TextSymbolizer (Geotools modules 30-SNAPSHOT API)

All Superinterfaces:

Symbolizer

All Known Subinterfaces:

TextSymbolizer, TextSymbolizer2

All Known Implementing Classes:

TextSymbolizerImpl
```
@XmlElement("TextSymbolizer")
public interface TextSymbolizer
extends Symbolizer
```
Indicates how text will be drawn.

Since:

GeoAPI 2.2

Author:

Open Geospatial Consortium, Johann Sorel (Geomatys), Chris Dillard (SYS Technologies)

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Object`	`accept(StyleVisitor visitor, Object extraData)`	calls the visit method of a StyleVisitor
`Fill`	`getFill()`	Returns the object that indicates how the text will be filled.
`Font`	`getFont()`	Returns the Font to apply on the text.
`Halo`	`getHalo()`	Returns the object that indicates if a Halo will be drawn around the text.
`Expression`	`getLabel()`	Returns the expression that will be evaluated to determine what text is displayed.
`LabelPlacement`	`getLabelPlacement()`	Returns the object that indicates how the text should be placed with respect to the feature geometry.

Methods inherited from interface Symbolizer
getDescription, getGeometryPropertyName, getName, getUnitOfMeasure

- Method Detail
  - getLabel
```
@XmlElement("Label")
Expression getLabel()
```
    Returns the expression that will be evaluated to determine what text is displayed. If a Label element is not provided in a TextSymbolizer, then no text shall be rendered.
    
    Returns:
    
    Expression
  - getFont
```
@XmlElement("Font")
Font getFont()
```
    Returns the Font to apply on the text.
    
    Returns:
    
    Font
  - getLabelPlacement
```
@XmlElement("LabelPlacement")
LabelPlacement getLabelPlacement()
```
    Returns the object that indicates how the text should be placed with respect to the feature geometry. This object will either be an instance of LinePlacement or PointPlacement.
    
    Returns:
    
    LinePlacement or PointPlacement.
  - getHalo
```
@XmlElement("Halo")
Halo getHalo()
```
    Returns the object that indicates if a Halo will be drawn around the text. If null, a halo will not be drawn.
    
    Returns:
    
    Halo
  - getFill
```
@XmlElement("Fill")
Fill getFill()
```
    Returns the object that indicates how the text will be filled.
    
    Returns:
    
    Fill
  - accept
```
@Extension
Object accept(StyleVisitor visitor,
              Object extraData)
```
    calls the visit method of a StyleVisitor
    
    Specified by:
    
    accept in interface Symbolizer
    
    Parameters:
    
    visitor - the style visitor
    
    Returns:
    
    value produced