About the Control text symbols using the SymbologyControl Sample
[C#]
TextSymbols.cs
using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Collections;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Data;
using ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto;
using ESRI.ArcGIS.Controls;
using ESRI.ArcGIS.Display;
using ESRI.ArcGIS.Geometry;
using ESRI.ArcGIS;
namespace TextSymbols
{
public class Form1 : System.Windows.Forms.Form
{
private ESRI.ArcGIS.Controls.AxToolbarControl axToolbarControl1;
private ESRI.ArcGIS.Controls.AxPageLayoutControl axPageLayoutControl1;
private System.Windows.Forms.Button button1;
private System.ComponentModel.Container components = null;
private ESRI.ArcGIS.Controls.AxLicenseControl axLicenseControl1;
private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox textBox1;
private System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox comboBox1;
internal System.Windows.Forms.Label Label1;
internal Label label2;
private ITextSymbol m_textSymbol;
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
protected override void Dispose( bool disposing )
{
//Release COM objects
ESRI.ArcGIS.ADF.COMSupport.AOUninitialize.Shutdown();
if( disposing )
{
if (components != null)
{
components.Dispose();
}
}
base.Dispose( disposing );
}
#region Windows Form Designer generated code
/// <summary>
/// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
/// the contents of this method with the code editor.
/// </summary>
private void InitializeComponent()
{
System.ComponentModel.ComponentResourceManager resources = new System.ComponentModel.ComponentResourceManager(typeof(Form1));
this.axToolbarControl1 = new ESRI.ArcGIS.Controls.AxToolbarControl();
this.axPageLayoutControl1 = new ESRI.ArcGIS.Controls.AxPageLayoutControl();
this.button1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
this.axLicenseControl1 = new ESRI.ArcGIS.Controls.AxLicenseControl();
this.textBox1 = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
this.comboBox1 = new System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox();
this.Label1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
this.label2 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.axToolbarControl1)).BeginInit();
((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.axPageLayoutControl1)).BeginInit();
((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.axLicenseControl1)).BeginInit();
this.SuspendLayout();
//
// axToolbarControl1
//
this.axToolbarControl1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(8, 8);
this.axToolbarControl1.Name = "axToolbarControl1";
this.axToolbarControl1.OcxState = ((System.Windows.Forms.AxHost.State)(resources.GetObject("axToolbarControl1.OcxState")));
this.axToolbarControl1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(200, 28);
this.axToolbarControl1.TabIndex = 0;
//
// axPageLayoutControl1
//
this.axPageLayoutControl1.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)((((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom)
| System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left)
| System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right)));
this.axPageLayoutControl1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 56);
this.axPageLayoutControl1.Name = "axPageLayoutControl1";
this.axPageLayoutControl1.OcxState = ((System.Windows.Forms.AxHost.State)(resources.GetObject("axPageLayoutControl1.OcxState")));
this.axPageLayoutControl1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(640, 328);
this.axPageLayoutControl1.TabIndex = 1;
this.axPageLayoutControl1.OnMouseDown += new ESRI.ArcGIS.Controls.IPageLayoutControlEvents_Ax_OnMouseDownEventHandler(this.axPageLayoutControl1_OnMouseDown);
//
// button1
//
this.button1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(216, 8);
this.button1.Name = "button1";
this.button1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(128, 23);
this.button1.TabIndex = 2;
this.button1.Text = "Select Text Symbol";
this.button1.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.button1_Click);
//
// axLicenseControl1
//
this.axLicenseControl1.Enabled = true;
this.axLicenseControl1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(80, 32);
this.axLicenseControl1.Name = "axLicenseControl1";
this.axLicenseControl1.OcxState = ((System.Windows.Forms.AxHost.State)(resources.GetObject("axLicenseControl1.OcxState")));
this.axLicenseControl1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(32, 32);
this.axLicenseControl1.TabIndex = 3;
//
// textBox1
//
this.textBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(352, 8);
this.textBox1.Name = "textBox1";
this.textBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(192, 20);
this.textBox1.TabIndex = 4;
this.textBox1.Text = "TextElement with selected TextSymbol";
//
// comboBox1
//
this.comboBox1.DropDownStyle = System.Windows.Forms.ComboBoxStyle.DropDownList;
