ArcGIS API For JavaScript 1.4 Now Available

Over the weekend the ArcGIS API for JavaScript 1.4 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 highlights of what’s new in this latest release mimics that of the ArcGIS API for Flex 1.2 which was released late last week. These highlights include:

Routing using ArcGIS Server 9.3.1. The REST endpoint was updated at ArcGIS Server 9.3.1 to support routing.

 

Microsoft Virtual Earth integration. This is similar to the Microsoft Virtual Earth integration that the ArcGIS API for Microsoft Silverlight/WPF and the ArcGIS API for Flex offers. The samples are using a server-side handler to retrieve the Microsoft Virtual Earth token. Slightly different to the samples in the ArcGIS API for Microsoft Silverlight/WPF.

 
 
 

Support for a bundle of new renderers. A rendered defines how you symbolize a set of graphics. In the past you had to symbolise each graphic separately as it was added to the map. Now you can choose to do the work with the renderers that automatically supply symbology based on attributes in your data.

Class Breaks Renderer

 

Unique Value Renderer

Multiple graphics layers in the map is now supported. This makes it much easier to organise different types of graphics. Layers can easily be removed or added as needed.

 

The ArcGIS API for JavaScript 1.4 comes packed with some great new enhancements along with a few bug fixes. You can start using this latest build by referencing the new version of the API as below.

<script type="text/javascript" src=http://serverapi.arcgisonline.com/jsapi/arcgis/?v=1.4></script>

<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href=http://serverapi.arcgisonline.com/jsapi/
arcgis/1.4/js/dojo/dijit/themes/tundra/tundra.css></link>

Updated concepts, samples and reference documentation can be found on the ArcGIS API for JavaScript Resource Centre here: http://resources.esri.com/arcgisserver/…