A graphical attribute is a text identified by a name. Attributes allow you to enter information and data into symbols.

syntaxSyntax:
DlxLayer.DrawAttribute(insertionPoint, name, category, value, rotationAngle = 0, alignment = DlxApp.TEXTALIGN_DEFAULT)

Parameters

Parameter Description
insertionPoint A DlxPoint object with the coordinates on the drawing where the text is placed.
name A string that specifies the name of the attribute.
category A string that specifies the name of the attribute. For each attribute, the category to which it belongs must be indicated. The following categories are predefined: OBJECT, SHAPE, SPICE, DEVICE, PACKAGE.
value A string that specifies the attribute value. To insert overlined characters in the text, they must be delimited with the '|' character. Ex: P1/|P2|
rotationAngle The angle, in degrees, of rotation of the text with respect to the x-axis.
alignment Specifies the horizontal and vertical alignment of the text with respect to the insertion point. Enter the following values:
Vertical
DlxApp.TEXTALIGN_TOP
DlxApp.TEXTALIGN_MIDDLE
DlxApp.TEXTALIGN_BASE
DlxApp.TEXTALIGN_BOTTOM
Horizontal
DlxApp.TEXTALIGN_LEFT
DlxApp.TEXTALIGN_CENTER
DlxApp.TEXTALIGN_RIGHT
DlxApp.TEXTALIGN_COMMA
DlxApp.TEXTALIGN_JUSTIFY
Vertical & Horizontal
DlxApp.TEXTALIGN_TOPLEFT
DlxApp.TEXTALIGN_TOPCENTER
DlxApp.TEXTALIGN_TOPRIGHT
DlxApp.TEXTALIGN_TOPJUSTIFY
DlxApp.TEXTALIGN_MIDDLELEFT
DlxApp.TEXTALIGN_MIDDLECENTER
DlxApp.TEXTALIGN_MIDDLERIGHT
DlxApp.TEXTALIGN_MIDDLEJUSTIFY
DlxApp.TEXTALIGN_BASELEFT
DlxApp.TEXTALIGN_BASECENTER
DlxApp.TEXTALIGN_BASERIGHT
DlxApp.TEXTALIGN_BASEJUSTIFY
DlxApp.TEXTALIGN_BOTTOMLEFT
DlxApp.TEXTALIGN_BOTTOMCENTER
DlxApp.TEXTALIGN_BOTTOMRIGHT
DlxApp.TEXTALIGN_BOTTOMJUSTIFY
Current alignment
DlxApp.TEXTALIGN_DEFAULT

Return Value

The last newly created DlxAttribute object. Call the IsValid() method to determine if the object was created correctly.

Example

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var prj = DlxApp.GetJob().GetProject("Example Sch");
if (!prj.IsValid())
  prj = DlxApp.GetJob().NewProject("Example Sch");
var doc = prj.GetDocument("Examples Sch", DlxApp.DOCTYPE_SCHEMATIC);
if (!doc.IsValid())
{
  doc = prj.NewDocument("Examples Sch", DlxApp.DOCTYPE_SCHEMATIC);
  doc.SetPageFormat("A4", false);
}
if (doc.IsValid() && doc.Activate())
{
  var page = doc.GetActivePage();
  if (page.IsValid())
  {
    var layer = page.GetLayerFromType(DlxApp.LAYERTYPE_DRAWING);
    if (layer.IsValid())
    {
      layer.DrawAttribute(new DlxPoint(90,100), "Part number", "Manufacturer", "PN001");
    }
  }
}

See also