how to define fontstyle for textsymbol?

DanDong

Hi all,

I am using this way to add text to the map:

<esriSymbols:TextSymbol x:Name="AddTextSymbol" Foreground="Black" FontSize="14" />

GraphicsLayer graphicsLayer = MyMap.Layers["MyAddGraphicsLayer"] as GraphicsLayer;

ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.Graphic graphic = new ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.Graphic()
{
     Geometry = e.MapPoint,
     Symbol = AddTextSymbol
};
graphicsLayer.Graphics.Add(graphic);

But it seems that textsymbol doesn't have a fontstyle property. ..So does anyone know how to set the fontstyle for textsymbol (regular, bold or itallic) Thank you very much 🙂

DanDong

Hi,

You can use the RenderTransform you mention to apply a RotationTransform to the TextBlock
<TextBlock FontSize="14" Canvas.Left="17" Canvas.Top="100" Foreground="Blue" Text="45 Degree Text" >
        <TextBlock.RenderTransform>
          <TransformGroup>
                <RotateTransform Angle="-45"/>
          </TransformGroup>
        </TextBlock.RenderTransform>
    </TextBlock>

Hi Chris,

That works very well!! Thank you all for the help! Here I also share my codes. I bind the angle attribute to the graphic and get the value from user's interaction with combox (by choosing + or -, and choosing the angle value).

<esri:TextSymbol x:Name="AddTextSymbol" >
                <esri:TextSymbol.ControlTemplate>
                    <ControlTemplate>
                        <TextBlock Text="{Binding Attributes[Text]}" 
                       FontFamily="{Binding Attributes[FontFamily]}"
                       FontSize="{Binding Attributes[FontSize]}"
                       Foreground="{Binding Attributes[Foreground]}"
                       FontStyle="{Binding Attributes[FontStyle]}"
                       FontWeight="{Binding Attributes[FontWeight]}">
                       <TextBlock.RenderTransform>
                           <TransformGroup>
                               <RotateTransform Angle="{Binding Attributes[Angle]}"/>
                           </TransformGroup>
                       </TextBlock.RenderTransform>     
                        </TextBlock>
                    </ControlTemplate>
                </esri:TextSymbol.ControlTemplate>
            </esri:TextSymbol>

This is the entire setting for my textsymbol.