topic Re: Newbie question by a confused JS developer. please help... in ArcGIS JavaScript Maps SDK Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/newbie-question-by-a-confused-js-developer-nbsp/m-p/132099#M12322 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I think the </SPAN><A href="http://help.arcgis.com/en/webapi/javascript/arcgis/help/jssamples/renderer_unique_value.html">unique value renderer sample</A><SPAN> is exactly what you're looking for. That sample uses a </SPAN><A href="http://help.arcgis.com/en/webapi/javascript/arcgis/help/jsapi/featurelayer.htm">feature layer</A><SPAN> to grab the state shapes from an ArcGIS Server map service and then uses a </SPAN><A href="http://help.arcgis.com/en/webapi/javascript/arcgis/help/jsapi/uniquevaluerenderer.htm">renderer</A><SPAN> to symbolize the states based on their attribute named SUB_REGION.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:07:57 GMT derekswingley1 2011-11-14T15:07:57Z Newbie question by a confused JS developer.  please help... https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/newbie-question-by-a-confused-js-developer-nbsp/m-p/132098#M12321 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hi Everyone,</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>I'm very new to ESRI and ArcGIS, and I feel this may be a simple question, but in my research I think the trouble I'm having is that what I need is fairly simple and a lot more than what I need is offered.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Basically, I'm wondering if the following is possible with this API:</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>I want to be able to highlight certain regions (maybe through a webservice call) and perhaps color the polygons which represent them.&nbsp; So if we're talking about the United States, it would be great to have the ability to draw a polygon overtop of each state and color it a certain way.&nbsp; I'm not sure what the real term is for this sort of visualization.&nbsp; </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>I've been looking simply for a service where you can send a state and receive a series of longitude and latitude coordinates that I could use to draw the polygon.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Any help would be greatly appreciated.&nbsp; My head is spinning after visiting several sites which seem to be close to what I need, but it's hard to tell.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Thanks!</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:44:38 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/newbie-question-by-a-confused-js-developer-nbsp/m-p/132098#M12321 BrianMunz 2011-11-14T13:44:38Z Re: Newbie question by a confused JS developer. please help... https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/newbie-question-by-a-confused-js-developer-nbsp/m-p/132099#M12322 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I think the </SPAN><A href="http://help.arcgis.com/en/webapi/javascript/arcgis/help/jssamples/renderer_unique_value.html">unique value renderer sample</A><SPAN> is exactly what you're looking for. That sample uses a </SPAN><A href="http://help.arcgis.com/en/webapi/javascript/arcgis/help/jsapi/featurelayer.htm">feature layer</A><SPAN> to grab the state shapes from an ArcGIS Server map service and then uses a </SPAN><A href="http://help.arcgis.com/en/webapi/javascript/arcgis/help/jsapi/uniquevaluerenderer.htm">renderer</A><SPAN> to symbolize the states based on their attribute named SUB_REGION.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:07:57 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/newbie-question-by-a-confused-js-developer-nbsp/m-p/132099#M12322 derekswingley1 2011-11-14T15:07:57Z