Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: MapView.AddPolyline

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MapView.AddPolyline

Adds a poly line to the map.

Component	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Server	iOS SDK
MapView	9.4	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes

MBS( "MapView.AddPolyline"; MapView; JSON ) More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example

MapView The map view reference number. $$MapView

JSON The JSON to describe the circle.

Parameter	Description	Example
MapView	The map view reference number.	$$MapView
JSON	The JSON to describe the circle.

Result

Returns identifier or error.

Description

Adds a poly line to the map.
The JSON may contain the following entries:

coordinates	The JSON array with the objects for the coordinates. Each entry can contain either longitude & latitude pair or address value.
title	The title for the poly line.
subtitle	The subtitle for the item.
fillColor	The fill color as name or hex notation for the line.
strokeColor	The stroke color as name or hex notation for the line.
identifier	The identifier to use. Can be empty to get new identifier auto assigned.
lineWidth	The line width to use. Default 5 point.

You can either pass latitude and longitude together or pass the address and we lookup it to find coordinates.

Examples

Add poly line from Hamburg to Munich and Cologne:

Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "MapView.AddPolyline"; $$MapView; "{ \"coordinates\": [{\"address\": \"Hamburg, Germany\"}, {\"address\": \"Munich, Germany\"}, {\"address\": \"Cologne, Germany\"}], \"strokeColor\": \"#FF000077\" }") ]

Draw a line with several stops and using coordinates:

Set Variable [ $json ; Value: "{ \"coordinates\": [], \"strokeColor\": \"#FF000077\" }" ]
Set Variable [ $json ; Value: JSONSetElement ( $json ; "coordinates[0]" ; JSONSetElement("{}"; ["latitude"; 53.550556; JSONNumber]; ["longitude"; 9.993333; JSONNumber]) ; JSONRaw ) // Hamburg ]
Set Variable [ $json ; Value: JSONSetElement ( $json ; "coordinates[1]" ; JSONSetElement("{}"; ["latitude"; 52.518611; JSONNumber]; ["longitude"; 13.408333; JSONNumber]) ; JSONRaw ) // Berlin ]
Set Variable [ $json ; Value: JSONSetElement ( $json ; "coordinates[2]" ; JSONSetElement("{}"; ["latitude"; 50.110556; JSONNumber]; ["longitude"; 8.682222; JSONNumber]) ; JSONRaw ) // Frankfurt ]
Set Variable [ $json ; Value: JSONSetElement ( $json ; "coordinates[3]" ; JSONSetElement("{}"; ["latitude"; 48.137222; JSONNumber]; ["longitude"; 11.575556; JSONNumber]) ; JSONRaw ) // Munich ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "MapView.AddPolyline"; $$MapView; $json) ]