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ArcWeb Explorer Flex overview

ArcWeb Explorer (AWX) Flex API has graduated from Labs. See the ArcWeb Explorer Developer's Guide for details on the released version of ArcWeb Explorer Flex API.

What's new for final release

• Download the new SWC files for final release:
  ArcWeb Explorer SWC file
  ArcWeb Explorer Widget SWC file (optional)
  ArcWeb Explorer ArcGIS Extension SWC file (optional)
  ArcWeb Explorer ArcIMS Extension SWC file (optional)
  ArcWeb Explorer GeoRSS Extension SWC file (optional)
• Point is now GeoPoint. Perform a global find and replace to change Point to GeoPoint.
• Added a new method: getDriveTime.
• Find widget now has ‘setFindText’ to allow for programmatic interaction.
• Widgets now activate as needed; thus, you no longer need to use installBundleActivator.
• Lazy loading of widgets is now supported: use WidgetLoader for your own widgets, or use BaseMapWidgetLoader, FindWidgetLoader, PanZoomWidgetLoader.
• In the DockWidgetContainer, a waiting icon now shows while widgets are being loaded.
• Added pollInterval for QueryLayer.
• Added minScale and maxScale properties to the Map class.
• Added showLogo and showScaleBar to the Map class to allow users to turn on/off the scale bar and ESRI Globe.
• Added three handlers:
  • BaseMouseHandler
  • BaseOverlayMouseHandler
  • GeoPointMouseHandler
• Added getUIComponent to ILayer.
• Added an event for the “Done” button in INFO state of the FloatingWidgetContainer.

Changes between beta 3 and final release

• Map now defaults to “show world at startup” (unless scale is specified). The showWorldAtStart property has been removed.
• Markers now default to CircleMarkerStyle (not BubbleMarkerStyle). BubbleMarkers still default to BubbleMarkerStyle.
• Point has changed to GeoPoint.
  • Map class: center:Point property is now center:GeoPoint
  • Map class: centerLat and centerLon properties are now centerGeoY and centerGeoX
  • Polygon and Polyline classes: The addCoord and addCoordArray methods have been renamed to addGeoPoint and addGeoPointArray.
• Marker: lat and lon properties are now GeoY and GeoX.
• convertDDToPixel(latlong:Point) is now convertGeoPointToPoint(GeoPoint:GeoPoint) for the Map class.
• convertPixelToDD(point:Point) is now convertPointToGeoPoint(point:point) for the Map class.
• ToolTipContainer: “boundry” property is now spelled “boundary”.
• Mouse handler now dispatches OverlayEvent (instead of the specific MarkerEvent, PolylineEvent, PolygonEvent).
• MarkerShape is being deprecated. Use PointShape instead.
• IIPUtil now returns ip (instead of address).
• RouteStop: latlong:Point is now point:GeoPoint.