Imagick::annotateImage

    (PECL imagick 2, PECL imagick 3)

    Imagick::annotateImage — Annotates an image with text

    Description

    publicImagick::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

    $image = new Imagick();
    $draw = new ImagickDraw();
    $pixel = new ImagickPixel( 'gray' );


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


    $draw->setFillColor('black');


    $draw->setFont('Bookman-DemiItalic');
    $draw->setFontSize( 30 );


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


    $image->setImageFormat('png');


    header('Content-type: image/png');
    echo     $image;

    ?>

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