ArcGIS Pro 3.4 API Reference Guide
ArcGIS.Desktop.Layouts Namespace / IElementFactory Interface / CreateTextGraphicElement Method
The parent element container
The type of text graphic to create
The geometry for the resulting graphic
The text symbol to be used with the graphic (optional)
The text string (optional)
An element name (optional)
Select after create flag (default is true) (optional)
Additional element properties (optional)
Example Version

CreateTextGraphicElement Method (IElementFactory)
Creates a text graphic based on the input geometry, symbol, and text and other optional parameters.
Syntax

Parameters

elementContainer
The parent element container
textType
The type of text graphic to create
geometry
The geometry for the resulting graphic
textSymbol
The text symbol to be used with the graphic (optional)
text
The text string (optional)
elementName
An element name (optional)
select
Select after create flag (default is true) (optional)
elementInfo
Additional element properties (optional)

Return Value

Remarks
For:
  • TextType.PointText use a point
  • TextType.SplinedText use a polyline (straight or curved)
  • TextType.CircleParagraph use a circle (polygon) or point
  • TextType.EllipseParagraph use an ellipse (polygon) or point
  • TextType.RectangleParagraph use an envelope or point
  • TextType.PolygonParagraph use a polygon or point
If a point is used as the input for the paragraph text types, a default element extent is applied.
Use CreateGraphicElement(IElementContainer,CIMGraphic,String,Boolean,ElementInfo) if you want to use a text graphic previously created, eg via: GraphicFactory.CreateSimpleTextGraphic
Example
Create_CurveText
//Create curve text with basic text properties.

//Construct on the worker thread
await QueuedTask.Run(() =>
{
  //Build geometry
  Coordinate2D pt1 = new Coordinate2D(3.6, 7.5);
  Coordinate2D pt2 = new Coordinate2D(4.26, 8);
  Coordinate2D pt3 = new Coordinate2D(4.93, 7.1);
  Coordinate2D pt4 = new Coordinate2D(5.6, 7.5);
  //At 2.x - CubicBezierBuilder bez = new CubicBezierBuilder(pt1, pt2, pt3, pt4);
  var bez = new CubicBezierBuilderEx(pt1, pt2, pt3, pt4);
  CubicBezierSegment bezSeg = bez.ToSegment();
  //At 2.x - Polyline bezPl = PolylineBuilder.CreatePolyline(bezSeg);
  Polyline bezPl = PolylineBuilderEx.CreatePolyline(bezSeg);

  //Set symbolology, create and add element to layout
  CIMTextSymbol sym = SymbolFactory.Instance.ConstructTextSymbol(ColorFactory.Instance.BlackRGB, 24, "Comic Sans MS", "Regular");
  //At 2.x - GraphicElement bezTxtElm = LayoutElementFactory.Instance.CreateCurvedTextGraphicElement(layout, bezPl, "Curved Text", sym);
  //         bezTxtElm.SetName("New Splinned Text");
  GraphicElement bezTxtElm = ElementFactory.Instance.CreateTextGraphicElement(
                                layout, TextType.SplinedText, bezPl, sym, "Curved Text", "New Splinned Text");
});
Create_PolygonText
//Create polygon paragraph text with basic text properties.

//Construct on the worker thread
await QueuedTask.Run(() =>
{
  //Build geometry
  List<Coordinate2D> plyCoords = new List<Coordinate2D>();
  plyCoords.Add(new Coordinate2D(3.5, 7));
  plyCoords.Add(new Coordinate2D(4.5, 7));
  plyCoords.Add(new Coordinate2D(4.5, 6.7));
  plyCoords.Add(new Coordinate2D(5.5, 6.7));
  plyCoords.Add(new Coordinate2D(5.5, 6.1));
  plyCoords.Add(new Coordinate2D(3.5, 6.1));
  //At 2.x - Polygon poly = PolygonBuilder.CreatePolygon(plyCoords);
  Polygon poly = PolygonBuilderEx.CreatePolygon(plyCoords);

  //Set symbolology, create and add element to layout
  CIMTextSymbol sym = SymbolFactory.Instance.ConstructTextSymbol(ColorFactory.Instance.GreyRGB, 10, "Arial", "Regular");
  string text = "Some Text String that is really long and is <BOL>forced to wrap to other lines</BOL> so that we can see the effects." as String;
  //At 2.x - GraphicElement polyTxtElm = LayoutElementFactory.Instance.CreatePolygonParagraphGraphicElement(layout, poly, text, sym);
  //         polyTxtElm.SetName("New Polygon Text"); 
  GraphicElement polyTxtElm = ElementFactory.Instance.CreateTextGraphicElement(
                                layout, TextType.RectangleParagraph, poly, sym, text, "New Polygon Text");

  //(Optionally) Modify paragraph border 
  CIMGraphic polyTxtGra = polyTxtElm.GetGraphic();
  CIMParagraphTextGraphic cimPolyTxtGra = polyTxtGra as CIMParagraphTextGraphic;
  cimPolyTxtGra.Frame.BorderSymbol = new CIMSymbolReference();
  cimPolyTxtGra.Frame.BorderSymbol.Symbol = SymbolFactory.Instance.ConstructLineSymbol(ColorFactory.Instance.GreyRGB, 1.0, SimpleLineStyle.Solid);
  polyTxtElm.SetGraphic(polyTxtGra);
});
Create_CircleText
//Create circle paragraph text with basic text settings and optionally a modified border.

