"selectShapeVarAsShapeName"

Sets the entries of a selected Field (Column inside the .dbf file) as names for the shapes of a layer.

Synopsis

void selectShapeVarAsShapeName(string strLayer, string strVarName);

Parameters

Parameter Description
strLayer The layer whose shape field text should be shown as a text.
strVarName The shape field whose text should be shown as a text in the map.

Description

The function selectShapeVarAsShapeName() sets the entries of a selected Field (Column inside the .dbf file) as names for the shapes of a layer. Only if the shapes are multi polygon objects, the names of the objects will be displayed inside the GIS Viewer.

Example

Selects the field "NAME" of the .dbf file and writes the values shape names of the layer "COUNTRY".

main()
{
 GisViewer_ewo1.selectShapeVarAsShapeName("COUNTRY", "NAME");
} 

Assignment

GIS Viewer