this.comboBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(552, 8);
this.comboBox1.Name = "comboBox1";
this.comboBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(80, 21);
this.comboBox1.TabIndex = 5;
//
// Label1
//
this.Label1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(351, 38);
this.Label1.Name = "Label1";
this.Label1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(296, 16);
this.Label1.TabIndex = 7;
this.Label1.Text = "2) Right click on the display to add a text element";
//
// label2
//
this.label2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(214, 37);
this.label2.Name = "label2";
this.label2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(296, 16);
this.label2.TabIndex = 8;
this.label2.Text = "1) Select a text symbol";
//
// Form1
//
this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 13);
this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(640, 382);
this.Controls.Add(this.Label1);
this.Controls.Add(this.comboBox1);
this.Controls.Add(this.textBox1);
this.Controls.Add(this.axLicenseControl1);
this.Controls.Add(this.button1);
this.Controls.Add(this.axPageLayoutControl1);
this.Controls.Add(this.axToolbarControl1);
this.Controls.Add(this.label2);
this.Name = "Form1";
this.Text = "Change Text Symbol";
this.Load += new System.EventHandler(this.Form1_Load);
((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.axToolbarControl1)).EndInit();
((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.axPageLayoutControl1)).EndInit();
((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.axLicenseControl1)).EndInit();
this.ResumeLayout(false);
this.PerformLayout();
}
#endregion
[STAThread]
static void Main()
{
if (!RuntimeManager.Bind(ProductCode.Engine))
{
if (!RuntimeManager.Bind(ProductCode.Desktop))
{
MessageBox.Show("Unable to bind to ArcGIS runtime. Application will be shut down.");
return;
}
}
Application.Run(new Form1());
}
private void Form1_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
//Set buddy control
axToolbarControl1.SetBuddyControl(this.axPageLayoutControl1);
//Add ToolbarControl items
axToolbarControl1.AddItem("esriControls.ControlsOpenDocCommand");
axToolbarControl1.AddItem("esriControls.ControlsPageZoomInTool");
axToolbarControl1.AddItem("esriControls.ControlsPageZoomOutTool");
axToolbarControl1.AddItem("esriControls.ControlsPageZoomWholePageCommand");
axToolbarControl1.AddItem("esriControls.ControlsSelectTool");
//Add values for the text size to the combo box
comboBox1.Items.Add("8pt");
comboBox1.Items.Add("10pt");
comboBox1.Items.Add("12pt");
comboBox1.Items.Add("14pt");
comboBox1.SelectedIndex = 0;
}
private void button1_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
//Create a new SymbolForm
Form2 symbolForm = new Form2();
//Get the IStyleGalleryItem that has been selected in the SymbologyControl
IStyleGalleryItem styleGalleryItem = symbolForm.GetItem(esriSymbologyStyleClass.esriStyleClassTextSymbols);
if (styleGalleryItem == null) return;
//Set the TextSymbol
m_textSymbol = (ITextSymbol) styleGalleryItem.Item;
//Release the SymbolForm
symbolForm.Dispose();
}
private void axPageLayoutControl1_OnMouseDown(object sender, ESRI.ArcGIS.Controls.IPageLayoutControlEvents_OnMouseDownEvent e)
{
//Check if the right button of the mouse was clicked
if (e.button != 2) return;
//Ensure a text symbol has been selected
if (m_textSymbol == null) return;
//Create a point and set its coordinates
IPoint point = new PointClass();
point.X = e.pageX;
point.Y = e.pageY;
//Create a text element
ITextElement textElement = new TextElementClass();
textElement.Text = textBox1.Text;
//Set the size of the text
if (comboBox1.SelectedItem.ToString() == ("8pt"))
m_textSymbol.Size = 8.0;
else if (comboBox1.SelectedItem.ToString() == ("10pt"))
m_textSymbol.Size = 10.0;
else if (comboBox1.SelectedItem.ToString() == ("12pt"))
m_textSymbol.Size = 12.0;
else if (comboBox1.SelectedItem.ToString() == ("14pt"))
m_textSymbol.Size = 14.0;
//Set the TextElement symbol to that of the selected text symbol
textElement.Symbol = m_textSymbol;
textElement.ScaleText = true;
//QI to IElment
IElement element = (IElement) textElement;
//Set the TextElement's geometry
element.Geometry = point;
//Add the element to the GraphicsContainer
axPageLayoutControl1.ActiveView.GraphicsContainer.AddElement(element, 0);
//Refresh the PageLayout
axPageLayoutControl1.ActiveView.PartialRefresh(esriViewDrawPhase.esriViewGraphics, element, null);
}
}
}
[Visual Basic .NET]
TextSymbols.vb
Imports ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto
Imports ESRI.ArcGIS.Controls
Imports ESRI.ArcGIS.Geometry
Imports ESRI.ArcGIS.Display
Public Class Form1
Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form
Private m_textSymbol As ITextSymbol
#Region " Windows Form Designer generated code "
Public Sub New()
MyBase.New()
ESRI.ArcGIS.RuntimeManager.Bind(ESRI.ArcGIS.ProductCode.Engine)
'This call is required by the Windows Form Designer.
