How to change a FeatureLayer's symbols?

Question

I did this:

dojo.connect(featureLayer, "onUpdateEnd", function() {
        var defaultSymbol = new esri.symbol.SimpleMarkerSymbol().setColor(new dojo.Color([0,0,255]));
        dojo.forEach(this.graphics, function(graphic){
                graphic.setSymbol(defaultSymbol);
            });
});

I'm not satisfied with this solution because when I add new features to the layer they are added with a default symbol (black circle). Do you know how to set up symbols for the layer once and for all?

Answer 1

Use a renderer. In your case, a SimpleRenderer is probably ideal. There are several samples that demonstrate this...the Unique Value Renderer sample is one.