Description
A PointStyle element defines a style for a point geometry.
Context
The table below lists the elements that can contain, or be contained by, a PointStyle element.
| Contained by | Element | Contains |
|---|---|---|
|
NamedStyle or CompositeStyle |
PointStyle |
Bitmap or FontSymbol |
Attributes
The table below lists the attributes of a PointStyle element.
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
|
id |
A unique identifier for the element. |
|
name |
A descriptive name for the element. |
Examples
This example specifies an 18-point red push-pin symbol from the MapInfo 3.0 Symbols set. For more information, see MapInfo 3.0 Symbol Codes.
Note that the text attribute is set to C, which is decimal code 67 in the UTF-8 encoding, and the family attribute is set to MapInfo Symbols, which specifies the MapInfo 3.0 Symbols set. In the MapInfo 3.0 Symbols set, code 67 specifies a push-pin symbol.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<NamedStyle
version="MXP_WorkSpace_1_5"
xmlns="http://www.mapinfo.com/mxp">
<PointStyle>
<FontSymbol
size="18"
size-unit="mapinfo:length pt"
stroke="red"
stroke-opacity="1"
text="C"
family="MapInfo Symbols"/>
</PointStyle>
</NamedStyle>This example specifies a 14-point blue star symbol from the MapInfo 3.0 Symbols set.
Note that the text attribute is set to #, which is decimal code 35 in the UTF-8 encoding, and the family attribute is set to MapInfo Symbols, which specifies the MapInfo 3.0 Symbols set. In the MapInfo 3.0 Symbols set, code 35 specifies a star symbol.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<NamedStyle
version="MXP_WorkSpace_1_5"
xmlns="http://www.mapinfo.com/mxp">
<PointStyle>
<FontSymbol
size="14"
size-unit="mapinfo:length pt"
stroke="blue"
stroke-opacity="1"
text="#"
family="MapInfo Symbols"/>
</PointStyle>
</NamedStyle>