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Create Dynamic Marker Glyph from Image Snippet (ArcObjects .NET 10.4 SDK)

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Create Dynamic Marker Glyph from Image Snippet

[C#]

///<summary>Create a dynamic glyph for a marker symbol.</summary>
///  
///<param name="dynamicGlyphFactory">An IDynamicGlyphFactory interface that is used to create the new glyph.</param>
///<param name="imagePath">A System.String  that is the full path of the input image. Example: "C:\temp\myImage.jpg"</param>
///  
///<returns>An IDynamicGlyph interface.</returns>
///  
///<remarks>This method will create the glyph according to the image path.</remarks>
public ESRI.ArcGIS.Display.IDynamicGlyph CreateDynamicMarkerGlyphFromImage(ESRI.ArcGIS.Display.IDynamicGlyphFactory dynamicGlyphFactory, System.String imagePath)
{
  if (!System.IO.File.Exists(imagePath) || dynamicGlyphFactory == null)
  {
    return null;
  }
  // set black as the transparency color
  ESRI.ArcGIS.Display.IColor rgbColor=new ESRI.ArcGIS.Display.RgbColorClass();
  rgbColor.RGB=0x0;

  // return a new marker glyph
  return dynamicGlyphFactory.CreateDynamicGlyphFromFile(ESRI.ArcGIS.Display.esriDynamicGlyphType.esriDGlyphMarker, imagePath, rgbColor);
}

[Visual Basic .NET]

'''<summary>Create a dynamic glyph for a marker symbol.</summary>
'''  
'''<param name="dynamicGlyphFactory">An IDynamicGlyphFactory interface that is used to create the new glyph.</param>
'''<param name="imagePath">A System.String  that is the full path of the input image. Example: "C:\temp\myImage.jpg"</param>
'''  
'''<returns>An IDynamicGlyph interface.</returns>
'''  
'''<remarks>This method will create the glyph according to the image path.</remarks>
Public Function CreateDynamicMarkerGlyphFromImage(ByVal dynamicGlyphFactory As ESRI.ArcGIS.Display.IDynamicGlyphFactory, ByVal imagePath As System.String) As ESRI.ArcGIS.Display.IDynamicGlyph

  If (Not System.IO.File.Exists(imagePath)) OrElse dynamicGlyphFactory Is Nothing Then
    Return Nothing
  End If

  ' set black as the transparency color
  Dim rgbColor As ESRI.ArcGIS.Display.IColor=New ESRI.ArcGIS.Display.RgbColorClass
  rgbColor.RGB=0

  ' return a new marker glyph
   Return dynamicGlyphFactory.CreateDynamicGlyphFromFile(ESRI.ArcGIS.Display.esriDynamicGlyphType.esriDGlyphMarker, imagePath, rgbColor)

End Function