Imagick::annotateImage

(PECL imagick 2, PECL imagick 3)

Imagick::annotateImage — Annotates an image with text

Description

public Imagick::annotateImage(
    ImagickDraw $draw_settings,
    float $x,
    float $y,
    float $angle,
    string $text
): bool

Annotates an image with text.

Parameters

draw_settings: The ImagickDraw object that contains settings for drawing the text
x: Horizontal offset in pixels to the left of text
y: Vertical offset in pixels to the baseline of text
angle: The angle at which to write the text
text: The string to draw

Return Values

Returns true on success.

Examples

Example #1 Using Imagick::annotateImage():

Annotate text on an empty image

<?php
/* Create some objects */
$image = new Imagick();
$draw = new ImagickDraw();
$pixel = new ImagickPixel( 'gray' );

/* New image */
$image->newImage(800, 75, $pixel);

/* Black text */
$draw->setFillColor('black');

/* Font properties */
$draw->setFont('Bookman-DemiItalic');
$draw->setFontSize( 30 );

/* Create text */
$image->annotateImage($draw, 10, 45, 0, 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog');

/* Give image a format */
$image->setImageFormat('png');

/* Output the image with headers */
header('Content-type: image/png');
echo $image;

?>

Improve This Page

Learn How To Improve This Page • Submit a Pull Request • Report a Bug

＋add a note

User Contributed Notes

There are no user contributed notes for this page.