.. index::
   single: Symbology examples

.. _sym_examples:

*****************************************************************************
 Symbology Examples 
*****************************************************************************

:Author:        Jeff McKenna
:Contact:       jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com
:Author:        Håvard Tveite
:Contact:       havard.tveite at umb.no
:Date: $Date$
:Revision: $Revision$
:Last Updated: 2011/05/11

.. contents:: Table of Contents
    :depth: 2
    :backlinks: top
    
Example 1. Dashed Line
---------------------------------------------
This example creates a dashed line that is 5 `SIZEUNITS` wide,
with 10 `SIZEUNITS` on, 5 off, 5 on, 10 off ...

.. code-block:: mapfile

  LAYER
    ...
    CLASS
      ...
      STYLE
        COLOR 0 0 0
        WIDTH 5
        LINECAP butt
        PATTERN 10 5 5 10 END
      END
    END
  END

Example 2. TrueType font marker symbol
---------------------------------------------
This example symbol is a star, used to represent the national
capital, hence the name.
The font name in defined in the :ref:`FONTSET` file. The code
number "114" varies, you can use MS Windows' character map to
figure it out, or guestimate.


.. code-block:: mapfile

  SYMBOL
    NAME "natcap"
    TYPE TRUETYPE
    FONT "geo"
    FILLED true
    ANTIALIAS true  # only necessary for GD rendering
    CHARACTER "r"
  END

Example 3. Vector triangle marker symbol
---------------------------------------------
This example is fairly straight forward.
Note that to have 3 sides you need 4 points, hence the first and
last points are identical.  The triangle is not filled.

.. code-block:: mapfile

  SYMBOL
    NAME "triangle"
    TYPE vector
    POINTS
      0 4
      2 0
      4 4
      0 4
    END
  END

Example 4. Non-contiguous vector marker symbol (Cross)
-------------------------------------------------------
This example draws a cross, that is 2 lines (vectors) that are
not connected end-to-end (Like the triangle in the previous example).
The negative values separate the two.

.. code-block:: mapfile

  SYMBOL
    NAME "cross"
    TYPE vector
    POINTS
      2.0 0.0
      2.0 4.0
      -99 -99
      0.0 2.0
      4.0 2.0
    END 
  END

Example 5. Circle vector symbol
---------------------------------------------
This example creates a simple filled circle.
Using non-equal values for the point will give you an actual ellipse.

.. code-block:: mapfile

  SYMBOL
    NAME "circle"
    TYPE ellipse
    FILLED true
    POINTS
      1 1
    END
  END

Example 6. Downward diagonal fill
---------------------------------------------
This example creates a symbol that can be used to create
a downward diagonal fill for polygons.

.. code-block:: mapfile

  SYMBOL   
    NAME "downwarddiagonalfill"
    TYPE vector
    TRANSPARENT 0
    POINTS
      0 1
      1 0
    END   
  END
   
Example 7. Using the Symbol Type HATCH (new in 4.6)
----------------------------------------------------

As of MapServer 4.6, you can use the symbol type HATCH to produce hatched
lines. The following will display hatched lines at a 45 degree angle, 10
`SIZEUNITS` apart (center to center), and 3 `SIZEUNITS` wide.

Symbol definition:

.. code-block:: mapfile

  SYMBOL
    NAME 'hatch-test'
    TYPE HATCH
  END                   
                  
Layer definition:

.. code-block:: mapfile

  LAYER
    ...
    CLASS
      ...
      STYLE
        SYMBOL 'hatch-test'
        COLOR 255 0 0      
        ANGLE 45
        SIZE 10
        WIDTH 3
      END
    END
  END                   
                  
Other parameters available for HATCH are: MINSIZE, MAXSIZE, MINWIDTH,
and MAXWIDTH.

Example 8. Styled lines using GAP
----------------------------------------------------

This example shows how to style lines with symbols.

A 5 `SIZEUNITS` wide black line is decorated with ellipses that are 15
`SIZEUNITS` long (and 7.5 `SIZEUNITS`wide).  The ellipses are placed
30 `SIZEUNITS` apart, and the negative `GAP` value ensures that the
ellipses are oriented relative to the direction of the line.  The
ellipses are rotated 30 degrees counter clock-wise from their position
along the line.

Symbol definition:

.. code-block:: mapfile

  SYMBOL
    NAME "ellipse2"
    TYPE ellipse
    FILLED true
    POINTS
      1 2
    END
  END
                  
Layer definition:

.. code-block:: mapfile

  LAYER
    ...
    CLASS
      ...
      STYLE
        WIDTH 5
        COLOR 0 0 0      
      END
      STYLE
        SYMBOL 'ellipse2'
        COLOR 0 0 0
        ANGLE 30
        SIZE 15
        GAP -30
      END
    END
  END