TEXT

TEXT

Used in: CONFIG
Parent elements: OBJECT

<TEXT	Attribute Description Table
*coords ="double"* *label ="string"* > <TEXTMARKERSYMBOL... /> </TEXT >
Bold: Attribute or child element is required.

Description:

Used to place text on an acetate layer.

Restrictions:

TEXT, as an object in an acetate layer, can only be used with Image MapServices in an HTML viewer.

Notes:

TEXT is used only in acetate layers. To label features, use TEXTSYMBOL.

Attribute Descriptions for TEXT:

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coords	Text placement location. Coordinate pair is separated by white space by default. The separator can be changed by using SEPARATORS. If using pixel coordinates, "0 0" is in the lower left corner of map viewer area.
label	Text label.

Examples for TEXT:

Example 1: When in an acetate layer of a map configuration file.

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<ARCXML version="1.1">
  <CONFIG>
    <ENVIRONMENT>
      <LOCALE country="US" language="en" variant="" />
      <UIFONT color="0,0,0" name="Arial" size="12" style="regular" />
      <SCREEN dpi="96" />
    </ENVIRONMENT>
    <MAP>
      <PROPERTIES>
      <ENVELOPE minx="-141.003006" miny="41.913319" maxx="-52.620281" maxy="83.108322" name="Initial_Extent" />
      <MAPUNITS units="decimal_degrees" />
      </PROPERTIES>
      <WORKSPACES>
        <SHAPEWORKSPACE name="shp_ws-16" directory="<path to CANADA ESRIDATA>"/>
      </WORKSPACES>
      <LAYER type="featureclass" name="province" visible="true" id="0">
      <DATASET name="province" type="polygon" workspace="shp_ws-16" />
      <SIMPLERENDERER>
        <SIMPLEPOLYGONSYMBOL fillcolor="227,127,227" filltype="solid" />
      </SIMPLERENDERER>
      </LAYER>
      <LAYER type="acetate" name="Selectedmark" id="acetate">
      <OBJECT units="pixel">
          <TEXT coords="100 100" label="Using text in an Acetate layer">
             <TEXTMARKERSYMBOL fontstyle="regular" fontsize="30" font="Times New Roman" />
          </TEXT>
      </OBJECT>
      </LAYER>
    </MAP>
  </CONFIG>
</ARCXML>

Example 2: When in an acetate layer of a GET_IMAGE request.

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<ARCXML version="1.1">
<REQUEST>
  <GET_IMAGE>
    <PROPERTIES>
      <ENVELOPE minx="-180" miny="-90" maxx="180" maxy="90" />
    </PROPERTIES>
    <LAYER type="acetate" name="acetate" id="acetate">
      <OBJECT units="pixel">
      <TEXT coords="100 100" label="You are here">
         <TEXTMARKERSYMBOL font="Arial" />
      </TEXT>
      </OBJECT>
    </LAYER>
  </GET_IMAGE>
</REQUEST>
</ARCXML>