//Construct on the worker thread
await QueuedTask.Run(() =>
{
  //Build geometry
  Coordinate2D center = new Coordinate2D(4.5, 4);
  //At 2.x - EllipticArcBuilder eabCir = new EllipticArcBuilder(center, 0.5, esriArcOrientation.esriArcClockwise);
  var eabCir = new EllipticArcBuilderEx(center, 0.5, ArcOrientation.ArcClockwise);
  EllipticArcSegment cir = eabCir.ToSegment();
  var polyCir = PolygonBuilderEx.CreatePolygon(
                  PolylineBuilderEx.CreatePolyline(cir));

  //Set symbolology, create and add element to layout
  CIMTextSymbol sym = SymbolFactory.Instance.ConstructTextSymbol(ColorFactory.Instance.GreenRGB, 10, "Arial", "Regular");
  string text = "Circle, circle, circle, circle, circle, circle, circle, circle, circle, circle, circle";
  //At 2.x - GraphicElement cirTxtElm = LayoutElementFactory.Instance.CreateCircleParagraphGraphicElement(layout, cir, text, sym);
  //         cirTxtElm.SetName("New Circle Text");
  GraphicElement cirTxtElm = ElementFactory.Instance.CreateTextGraphicElement(
                                layout, TextType.CircleParagraph, polyCir, sym, text, "New Circle Text");

  //(Optionally) Modify paragraph border 
  CIMGraphic cirTxtGra = cirTxtElm.GetGraphic();
  CIMParagraphTextGraphic cimCirTxtGra = cirTxtGra as CIMParagraphTextGraphic;
  cimCirTxtGra.Frame.BorderSymbol = new CIMSymbolReference();
  cimCirTxtGra.Frame.BorderSymbol.Symbol = SymbolFactory.Instance.ConstructLineSymbol(ColorFactory.Instance.GreyRGB, 1.0, SimpleLineStyle.Solid);
  cirTxtElm.SetGraphic(cirTxtGra);
});
Create_EllipseText
//Create ellipse paragraph text with basic text settings and optionally a modified border.

//Construct on the worker thread
await QueuedTask.Run(() =>
{
  //Build geometry
  Coordinate2D center = new Coordinate2D(4.5, 2.75);
  //At 2.x - EllipticArcBuilder eabElp = new EllipticArcBuilder(center, 0, 1, 0.45, esriArcOrientation.esriArcClockwise);
  var eabElp = new EllipticArcBuilderEx(center, 0, 1, 0.45, ArcOrientation.ArcClockwise);
  EllipticArcSegment ellipse = eabElp.ToSegment();
  var polyElp = PolygonBuilderEx.CreatePolygon(
                  PolylineBuilderEx.CreatePolyline(ellipse));

  //Set symbolology, create and add element to layout
  CIMTextSymbol sym = SymbolFactory.Instance.ConstructTextSymbol(ColorFactory.Instance.BlueRGB, 10, "Arial", "Regular");
  string text = "Ellipse, ellipse, ellipse, ellipse, ellipse, ellipse, ellipse, ellipse, ellipse, ellipse, ellipse, ellipse";
  //At 2.x - GraphicElement elpTxtElm = LayoutElementFactory.Instance.CreateEllipseParagraphGraphicElement(layout, ellipse, text, sym);
  //         elpTxtElm.SetName("New Ellipse Text");
  GraphicElement elpTxtElm = ElementFactory.Instance.CreateTextGraphicElement(
                                layout, TextType.EllipseParagraph, polyElp, sym, text, "New Ellipse Text");

  //(Optionally) Modify paragraph border 
  CIMGraphic elpTxtGra = elpTxtElm.GetGraphic();
  CIMParagraphTextGraphic cimElpTxtGra = elpTxtGra as CIMParagraphTextGraphic;
  cimElpTxtGra.Frame.BorderSymbol = new CIMSymbolReference();
  cimElpTxtGra.Frame.BorderSymbol.Symbol = SymbolFactory.Instance.ConstructLineSymbol(ColorFactory.Instance.GreyRGB, 1.0, SimpleLineStyle.Solid);
  elpTxtElm.SetGraphic(elpTxtGra);
});
Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 11, Windows 10

ArcGIS Pro version: 3 or higher.
See Also