topic Re: JS API 4.5 new Graphic geometry set to null in ArcGIS JavaScript Maps SDK Questions

JS API 4.5 new Graphic geometry set to null

KyleDunaway1 — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 00:38:54 GMT

var tmpGraphic = new Graphic({
attributes: {
"objectid": someObjectID
"someAttribute" : someAtrribute
}
});

featureLayer.applyEdits({
updateFeatures: [tmpGraphic]
}).then....

The applyEdits request shows the geometry for the graphic as null, thus overwriting the geometry on the feature layer.

I assume this is new as it hasn't been happening before...

Any ideas?

Re: JS API 4.5 new Graphic geometry set to null

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 01:04:01 GMT

Kyle,

??? Why would not not get the actual graphic and just update the properties and then applyEdits that way the geometry is not null?

Re: JS API 4.5 new Graphic geometry set to null

ThomasSolow — Sun, 12 Dec 2021 07:30:07 GMT

Instead of passing in a Graphic to apply Edits, try just passing in an object like:

let graphicObj = {
  attributes: {
    objectId: 1,
    attr1: 5,
    attr2: "hi"
  }
}

featureLayer.applyEdits({
  updateFeatures: [graphicObj]
}).then(...)
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You could also try getting the object by doing let json = graphic.toJSON() and then delete json.geometry.

Re: JS API 4.5 new Graphic geometry set to null

KyleDunaway1 — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 19:09:25 GMT

Thanks, passing just an object worked. I assumed it had to be a Graphic object.

Re: JS API 4.5 new Graphic geometry set to null

KyleDunaway1 — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 19:10:28 GMT

Because I have 1000+ features in a table and am using a select to change an attribute. No geometry, so getting the actually geometry would require returning it in the query and that would be wasteful performance wise.