InitializeComponent()
'Add any initialization after the InitializeComponent() call
End Sub
'Form overrides dispose to clean up the component list.
Protected Overloads Overrides Sub Dispose(ByVal disposing As Boolean)
'Release COM objects
ESRI.ArcGIS.ADF.COMSupport.AOUninitialize.Shutdown()
If disposing Then
If Not (components Is Nothing) Then
components.Dispose()
End If
End If
MyBase.Dispose(disposing)
End Sub
'Required by the Windows Form Designer
Private components As System.ComponentModel.IContainer
'NOTE: The following procedure is required by the Windows Form Designer
'It can be modified using the Windows Form Designer.
'Do not modify it using the code editor.
Friend WithEvents AxToolbarControl1 As ESRI.ArcGIS.Controls.AxToolbarControl
Friend WithEvents AxPageLayoutControl1 As ESRI.ArcGIS.Controls.AxPageLayoutControl
Friend WithEvents AxLicenseControl1 As ESRI.ArcGIS.Controls.AxLicenseControl
Friend WithEvents Button1 As System.Windows.Forms.Button
Friend WithEvents TextBox1 As System.Windows.Forms.TextBox
Friend WithEvents ComboBox1 As System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox
Friend WithEvents Label2 As System.Windows.Forms.Label
Friend WithEvents Label1 As System.Windows.Forms.Label
<System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThrough()> Private Sub InitializeComponent()
Dim resources As System.ComponentModel.ComponentResourceManager = New System.ComponentModel.ComponentResourceManager(GetType(Form1))
Me.AxToolbarControl1 = New ESRI.ArcGIS.Controls.AxToolbarControl
Me.AxPageLayoutControl1 = New ESRI.ArcGIS.Controls.AxPageLayoutControl
Me.AxLicenseControl1 = New ESRI.ArcGIS.Controls.AxLicenseControl
Me.Button1 = New System.Windows.Forms.Button
Me.TextBox1 = New System.Windows.Forms.TextBox
Me.ComboBox1 = New System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox
Me.Label1 = New System.Windows.Forms.Label
Me.Label2 = New System.Windows.Forms.Label
CType(Me.AxToolbarControl1, System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize).BeginInit()
CType(Me.AxPageLayoutControl1, System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize).BeginInit()
CType(Me.AxLicenseControl1, System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize).BeginInit()
Me.SuspendLayout()
'
'AxToolbarControl1
'
Me.AxToolbarControl1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(8, 8)
Me.AxToolbarControl1.Name = "AxToolbarControl1"
Me.AxToolbarControl1.OcxState = CType(resources.GetObject("AxToolbarControl1.OcxState"), System.Windows.Forms.AxHost.State)
Me.AxToolbarControl1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(184, 28)
Me.AxToolbarControl1.TabIndex = 0
'
'AxPageLayoutControl1
'
Me.AxPageLayoutControl1.Anchor = CType((((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top Or System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom) _
Or System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left) _
Or System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right), System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)
Me.AxPageLayoutControl1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(0, 56)
Me.AxPageLayoutControl1.Name = "AxPageLayoutControl1"
Me.AxPageLayoutControl1.OcxState = CType(resources.GetObject("AxPageLayoutControl1.OcxState"), System.Windows.Forms.AxHost.State)
Me.AxPageLayoutControl1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(672, 360)
Me.AxPageLayoutControl1.TabIndex = 1
'
'AxLicenseControl1
'
Me.AxLicenseControl1.Enabled = True
Me.AxLicenseControl1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(56, 24)
Me.AxLicenseControl1.Name = "AxLicenseControl1"
Me.AxLicenseControl1.OcxState = CType(resources.GetObject("AxLicenseControl1.OcxState"), System.Windows.Forms.AxHost.State)
Me.AxLicenseControl1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(32, 32)
Me.AxLicenseControl1.TabIndex = 2
'
'Button1
'
Me.Button1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(200, 8)
Me.Button1.Name = "Button1"
Me.Button1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(128, 23)
Me.Button1.TabIndex = 3
Me.Button1.Text = "Select Text Symbol"
'
'TextBox1
'
Me.TextBox1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(336, 8)
Me.TextBox1.Name = "TextBox1"
Me.TextBox1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(256, 20)
