The SEDRIS Data Representation Model
APPENDIX A - Classes
Text

Class Name: Text

Superclass - <Icon>

Subclasses

This DRM class is concrete and has no subclasses.

Definition

An instance of this DRM class specifies a character string with a location, which is used to identify places on 2D maps or to label objects.

Primary Page in DRM Diagram:

Secondary Pages in DRM Diagram:

This class appears on only one page of the DRM class diagram.

Example

  1. The name of a county, and an appropriate place to draw that name on a map, are represented by a <Text> instance.

FAQs

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Constraints

Component of (two-way) (inherited)

Inherited Field Elements

This class has no inherited field elements.

Field Elements

SE_String text_string; (notes)
SE_Text_Font font; (notes)

Notes

Fields Notes


text_string

 The text_string field specifies the characters making up the
 text string; it assumes a termination character.

font

 The font field specifies the font to be used to render the text string.

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