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Scalebar

Description

This sample shows how to add a scalebar to a map. The scalebar can be added to the map or in a user-specified location. The code below shows the default scalebar which displays in the bottom-left corner of the map.You can modify the location of the scalebar by setting the attachTo option to one of the following values top-right, bottom-right, top-center, bottom-center, bottom-left, top-left.

Code

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
    
    <meta name="viewport" content="initial-scale=1, maximum-scale=1,user-scalable=no">
    <title>Map with scalebar</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://js.arcgis.com/3.26/esri/themes/calcite/dijit/calcite.css">
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://js.arcgis.com/3.26/esri/themes/calcite/esri/esri.css">
    <style>
      html, body { height: 100%; width: 100%; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
      #map{padding:0;}
    </style>

    <script src="https://js.arcgis.com/3.26/"></script>
    <script>
      var map;

      require([
        "esri/map", "esri/dijit/Scalebar",
        "dojo/parser",

        "dijit/layout/BorderContainer", "dijit/layout/ContentPane", "dojo/domReady!"
      ], function(
        Map, Scalebar,
        parser
      ) {
        parser.parse();

        map = new Map("map", {
          basemap: "topo",
          center: [-116.093, 34.218],
          zoom: 7
        });

        var scalebar = new Scalebar({
          map: map,
          // "dual" displays both miles and kilometers
          // "english" is the default, which displays miles
          // use "metric" for kilometers
          scalebarUnit: "dual"
        });
      });
    </script>
  </head>

  <body class="calcite">
    <div data-dojo-type="dijit/layout/BorderContainer"
         data-dojo-props="design:'headline', gutters:false"
         style="width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;">

      <div id="map"
           data-dojo-type="dijit/layout/ContentPane"
           data-dojo-props="region:'center'"
           style="overflow:hidden;">
      </div>

    </div>
  </body>
</html>
 
          
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