Class: MeasureLength

ol.control.MeasureLength

Length measurement Control. Allows users to draw a path on Openlayers map and have its length computed and displayed.

new MeasureLength(options)

OpenLayers/Controls/Measures/MeasureLength.js, line 46

Name

Type

Description

options

Object

options for function call.

Name

Type

Default

Description

geodesic

Boolean

true

optional

If true, length will be computed on the global sphere using the ol.Sphere.haversineDistance() function. Otherwise, length will be computed on the projected plane.

styles

Object

{}

optional

styles used when drawing. Specified with following properties.

Name	Type	Default	Description
pointer	Object	{}	optional Style for mouse pointer when drawing the path. Specified with an ol.style.Image subclass object.
start	Object	{}	optional Line Style when drawing. Specified with an ol.style.Style object.
finish	Object	{}	optional Line Style when finished drawing. Specified with an ol.style.Style object.

layerDescription

Object

{}

optional

Layer informations to be displayed in LayerSwitcher widget (only if a LayerSwitcher is also added to the map)

Name	Type	Default	Description
title	String	"Mesures de distance"	optional Layer title to be displayed in LayerSwitcher
description	String	"Mes mesures"	optional Layer description to be displayed in LayerSwitcher

Example

var measureLength = new ol.control.MeasureLength({
   geodesic : false
});

Extends

ol.control.Control

Methods

setMap(map) OpenLayers/Controls/Measures/MeasureLength.js, line 107

Overwrite OpenLayers setMap method

Name	Type	Description
map	ol.Map	Map.