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API Constants look up table?

SteveCole — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 21:31:56 GMT

I currently want to check if the Editor is active or not so I noticed that the Editor has a getCurrentState method (undocumented?) which returns an object that contains a reference to the current tool, graphic, and a "isModified" boolean value. When the Editor is deactivated, the tool item is set to a value of zero. This got me wondering what that represents and I can't find any cross reference. The API Editor Reference has a list of constants but not what the true value of that constant is. I could assume that zero means the Editor is not active but I'd rather know definitively.

Is there some location with this information about constants used in the 3.x API? Somewhat related, is there some other way I can determine if the Editor is active or not?

Re: API Constants look up table?

thejuskambi — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 13:13:13 GMT

You must be confused with toolbars/edit vs dijit/editor. Editor does not contain any method by name "getCurrentState". The Editor contains an instance of edit toolbar may be you saw that.

Re: API Constants look up table?

SteveCole — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 14:51:01 GMT

That's why I mentioned that it may be an undocumented method, just like the myriad of properties/methods for ESRI digits that begin with an underscore ("_layer", etc).

Re: API Constants look up table?

thejuskambi — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 15:15:00 GMT

I have gone through the script as well the node, the "esri/dijit/editing/Editor", does not have any method by name "getCurrentState".

Re: API Constants look up table?

SteveCole — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 15:38:15 GMT

My bad, looks like you were correct.