ArcGIS API For JavaScript 1.5 Now Available

Over the weekend the ArcGIS API for JavaScript 1.5 was made available. This is currently live and can be referenced.

Concepts, samples and reference documentation for the ArcGIS API for JavaScript has been updated as well. There are a few bug fixes along with a number of new features and samples.

Some of the highlights of what’s new in this latest release include:

New Features:

• Support for Firefox 3.5
• Support For Dojo 1.3.2
• Ability to change mouse cursor type

In version 1.5 you can change the default mouse cursor behavior and types. The Map already has some built-in cursor changes such as switching to the the four-headed arrow "move" cursor during a pan. You can add other cursor changes by calling Map.setMapCursor() in response to map events. For example, if you made a custom tool for identifying or learning about map features, you might change to the question mark "help" cursor upon activation of the tool. When the user finishes with the tool, you can call setMapCursor again to return to the original cursor.

• Ability to access the API through HTTPs

Beginning at version 1.5, you can use "https" in the URLs that you use to reference the ArcGIS JavaScript API. This means that your page will access the ArcGIS JavaScript API through an encrypted connection. This can be useful if your page already uses HTTPS and you don’t want your users to see a message from the browser indicating that some elements in the page are not secure. Referencing the ArcGIS JavaScript API through HTTPS does not require changes to your coding syntax or logic.

In addition to the enhancements above, this latest version contains various bug fixes to improve the stability and performance of the ArcGIS JavaScript API.

A detailed what’s new list can be found here: http://resources.esri.com/help/… Go reference this latest build!