Class CMView extends CMItem
CMView Class
This class manages the canvas and allows the map to be zoomed and panned.
It also provides commont painting functions such as rectangles, circles,
text, and rasters. The functions are available with locations in pixel
or reference (map) coordinate values.
The view is also an item that can appear in other views. This is important
for authors working with 3D scenes to be able to see where their views are.
Settings Group: Position
| Setting |
Name |
Type |
Options |
Default |
Comments |
| Translations |
Position Offset Vector |
CMTYPE_VECTOR |
|
null,Initial:[1,1] |
x,y, and z values to offset the item |
| Scales |
Scaling Vector |
CMTYPE_VECTOR |
|
null,Initial:[1,1] |
x,y, and z scaling values for the item's size |
Settings Group: View
| Setting |
Name |
Type |
Options |
Default |
Comments |
| CollisionChecking |
Collision Checking |
CMTYPE_BOOLEAN |
|
true |
|
| GesturePanDistance |
Gesture Pan Distance |
CMTYPE_FLOAT |
|
8 |
Distance to move with each pan event in pixels |
| GestureZoomAmount |
Gesture Zoom Amount |
CMTYPE_FLOAT |
|
0.05 |
Amount to zoom in and out on pinch events |
| Open |
Open |
CMTYPE_BOOLEAN |
|
false |
true if the object is open in the editor tree |
| Name |
Name |
CMTYPE_STRING |
|
|
Name that appears in the item and layer lists |
| Status |
Status |
CMTYPE_INDEXES |
CMSTATUS_OPTIONS, Default:CMSTATUS_SELECTABLE |
CMSTATUS_SELECTABLE |
How the item appears to the user and how the user can |
| PixelTolerance |
Pixel Tolerance |
CMTYPE_FLOAT |
|
6 |
distance from a point or polyline the user needs to click to select it. |
Object Functions
Object Functions
AddMapElement(TheElement)
Add a new map element to the scene (e.g. a scale bar)
Parameters:
TheElement -
GetCanvasElement()
Get the Canvas element associated with this view.
SaveStyle()
Saves the current style to a stack
RestoreStyle()
Restores the style from the stack
Paint()
Paints the contents of the view. Called by the Scene which is called by the
CanvasMap object.