topic API Document bug: BufferParameters Unit in ArcGIS JavaScript Maps SDK Questions

API Document bug: BufferParameters Unit

RahulMetangale2 — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 14:07:54 GMT

List of valid units are below url are not valid.

https://developers.arcgis.com/javascript/jsapi/bufferparameters-amd.html#unit

The sample provided for unit is using constant strings from GeometryService class. But no all constant work ex: UNIT_SQUARE_MILES

Re: API Document bug: BufferParameters Unit

KenBuja — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 14:39:09 GMT

I'm surprised that the documentation is linking the 9.2 EDN pages instead of the latest version of esriSRUnitType and esriSRUnit2Type‌. That said, why would you be using an areal unit (square miles) instead of a distance unit (miles) when specifying the how large the buffer would be?

Re: API Document bug: BufferParameters Unit

RahulMetangale2 — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 15:57:24 GMT

Ken,

My bad I should not be using areal unit.

But regarding document bug I personally think unit should point to GeometryService class constant section. And that section should also include numeric value.

Re: API Document bug: BufferParameters Unit

KenBuja — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 17:00:27 GMT

I used the "Report an error on this page" link found on the bottom of each documentation page and today received this reply

This has been updated for the next release.

There will be a link in the unit description that takes you directly to the constants table.

When you come across problems in the documentation, please use that link to report it.