8 LinePatternSymbolizer
Jez Nicholson edited this page 2018-01-23 13:03:25 +00:00

Symbolizer that specifies rendering of repeated png, tiff, or svg symbol to create a line. For example, a cliff edge.

Used as an alternative to a LineSymbolizer.

Showing a cliff on openstreetmap.org

Configuration Options

parameter value default accepts expressions
file path to image file none mapnik >= 2.0
base base path where to search for file none no
width (removed) px 4
height (removed) px 4
type (removed) png tiff none
comp-op Compositing none no

Note that the line direction matters!

Examples

Default

XML

    <LinePatternSymbolizer width="16" height="16" type="png" file="/path/to/icon.png"/>

Python

    l = LinePatternSymbolizer('/path/to/icon.png','png',10,10) # file, type, width, height

C++

    rule_type rule;
    rule.append(line_pattern_symbolizer("/path/to/icon.png", "png", 20, 20)); // file, type, width, height