The
diagText type is used to define all the advanced characteristics of a text associated with a shape in a diagram. The characteristics of this text can be defined and changed using different WLanguage properties.
Remark: For more details on the declaration of this type of variable and the use of WLanguage properties, see
Declaring a variable.
// Create a rectangle shape
MyShape is diagRectangle
// Set the dimensions, position and background color
MyShape.X = 100
MyShape.Y = 100
MyShape.Width = 350
MyShape.Height = 150
MyShape.Background.Color = PastelRed
// Text
MyShape.Text.Caption = "Rectangle"
MyShape.Text.HorizontalAlignment = haCenter
MyShape.Text.VerticalAlignment = vaMiddle
MyShape.Text.Color = Gold
MyShape.Text.Font.Bold = True
// Reference the displayed diagram
MyDiagram is Diagram <- DIAGEDT_MyDiagram
// Add the rectangle shape to the diagram
Add(MyDiagram.Shape, MyShape)
Properties
Properties specific to the description of diagText variables
The following properties can be used to handle the text of a shape:
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| Property name | Type used | Effect |
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| BackgroundColor | Color | Color displayed behind the text. |
| Caption | Character string | Text displayed. Remark: Do not use this property along with the CaptionHTML property. |
| CaptionHTML | Character string | Text displayed in HTML format. This text can contain HTML formatting tags. Remark: Do not use this property along with the Caption property. |
| Color | Color | Text color. |
| Font | Font | Characteristics of the font: bold, italic, etc. |
| HorizontalAlignment | Integer constant | Horizontal text alignment: - haCenter: The text is centered.
- haRight: The text is aligned to the right.
- haLeft: The text is aligned to the left.
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| Margin | Real | Margin around the text, expressed in pixels. |
| VerticalAlignment | Integer constant | Vertical text alignment: - vaBottom: The text is placed at the bottom of the shape.
- vaTop: The text is placed at the top of the shape.
- vaMiddle: The text is placed in the center of the shape.
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