Watermark (Variable type)

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Properties specific to Watermark variables
Functions that use Watermark variables
Reinitialization

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Watermark (Variable type)

In french: Filigrane

The Watermark type is used to handle the text printed in watermark in the reports created with the report editor or programmatically.

The Watermark type is used to define the advanced characteristics of the text in watermark. You can define and change the characteristics of this text using different WLanguage properties.

Note: For more details on the declaration of this type of variable and the use of WLanguage properties, see Declaring a variable.

New in version 2025

This type of variable is now available for Android applications.

This type of variable is now available in Android widget mode.

Example

// Print a watermark in report background
MyWatermark is Watermark

// Text of the watermark
MyWatermark.Text = "Confidential"
// Font used
MyWatermark.Font.Name = "Arial"
// The watermark will be horizontally centered at bottom
MyWatermark.Position = iCenterH + iBottom
// Print in the report viewer
iDestination(iViewer)
// Indicates that the watermark will be printed during the print and in the duplicates
iParameterWatermark(iWatermarkPrinting + iWatermarkDuplicate, MyWatermark)
// Starts printing the report
iPrintReport(RPT_Commercial)

Properties

Properties specific to Watermark variables

The following properties can be used to handle a text as watermark:

Property name	Type used	Effect

Angle	Integer constant	Tilt angle of the watermark text. This angle can correspond to one of the following constants: iAnglePolice text tilt angle corresponds to the angle defined in the font. iDiagonalDescending text is printed on a 45° descending diagonal. iDiagonalMounting text is printed on a 45° rising diagonal. iHorizontal text is printed horizontally. Before version 24, this property was named "Orientation".
Font	Font variable	Characteristics of the font that must be used for the watermark text. This property is not available. By default, the watermark uses the "Arial, Helvetica" font family..
Opacity	Integer	Watermark text opacity percentage. This percentage varies from 0 (invisible text) to 100 (totally opaque text).
Position	Integer constant	Constant (or combination of constants) used to define the position of watermark text: iBas text is aligned at the bottom of the text area. iCentreH text is centered horizontally in the text area. iCentreV text is centered vertically in the text area. iRight text is aligned to the right of the text area
Size	Integer constant	Font size. This size corresponds to one of the following constants: iAutomatic font size is automatically selected according to watermark text length and report width. iToliceSize: the size defined in the font is used.
Text	Character string	Watermark text.

Remarks

Functions that use Watermark variables


iParameterWatermark	Adds a watermark into a report (report created in the report editor or printed report).

Reinitialization

You can use VariableReset to reset the content of a Watermark variable.