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ui.Map.DrawingTools.setDrawModes
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Sets the available draw mode shapes on the drawing tool. The available draw mode shapes are: point, line, polygon, and rectangle.
| Usage | Returns | DrawingTools.setDrawModes(drawModes) | |
| Argument | Type | Details | this: ui.map.drawingtools | ui.Map.DrawingTools | The ui.Map.DrawingTools instance. |
drawModes | List[String], optional | The list of draw modes to enable. Defaults to all supported ones. |
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Last updated 2026-01-08 UTC.
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