CreateText (Layout Editor)

Use: Creates a text primitive object and adds it to the current layout.

Syntax: CreateText <text_description>

Return Value: Returns the name of the newly created object.

Parameters: <text_description>:

Array("NAME:Contents",

"textGeometry:=", <text_geometry>)

<text_geometry> :

Array("LayerName:=", <layer_name>,

"x:=", <value>, // origin X

"y:=", <value>, // origin Y

"ang:=", <value>, // rotation

"isPlot:=", <bool>, // is it plotted or not

"font:=", <font_name>,

"size:=", <value>,

"weight:=", <text_weight>,

"just:=", <text_justification>,

"mirror:=", <bool>,

"text:=", <quoted_string>) // text itself

<bool> : true | false

<font_name> : quoted string, a font name

<text_weight> : integer

Thin = 0,

ExtraLight = 1

Light = 2

Normal = 3

Medium = 4

SemiBold = 5

Bold = 6

ExtraBold = 7

Heavy =8

<text_justification> : integer

LeftTop = 0

LeftBase = 1

LeftBottom = 2

CenterTop = 3

CenterBase= 4

CenterBottom = 5

RightTop = 6

RightBase = 7

RightBottom = 8