Why can't I geodesic buffer a simple point geometry?

[MikeDolbow]

I have a need to take a point geometry, such as what's taken from a search widget, and buffer it with the geometry engine. I can't seem to figure out how. I've set up a CodePen to demonstrate my issue - a simplified version of the Sample Code on geodesic buffer. Check out my code and the "Instructions" in the JS pane: https://codepen.io/Mike-Dolbow/pen/XWymPWx

[LefterisKoumis]

Did you check out this:

https://developers.arcgis.com/javascript/latest/calculate-geometries/

[ReneRubalcava · Accepted solution]

GeometryEngine won't autocast your point object to a Point instance. Try creating a "new Point()" and see if that works.

[MikeDolbow]

Thanks Rene! I thought of that on my run yesterday, forehead slap. Another way of saying this: my code is just creating a plain old object that happens to have a type of "point" and lat/long values, not an actual full-blown point geometry object that the geodesic buffer requires. I'll update the code pen to demonstrate this.