CreatePointTextGraphicElement(ILayoutElementContainer,Coordinate2D,String,CIMTextSymbol) Method

Creates a graphic point text element on a layout from a single 2D coordinate with an added parameter to set the text symbol. This method must be called on the MCT. Use QueuedTask.Run.

Syntax

C#
Visual Basic (Declaration)

GraphicElement CreatePointTextGraphicElement( 
   ILayoutElementContainer elementContainer,
   Coordinate2D coord2D,
   string text,
   CIMTextSymbol textSymbol
)

Overloads Function CreatePointTextGraphicElement( _
   ByVal elementContainer As ILayoutElementContainer, _
   ByVal coord2D As Coordinate2D, _
   Optional ByVal text As String, _
   Optional ByVal textSymbol As CIMTextSymbol _
) As GraphicElement

Parameters

elementContainer: Layout or GroupElement
coord2D: Coordinate2D
text: String
textSymbol: CIMTextSymbol

Return Value

Returns a GraphicElement.

Exceptions

Exception	Description
ArcGIS.Core.CalledOnWrongThreadException	This method or property must be called within the lambda passed to QueuedTask.Run.

Remarks

If the element container is a Layout then the element gets added to the root level of the layout TOC at the top most position. If the element container is a GroupElement then it gets added to the group at the topmost position.

Example

//Create a simple point text element and assign basic symbology and text settings.

//Construct on the worker thread
await QueuedTask.Run(() =>
{
  //Build 2D point geometry
  Coordinate2D coord2D = new Coordinate2D(3.5, 10);

  //Set symbolology, create and add element to layout
  CIMTextSymbol sym = SymbolFactory.Instance.ConstructTextSymbol(ColorFactory.Instance.RedRGB, 32, "Arial", "Regular");
  string textString = "Point text";
  GraphicElement ptTxtElm = LayoutElementFactory.Instance.CreatePointTextGraphicElement(layout, coord2D, textString, sym);
  ptTxtElm.SetName("New Point Text");

  //Change additional text properties
  ptTxtElm.SetAnchor(Anchor.CenterPoint);
  ptTxtElm.SetX(4.5);
  ptTxtElm.SetY(9.5);
  ptTxtElm.SetRotation(45);
});

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 7

Reference

IElementFactory Interface
IElementFactory Members
Overload List