Me.TextBox1.TabIndex = 4
Me.TextBox1.Text = "TextElement with selected TextSymbol"
'
'ComboBox1
'
Me.ComboBox1.DropDownStyle = System.Windows.Forms.ComboBoxStyle.DropDownList
Me.ComboBox1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(600, 8)
Me.ComboBox1.Name = "ComboBox1"
Me.ComboBox1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(64, 21)
Me.ComboBox1.TabIndex = 5
'
'Label1
'
Me.Label1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(336, 32)
Me.Label1.Name = "Label1"
Me.Label1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(296, 16)
Me.Label1.TabIndex = 6
Me.Label1.Text = "2) Right click on the display to add a text element"
'
'Label2
'
Me.Label2.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(197, 32)
Me.Label2.Name = "Label2"
Me.Label2.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(296, 16)
Me.Label2.TabIndex = 7
Me.Label2.Text = "1) Select a text symbol "
'
'Form1
'
Me.AutoScaleBaseSize = New System.Drawing.Size(5, 13)
Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(672, 414)
Me.Controls.Add(Me.Label1)
Me.Controls.Add(Me.ComboBox1)
Me.Controls.Add(Me.TextBox1)
Me.Controls.Add(Me.Button1)
Me.Controls.Add(Me.AxLicenseControl1)
Me.Controls.Add(Me.AxPageLayoutControl1)
Me.Controls.Add(Me.AxToolbarControl1)
Me.Controls.Add(Me.Label2)
Me.Name = "Form1"
Me.Text = "Change Text Symbol"
CType(Me.AxToolbarControl1, System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize).EndInit()
CType(Me.AxPageLayoutControl1, System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize).EndInit()
CType(Me.AxLicenseControl1, System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize).EndInit()
Me.ResumeLayout(False)
Me.PerformLayout()
End Sub
#End Region
Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
'Set buddy control
AxToolbarControl1.SetBuddyControl(Me.AxPageLayoutControl1)
'Add ToolbarControl items
AxToolbarControl1.AddItem("esriControls.ControlsOpenDocCommand")
AxToolbarControl1.AddItem("esriControls.ControlsPageZoomInTool")
AxToolbarControl1.AddItem("esriControls.ControlsPageZoomOutTool")
AxToolbarControl1.AddItem("esriControls.ControlsPageZoomWholePageCommand")
AxToolbarControl1.AddItem("esriControls.ControlsSelectTool")
'Add values for the text size to the combo box
ComboBox1.Items.Add("8pt")
ComboBox1.Items.Add("10pt")
ComboBox1.Items.Add("12pt")
ComboBox1.Items.Add("14pt")
ComboBox1.SelectedIndex = 0
End Sub
Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
'Create a new SymbolForm
Dim symbolForm As Form2 = New Form2
'Get the IStyleGalleryItem that has been selected in the SymbologyControl
Dim styleGalleryItem As IStyleGalleryItem
styleGalleryItem = symbolForm.GetItem(esriSymbologyStyleClass.esriStyleClassTextSymbols)
If styleGalleryItem Is Nothing Then Exit Sub
'Set the TextSymbol
m_textSymbol = CType(styleGalleryItem.Item, ITextSymbol)
'Release the SymbolForm
symbolForm.Dispose()
End Sub
Private Sub AxPageLayoutControl1_OnMouseDown(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As ESRI.ArcGIS.Controls.IPageLayoutControlEvents_OnMouseDownEvent) Handles AxPageLayoutControl1.OnMouseDown
'Check if the right button of the mouse was clicked
If e.button <> 2 Then Exit Sub
'Ensure a label style has been selected
If m_textSymbol Is Nothing Then Exit Sub
'Create a point and set its coordinates
Dim point As IPoint = New PointClass
point.X = e.pageX
point.Y = e.pageY
'Create a text element
Dim textElement As ITextElement = New TextElementClass
textElement.Text = TextBox1.Text
'Set the size of the text
If ComboBox1.SelectedItem = ("8pt") Then
m_textSymbol.Size = 8.0
ElseIf ComboBox1.SelectedItem = ("10pt") Then
m_textSymbol.Size = 10.0
elseIf ComboBox1.SelectedItem = ("12pt") Then
m_textSymbol.Size = 12.0
ElseIf ComboBox1.SelectedItem = ("14pt") Then
m_textSymbol.Size = 14.0
End If
'Set the TextElement symbol to that of the selected text symbol
textElement.Symbol = m_textSymbol
textElement.ScaleText = True
'QI to IElment
Dim element As IElement
element = textElement
'Set the TextElement's geometry
element.Geometry = point
'Add the element to the GraphicsContainer
AxPageLayoutControl1.ActiveView.GraphicsContainer.AddElement(element, 0)
'Refresh the PageLayout
AxPageLayoutControl1.ActiveView.PartialRefresh(esriViewDrawPhase.esriViewGraphics, element, Nothing)
End Sub
End Class