topic TextSymbols and LayerDrawingOptions? in .NET Maps SDK Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/net-maps-sdk-questions/textsymbols-and-layerdrawingoptions/m-p/184520#M2126 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I'm currently attempting to override the symbology for a layer from the ArcGISDynamicMapServiceLayer object from a local map service in ArcGisRuntime for .NET 10.2.6</P><P></P><P>The layer in the map package is defined as a SimpleMarkerSymbol type, and if I use another SimpleMarkerSymbol or a PictureMarkerSymbol I can override it with no problems.</P><P></P><P>However, what I really need is to override it with a TextSymbol. However, I'm coming up short on this. Whenever I try to do this, I get nothing, no symbol at all. All of the examples I've seen using TextSymbol only use a Graphics layer (which I really want to avoid due to the sheer amount of data), but none for service layers. </P><P></P><P>So, is this even possible?&nbsp; Can a TextSymbol be used to override the drawing for a layer from a local map service?</P><P></P><P>If it can't I suppose I could blit the TextSymbol to a PictureMarkerSymbol and use that, but it'd be nice if I didn't have to jump through those hoops.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 09 Feb 2016 14:55:02 GMT MikeWinsor 2016-02-09T14:55:02Z TextSymbols and LayerDrawingOptions? https://community.esri.com/t5/net-maps-sdk-questions/textsymbols-and-layerdrawingoptions/m-p/184520#M2126 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I'm currently attempting to override the symbology for a layer from the ArcGISDynamicMapServiceLayer object from a local map service in ArcGisRuntime for .NET 10.2.6</P><P></P><P>The layer in the map package is defined as a SimpleMarkerSymbol type, and if I use another SimpleMarkerSymbol or a PictureMarkerSymbol I can override it with no problems.</P><P></P><P>However, what I really need is to override it with a TextSymbol. However, I'm coming up short on this. Whenever I try to do this, I get nothing, no symbol at all. All of the examples I've seen using TextSymbol only use a Graphics layer (which I really want to avoid due to the sheer amount of data), but none for service layers. </P><P></P><P>So, is this even possible?&nbsp; Can a TextSymbol be used to override the drawing for a layer from a local map service?</P><P></P><P>If it can't I suppose I could blit the TextSymbol to a PictureMarkerSymbol and use that, but it'd be nice if I didn't have to jump through those hoops.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 09 Feb 2016 14:55:02 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/net-maps-sdk-questions/textsymbols-and-layerdrawingoptions/m-p/184520#M2126 MikeWinsor 2016-02-09T14:55:02Z