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GetIcon()

Summary

Gets the font and character or bitmap used to draw point features.

 

Syntax

icon = GetIcon(string lyr_set_name)

 

Argument

Contents

lyr_set_name

The name of the layer or selection set

 

Returns

An array of three elements:

 

Element

Type

Contents

type

String

A string indicating the type of icon: "Font Character" or "Color Bitmap"

name

String

The name of a TrueType font (including size and style), or the name of the bitmap file

index

Real

Size of the bitmap in points, or index of a character in the font

 

Notes

Example

icn = GetIcon("Cities|")

icn = GetIcon("Cities|Selection")

 

Error Codes

Error Type

Meaning

NotFound

The layer or selection set does not exist

 

See Also

Function

Summary

SetIcon()

Sets the font and character or bitmap used to draw point features

GetIconColor()

Returns the color used to draw point features

 

 

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