function(response){
    const renderer = layer.renderer.clone();
    renderer.visualVariables = response.visualVariables;
    layer.renderer = renderer;
  });
const layer = new FeatureLayer({
  url: "https://services.arcgis.com/V6ZHFr6zdgNZuVG0/arcgis/rest/services/counties_politics_poverty/FeatureServer/0"
});

// visualization based off Arcade expression
const sizeParams = {
  layer: layer,
  valueExpression: "($feature.POP_POVERTY / $feature.TOTPOP_CY) * 100",
  view: view,
  legendOptions: {
    title: "% of people living in poverty"
  }
};

// when the promise resolves, apply the visual variables to the renderer
sizeRendererCreator.createVisualVariables(sizeParams)
  .then(function(response){
    const renderer = layer.renderer.clone();
    renderer.visualVariables = response.visualVariables;
    layer.renderer = renderer;
  });

updateRendererWithReferenceSize

Method
updateRendererWithReferenceSize(params){Promise<(ClassBreaksRenderer|UniqueValueRenderer)>}
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.30 size since 4.2, updateRendererWithReferenceSize added at 4.30.

Updates a renderer generated from createContinuousRenderer() that uses a specialty reference size variable (i.e. AuthoringInfoVisualVariable.theme is set to reference-size). This would have already been generated in createContinuousRenderer.

Parameters
Specification
params Object

Input parameters for updating an existing reference size visualization. See the table below for details of each parameter.

Specification

The layer for which the renderer is updated.

optional

The renderer instance to update if not already set on the layer.

view View

The view where the input layer is rendered.

field String
optional

The name of a numeric field used to dynamically change the inner dot size.

normalizationField String
optional

The name of a numeric field use to normalize the data in the input field.

sizeStops SizeStop[]

The size stops with which to update the reference size visualization. These values typically come from SizeSlider.stops.

referenceSizeOptions Object
optional

Updates the symbol shape used in the reference size visualization.

Specification
symbolStyle String
optional

Defines the symbol shape to use in a reference size visualization. Using a circle shape works best across a variety of datasets, but other shape options are available for visualizing layers representing tessellated grids of other shapes.

Possible Values:"circle"|"diamond"|"hexagon-flat"|"hexagon-pointy"|"square"

sizeScheme SizeScheme
optional

Use this property to update the color of the symbols.

typeScheme TypeScheme
optional

Only valid for reference size visualizations implemented in a UniqueValueRenderer. The scheme updates the colors of each category.

sizeOptimizationEnabled Boolean
optional
Default Value: false

Indicates whether symbol sizes should vary based on view scale. When set, a valid MapView instance must be provided in the view parameter. For gridded layers (i.e. isGrid is true), size optimization is always enabled and therefore this parameter is ignored.

forBinning Boolean
optional

Indicates whether the renderer is intended for a binning visualization. If true, then the input field(s) in this method should refer to aggregate fields defined in the featureReduction property of the layer.

Returns
Type Description
Promise<(ClassBreaksRenderer|UniqueValueRenderer)> Resolves to the updated renderer with a specialty reference size variable.
Example
sizeSlider.on(["thumb-change", "thumb-drag"], async () => {
  // layer.renderer must already have a reference size variable
  const isReferenceSize = layer.renderer?.authoringInfo?.visualVariables.some(
    (vv) => vv.theme === "reference-size"
  );

  if(isReferenceSize){
    const renderer = await updateRendererWithReferenceSize({
      layer,
      view,
      sizeStops: sizeSlider.stops
    });
    layer.renderer = renderer;
   }
});

Type Definitions

AgeRendererResult

Type Definition
AgeRendererResult
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.9 size since 4.2, AgeRendererResult added at 4.9.

The result object of the createAgeRenderer() method. See the table below for details of each property.

Properties

The renderer object configured to best match the view's background and the spread of the data. Set this on a layer's renderer property to update its visualization.

visualVariables SizeVariable[]

Size visual variables configured based on the statistics of the data and the size scheme.

unit String

The time unit used to represent age in the output renderer.

sizeScheme SizeScheme

The size scheme used by the visual variables.

defaultValuesUsed Boolean

Indicates whether default values are used in the absence of sufficient data and/or statistics from the layer. Default values are typically used when all features have the same field value or no value at all.

Basic statistics returned from a query for the generated expression.

basemapId String

The ID of the basemap used to determine the optimal fill color of the features.

basemapTheme String

Indicates whether the average color of the input view's basemap is light or dark.

ClassBreaksRendererResult

Type Definition
ClassBreaksRendererResult
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.6 size since 4.2, ClassBreaksRendererResult added at 4.6.

The result object of the createClassBreaksRenderer() method. See the table below for details of each property.

Properties

The renderer object configured to best match the view's background and the spread of the data. Set this on a layer's renderer property to update its visualization.

classBreaksResult ClassBreaksResult

This object describes class breaks generated from data in a layer for a given field with a specified classification method.

sizeScheme SizeScheme

The size scheme used by the visual variables.

defaultValuesUsed Boolean

Indicates whether default values are used in the absence of sufficient data and/or statistics from the layer. Default values are typically used when all features have the same field value or no value at all.

basemapId String

The ID of the basemap used to determine the optimal fill color of the features.

basemapTheme String

Indicates whether the average color of the input view's basemap is light or dark.

ContinuousRendererResult

Type Definition
ContinuousRendererResult

The result object of the createContinuousRenderer() method. See the table below for details of each property.

Properties

The renderer object configured to best match the background of the view and the spread of the data. Set this on a layer's renderer property to update its visualization.

visualVariables SizeVariable[]

Size visual variables configured based on the statistics of the data.

sizeScheme SizeScheme

The size scheme used by the visual variables.

defaultValuesUsed Boolean

Indicates whether default values are used in the absence of sufficient data and/or statistics from the layer. Default values are typically used when all features have the same field value or no value at all.

Basic statistics returned from a query to the service for data from the given field name or expression.

basemapId String

The ID of the basemap used to determine the optimal fill color of the features.

basemapTheme String

Indicates whether the average color of the input view's basemap is light or dark.

isGrid Boolean
optional

Since 4.30 Indicates if the polygon layer used to generate the renderer was determined to be gridded. This is done when referenceSizeOptions are set for creating a reference size visualization.

VisualVariableResult

Type Definition
VisualVariableResult

The result object of the createVisualVariables() method. See the table below for details of each property.

Properties
visualVariables SizeVariable[]

An array of size visual variables configured based on the statistics of the data and the view scale.

sizeScheme SizeScheme

The size scheme used by the main visual variable.

defaultValuesUsed Boolean

Indicates whether default values were used in the absence of sufficient data and/or statistics from the layer. Default values are typically used when all features have the same field value or no value at all.

Basic statistics returned from a query to the service for the given field or expression.

basemapId String

The ID of the basemap used to determine the optimal fill color of the features.

basemapTheme String

Indicates whether the average color of the input view's basemap is light or dark.

authoringInfo AuthoringInfo

Authoring information related to the creation of the visual variable. This includes information related to UI inputs from sliders and selected themes.

isGrid Boolean
optional

Since 4.30 Indicates if the polygon layer used to generate the renderer was determined to be gridded. This is done when referenceSizeOptions are set for creating a reference size visualization.

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