How to make a character marker symbol

Summary This article shows how to create a character marker line symbol.

Making a character marker symbol

Character marker symbols allow you to use glyph patterns from a font as the symbol for a marker. The glyph can be from a TrueType, OpenType, or PostScript Type-1 font.
The following code example shows the steps for creating a marker using the ESRI Default Marker TrueType font:
[Java] 
static void characterMarkerSymbol()throws Exception{
    // Define the color we want to use
    IRgbColor color = new RgbColor();
    color.setRed(255);
    color.setGreen(0);
    color.setBlue(0);

    // Define the Font we want to use
    StdFont font = new StdFont();
    font.setName("ESRI Default Marker");
    font.setSize(24);

    // Set the CharacterMarkerSymbols Properties
    ICharacterMarkerSymbol characterMarkerSymbol = new CharacterMarkerSymbol();
    characterMarkerSymbol.setAngle(90);
    characterMarkerSymbol.setCharacterIndex(36);
    characterMarkerSymbol.setColor(color);
    characterMarkerSymbol.setFont(font);
    characterMarkerSymbol.setSize(24);
    characterMarkerSymbol.setXOffset(0);
    characterMarkerSymbol.setYOffset(0);
}


See Also:

How to make a cartographic line symbol
How to make a gradient fill symbol
How to make a line callout
How to make a line fill symbol
How to make a picture marker symbol
How to make different types of colors



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