ArcGIS JavaScript API - Draw without Using API Toolbar Widget

Question

ArcGIS API for JavaScript is using ESRI Toolbar Widget to handle Drawing like Point on the maps. Here is the Demo doing this job.

Now my question is, is there a way to not use the "esri/toolbars/draw" facilities (Widget) and draw on the Graphic Layer by using core API coding?

Answer 1

Yes.
In the Demo page, add this few lines after map.on("load", createToolbar):

    map.on("click", addGraphic);

    function addGraphic(evt) {
      var symbol = new SimpleMarkerSymbol();
      var graphic = new Graphic(evt.mapPoint, symbol);
      map.graphics.add(graphic);
      alert("Graphic added without the draw toolbar");
    }