IDisplay.DrawText Method

Draws specified text on the display.

[Visual Basic 6.0]
Sub DrawText(
    ByVal shape As IGeometry, _
    ByVal Text As String _
)

[Visual Basic .NET]
Public Sub DrawText ( _
    ByVal shape As IGeometry, _
    ByVal Text As String _
)

[C#]
public void DrawText (
    IGeometry shape,
    string Text
);

[Java]
public void drawText (
    IGeometry shape,
    String Text
)
throws
    IOException,
    AutomationException

[C++]
HRESULT DrawText(
  IGeometry* shape,
  BSTR Text
);

[C++]

Parameters

shape [in]

shape is a parameter of type IGeometry

Text [in]

Text is a parameter of type BSTR

Product Availability

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

Remarks

DrawText draws a text string with the symbol that must be specified before hand with the SetSymbol method. All draw methods must be enclosed between the calls to StartDrawing and FinishDrawing unless you are drawing in response to the IActiveViewEvents::AfterDraw event.

IDisplay.DrawText Method

Product Availability

Remarks

See Also