Server
Client
Geocortex Web
Geocortex Mobile
Geocortex Viewer for HTML5
Web AppBuilder
Description
Calculates the shortest planar distance between two geometries.
Usage
You may need to calculate the distance between two points. You could take two points from a user using a Display Form activity and a Geometry Picker form element and calculate the distance using the Calculate Distance activity.
Offline Support
This activity works when the device is offline.
Inputs
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Geometry1 |
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Required Type: esri.Geometry (3.x, 4.x)* The first geometry. |
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Geometry2 |
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Required Type: esri.Geometry (3.x, 4.x)* The second geometry. |
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Unit |
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Optional Measurement unit of the return value. Defaults to the units of the input geometries. Known values: meters | feet | kilometers | miles | nautical-miles | yards. |
* Geocortex Workflow uses different versions of Esri's ArcGIS API for JavaScript depending on the type of host application. See Underlying Technologies for information.
Outputs
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distance |
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Type: Number The distance between the two geometries. |
* Geocortex Workflow uses different versions of Esri's ArcGIS API for JavaScript depending on the type of host application. See Underlying Technologies for information.
Properties
For information about the ID, Display Name, and Description properties, see Properties Common to all Activities.
Supported Environments
Environments capable of running this activity
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Geocortex Web |
Geocortex Mobile |
Geocortex Viewer for HTML5 |
Web AppBuilder |
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Offline Support
This activity works when the device is offline.
Version Information
Supported from: Geocortex Viewer for HTML5 2.9, Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS 2.4.