topic Re: What's the deal with getScale()? in ArcGIS JavaScript Maps SDK Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/what-s-the-deal-with-getscale/m-p/523944#M48861 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><BLOCKQUOTE class="jive-quote">Right under getExtent().<BR /><BR />[ATTACH=CONFIG]17219[/ATTACH]<BR /><BR />The ref for getScale() is under "esri.geometry Namespace Methods". It's been around since v1.4. I suspect it was the proper place for it back when the map object was quite a bit simpler than it is now. Never stop learning, right?</BLOCKQUOTE><BR /><SPAN> </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Oh yeah, told you I didn't look properly!</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I may be missing your point but...</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>.. it does say "Returns the current map scale. (</SPAN><STRONG style="text-decoration: underline;">As of v3.1</STRONG><SPAN>)"</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>(and it does exist in 3.1, I've checked)</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 28 Aug 2012 07:47:51 GMT __Rich_ 2012-08-28T07:47:51Z What's the deal with getScale()? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/what-s-the-deal-with-getscale/m-p/523939#M48856 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I noticed the getScale() method has been added to the api reference, but is doesn't exist in a loaded DOM. Is it unimplemented at this point or is there an issue? I use </SPAN><STRONG>.__LOD.scale</STRONG><SPAN>. Which is easy enough, but a working getScale() method would be nice.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 24 Aug 2012 09:34:19 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/what-s-the-deal-with-getscale/m-p/523939#M48856 BenFousek 2012-08-24T09:34:19Z Re: What's the deal with getScale()? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/what-s-the-deal-with-getscale/m-p/523940#M48857 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Do you mean esri.geometry.getScale?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 24 Aug 2012 12:17:21 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/what-s-the-deal-with-getscale/m-p/523940#M48857 __Rich_ 2012-08-24T12:17:21Z Re: What's the deal with getScale()? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/what-s-the-deal-with-getscale/m-p/523941#M48858 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><BLOCKQUOTE class="jive-quote">Do you mean esri.geometry.getScale?</BLOCKQUOTE><BR /><SPAN> </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>esri.geometry.getScale(MAP_OBJECT) works, which is not a map object method, yet the api ref says it is.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 24 Aug 2012 12:24:04 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/what-s-the-deal-with-getscale/m-p/523941#M48858 BenFousek 2012-08-24T12:24:04Z Re: What's the deal with getScale()? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/what-s-the-deal-with-getscale/m-p/523942#M48859 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><BLOCKQUOTE class="jive-quote">esri.geometry.getScale(MAP_OBJECT) works, which is not a map object method, yet the api ref says it is.</BLOCKQUOTE><BR /><SPAN> </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Really?&nbsp; I can't see it, but then, apparently, I never look for things properly!</SPAN><BR /><BR /><A href="http://help.arcgis.com/en/webapi/javascript/arcgis/help/jsapi/map.htm">http://help.arcgis.com/en/webapi/javascript/arcgis/help/jsapi/map.htm</A><BR /><BR /><SPAN>?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 24 Aug 2012 14:04:39 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/what-s-the-deal-with-getscale/m-p/523942#M48859 __Rich_ 2012-08-24T14:04:39Z Re: What's the deal with getScale()? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/what-s-the-deal-with-getscale/m-p/523943#M48860 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Right under getExtent().</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>[ATTACH=CONFIG]17219[/ATTACH]</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>The ref for getScale() is under "esri.geometry Namespace Methods". It's been around since v1.4. I suspect it was the proper place for it back when the map object was quite a bit simpler than it is now. Never stop learning, right?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 24 Aug 2012 14:22:18 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/what-s-the-deal-with-getscale/m-p/523943#M48860 BenFousek 2012-08-24T14:22:18Z Re: What's the deal with getScale()? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/what-s-the-deal-with-getscale/m-p/523944#M48861 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><BLOCKQUOTE class="jive-quote">Right under getExtent().<BR /><BR />[ATTACH=CONFIG]17219[/ATTACH]<BR /><BR />The ref for getScale() is under "esri.geometry Namespace Methods". It's been around since v1.4. I suspect it was the proper place for it back when the map object was quite a bit simpler than it is now. Never stop learning, right?</BLOCKQUOTE><BR /><SPAN> </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Oh yeah, told you I didn't look properly!</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I may be missing your point but...</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>.. it does say "Returns the current map scale. (</SPAN><STRONG style="text-decoration: underline;">As of v3.1</STRONG><SPAN>)"</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>(and it does exist in 3.1, I've checked)</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 28 Aug 2012 07:47:51 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/what-s-the-deal-with-getscale/m-p/523944#M48861 __Rich_ 2012-08-28T07:47:51Z Re: What's the deal with getScale()? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/what-s-the-deal-with-getscale/m-p/523945#M48862 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Yep it's there in 3.1. First thought was v was set to 3.0 but it is 3.1. Not sure why I was having issues the other day.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:41:31 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/what-s-the-deal-with-getscale/m-p/523945#M48862 BenFousek 2012-08-28T15:41:31Z