OpenLayers. Control. Measure

Allows for drawing of features for measurements.

Inherits from

Summary
OpenLayers. Control. MeasureAllows for drawing of features for measurements.
Constants
EVENT_TYPES{Array(String)} Supported application event types.
Properties
handlerOptions{Object} Used to set non-default properties on the control’s handler
callbacks{Object} The functions that are sent to the handler for callback
displaySystem{String} Display system for output measurements.
geodesic{Boolean} Calculate geodesic metrics instead of planar metrics.
displaySystemUnits{Object} Units for various measurement systems.
delay{Number} Number of milliseconds between clicks before the event is considered a double-click.
delayedTrigger{Number} Timeout id of trigger for measurepartial.
persist{Boolean} Keep the temporary measurement sketch drawn after the measurement is complete.
Constructor
OpenLayers. Control. Measure
Functions
cancelStop the control from measuring.
updateHandler
measureCompleteCalled when the measurement sketch is done.
measurePartialCalled each time a new point is added to the measurement sketch.
measure
getBestAreaBased on the displaySystem returns the area of a geometry.
getArea
getBestLengthBased on the displaySystem returns the length of a geometry.
getLength

Constants

EVENT_TYPES

{Array(String)} Supported application event types.  Register a listener for a particular event with the following syntax:

control.events.register(type, obj, listener);

Listeners will be called with a reference to an event object.  The properties of this event depends on exactly what happened.

Supported control event types (in addition to those from OpenLayers.Control)

measureTriggered when a measurement sketch is complete.  Listeners will receive an event with measure, units, order, and geometry properties.
measurepartialTriggered when a new point is added to the measurement sketch.  Listeners receive an event with measure, units, order, and geometry.

Properties

handlerOptions

{Object} Used to set non-default properties on the control’s handler

callbacks

{Object} The functions that are sent to the handler for callback

displaySystem

{String} Display system for output measurements.  Supported values are ‘english’, ‘metric’, and ‘geographic’.  Default is ‘metric’.

geodesic

{Boolean} Calculate geodesic metrics instead of planar metrics.  This requires that geometries can be transformed into Geographic/WGS84 (if that is not already the map projection).  Default is false.

displaySystemUnits

{Object} Units for various measurement systems.  Values are arrays of unit abbreviations (from OpenLayers.INCHES_PER_UNIT) in decreasing order of length.

delay

{Number} Number of milliseconds between clicks before the event is considered a double-click.  The “measurepartial” event will not be triggered if the sketch is completed within this time.  This is required for IE where creating a browser reflow (if a listener is modifying the DOM by displaying the measurement values) messes with the dblclick listener in the sketch handler.

delayedTrigger

{Number} Timeout id of trigger for measurepartial.

persist

{Boolean} Keep the temporary measurement sketch drawn after the measurement is complete.  The geometry will persist until a new measurement is started, the control is deactivated, or cancel is called.

Constructor

OpenLayers. Control. Measure

Parameters

handler{OpenLayers.Handler}
options{Object}

Functions

cancel

cancel: function()

Stop the control from measuring.  If persist is true, the temporary sketch will be erased.

updateHandler

updateHandler: function(handler,
options)

Parameters

handler{Function} One of the sketch handler constructors.
options{Object} Options for the handler.

measureComplete

measureComplete: function(geometry)

Called when the measurement sketch is done.

Parameters

geometry{OpenLayers.Geometry}

measurePartial

measurePartial: function(point,
geometry)

Called each time a new point is added to the measurement sketch.

Parameters

point{OpenLayers.Geometry.Point} The last point added.
geometry{OpenLayers.Geometry} The sketch geometry.

measure

measure: function(geometry,
eventType)

Parameters

geometry{OpenLayers.Geometry}
eventType{String}

getBestArea

getBestArea: function(geometry)

Based on the displaySystem returns the area of a geometry.

Parameters

geometry{OpenLayers.Geometry}

Returns

{Array([Float, String])} Returns a two item array containing the area and the units abbreviation.

getArea

getArea: function(geometry,
units)

Parameters

geometry{OpenLayers.Geometry}
units{String} Unit abbreviation

Returns

{Float} The geometry area in the given units.

getBestLength

getBestLength: function(geometry)

Based on the displaySystem returns the length of a geometry.

Parameters

geometry{OpenLayers.Geometry}

Returns

{Array([Float, String])} Returns a two item array containing the length and the units abbreviation.

getLength

getLength: function(geometry,
units)

Parameters

geometry{OpenLayers.Geometry}
units{String} Unit abbreviation

Returns

{Float} The geometry length in the given units.

cancel: function()
Stop the control from measuring.
updateHandler: function(handler,
options)
measureComplete: function(geometry)
Called when the measurement sketch is done.
measurePartial: function(point,
geometry)
Called each time a new point is added to the measurement sketch.
measure: function(geometry,
eventType)
getBestArea: function(geometry)
Based on the displaySystem returns the area of a geometry.
{String} Display system for output measurements.
getArea: function(geometry,
units)
getBestLength: function(geometry)
Based on the displaySystem returns the length of a geometry.
getLength: function(geometry,
units)
Controls affect the display or behavior of the map.
Base class to construct a higher-level handler for event sequences.
{Boolean} Keep the temporary measurement sketch drawn after the measurement is complete.
A Geometry is a description of a geographic object.
Point geometry class.
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