ArcObjects Library Reference (Display)

ISimpleTextSymbol Interface

Provides access to members that control the simple text symbol.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Engine, ArcGIS Desktop, and ArcGIS Server.

Description

ISimpleTextSymbol is the interface for text symbols that have basic text display capabilties. Use IFormattedTextSymbol to create text symbols with a high degree of display control.

Members

		Description
	Angle	Text baseline angle.
	BreakCharacter	Character to be interpreted as text line end.
	Clip	Indicates if the text will be clipped per geometry.
	Color	Text color.
	Font	Text font.
	GetTextSize	Gets the x and y dimensions of 'text' in points (1/72 inch).
	HorizontalAlignment	Horizontal alignment style.
	RightToLeft	Indicates if the text is drawn from right to left.
	Size	Text size.
	Text	Text to draw.
	TextPath	Path of text baseline.
	VerticalAlignment	Vertical alignment style.
	XOffset	Text offset along X-axis.
	YOffset	Text offset along Y-axis.

Inherited Interfaces

Interfaces	Description
ITextSymbol	Provides access to members that control text symbols.

CoClasses that implement ISimpleTextSymbol

CoClasses and Classes	Description
TextMarkerSymbol (esriTrackingAnalyst)	Class used to create a text marker symbol used to symbolize point geometries.
TextSymbol	A symbol that controls how text is displayed.

.NET Samples

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