L.Control.Scale

Control.Scale

A simple scale control that shows the scale of the current center of screen in metric (m/km) and imperial (mi/ft) systems. Extends Control.

L.control.scale().addTo(map);

Factory	Description
`L.control.scale(<Control.Scale options> options?)`	Creates a scale control with the given options.

Option	Type	Default	Description
`maxWidth`	`Number`	`100`	Maximum width of the control in pixels. The width is set dynamically to show round values (e.g. 100, 200, 500).
`metric`	`Boolean`	`True`	Whether to show the metric scale line (m/km).
`imperial`	`Boolean`	`True`	Whether to show the imperial scale line (mi/ft).
`updateWhenIdle`	`Boolean`	`false`	If `true`, the control is updated on `moveend`, otherwise it's always up-to-date (updated on `move`).

▶ Options inherited from Control

Option	Type	Default	Description
`position`	`String`	`'topright'`	The position of the control (one of the map corners). Possible values are `'topleft'`, `'topright'`, `'bottomleft'` or `'bottomright'`

▶ Methods inherited from Control

Method	Returns	Description
`getPosition()`	`string`	Returns the position of the control.
`setPosition(<string> position)`	`this`	Sets the position of the control.
`getContainer()`	`HTMLElement`	Returns the HTMLElement that contains the control.
`addTo(<Map> map)`	`this`	Adds the control to the given map.
`remove()`	`this`	Removes the control from the map it is currently active on.

v1.1.0