ArcGIS JavaScript API version 1.3 released

On March 2, 2009, in Services, by ArcGIS Server Development Team

Version 1.3 of the ArcGIS JavaScript API is now available. You can reference it in your code with this tag: <script type=”text/javascript” src=”http://serverapi.arcgisonline.com/jsapi/arcgis/?v=1.3″></script>


The new version includes



  • 10+ bug fixes reported by users in the forums and through support channels

  • Improved support for graphics in Internet Explorer

  • Support for layer extensibility

  • Better workflow for error handling

  • Enhanced map layer management

You can see a full list of the new functionality and bug fixes in the What’s New document in the online SDK.


The ArcGIS JavaScript Extension for the Google Maps API and the ArcGIS JavaScript Extension for Microsoft Virtual Earth can also now be referenced as version 1.3.


ArcGIS JavaScript Extension for the Google Maps API 1.3


Version 1.3 of the ArcGIS JavaScript Extension for the Google Maps API contains a handful of fixes that you can view in this What’s New document in the online SDK.


ArcGIS JavaScript Extension for Microsoft Virtual Earth 1.3


Version 1.3 of the ArcGIS JavaScript Extension for Microsoft Virtual Earth fixes a display issue when drawing VE shapes on top of ArcGIS Server map layers in Internet Explorer.


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5 Responses to ArcGIS JavaScript API version 1.3 released

  1. esri4281 says:

    Correct me if I’m wrong, but as far as I’m concerned, there’s no support for creating multiple graphics layers. There’s only one graphics layer for each map. It would be great to be able to have more than one graphics layer for each map. Would this feature be released in the future, by any chance?

  2. jayantbsai says:

    We are working on supporting multiple graphics layers. There are several limitations due to DOM and browser rendering. We will try to have this support by next release.

  3. esri4281 says:

    That’s excellent. Very much look forward to it.
    Thanks.

  4. bbehling says:

    I see the api 1.3 has been released for Virtual Earth, but the new API is not working. The path

    http://serverapi.arcgisonline.com/jsapi/ve/?v=1.3

    is correct, but when it will not work in the html page. If I change the src back to 1.2 it works.

    Whats going on here?

  5. sterlingdq says:

    @bbehling- I deployed the simple example http://resources.esri.com/help/9.3/arcgisserver/apis/javascript/ve/help/Getting%20Started/Adding_a_service.htm and it seemed to work okay with 1.3. Can you narrow it down to some specific piece of functionality in your application that is not working with 1.3? Do you see any types of errors in Firebug when you run the application?

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