topic Re: Converting between units in ArcGIS JavaScript Maps SDK Questions

Converting between units

Danik-B — Fri, 19 Nov 2021 21:19:41 GMT

I'm currently using the JS API 3.x. I need to convert between linear units and I'm wondering if there is a utility I can use within the API to facilitate this. Basically, I need to convert meters to all possible linear units such as yards, feet...

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Re: Converting between units

Noah-Sager — Fri, 19 Nov 2021 22:13:07 GMT

Hi @Danik-B , perhaps something like the geometryEngine could help?

https://developers.arcgis.com/javascript/3/jsapi/esri.geometry.geometryengine-amd.html#planarlength

Re: Converting between units

Danik-B — Fri, 19 Nov 2021 23:25:55 GMT

Hi @Noah-Sager . I was looking at the geometryEngine but I couldn't see a method to just convert unit values. I don't have geometry I just have a value and need to be able to convert it to any esriUnit. I'm sure the API has a function to do it but I couldn't find it in the reference docs.

Re: Converting between units

Noah-Sager — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 16:33:36 GMT

Ah, ok. I was thinking the distance() method. If you just want to convert a value to a different unit type, I'm sure there's a generic javascript function or some simple math you could use in the app. I could be wrong, but I don't think we have such a function as part of the API.