topic Re: Changing a TextSymbol's text after it has rendered in ArcGIS JavaScript Maps SDK Questions

Changing a TextSymbol's text after it has rendered

LangdonOliver — Wed, 08 May 2013 18:46:13 GMT

I tried calling TextSymbol::setText('xxx') after my text symbol was rendered on the map, but it doesn't seem to update.

Is there a way to change an already-rendered TextSymbol's text without removing/re-adding it to the map?

Thanks!

Re: Changing a TextSymbol's text after it has rendered

KellyHutchins — Wed, 08 May 2013 19:57:05 GMT

You'll want to update the text symbol associated with the graphic. So get the graphic then get it's symbol and update that text.

graphic.symbol.text = "Updated Text";
myGraphicLayer.refresh();