centering in simple tiled map

Question

Hello, I made a very simple map but it won't change the initial map center. can anyone give me some advice? Thank you, Jack

JohnGravois · Answer

what is the coordinate system of your dynamicMapService?  the lat/long values you are currently using would only help you center the map if your own service was published in WGS84 or Web Mercator.

try adding a basemap property (which ensures a web mercator tiledMapService is loaded first) in the map constructor to see what i mean.map = new esri.Map("mapDiv", { 
                        basemap: "gray",
   center:[-96,30],
        });