vtkLegendBoxActor

Section: Visualization Toolkit Hybrid Classes

Usage

vtkLegendBoxActor is used to associate a symbol with a text string. The user specifies a vtkPolyData to use as the symbol, and a string associated with the symbol. The actor can then be placed in the scene in the same way that any other vtkActor2D can be used.

To use this class, you must define the position of the legend box by using the superclasses' vtkActor2D::Position coordinate and Position2 coordinate. Then define the set of symbols and text strings that make up the menu box. The font attributes of the entries can be set through the vtkTextProperty associated to this actor. The class will scale the symbols and text to fit in the legend box defined by (Position,Position2). Optional features like turning on a border line and setting the spacing between the border and the symbols/text can also be set.

To create an instance of class vtkLegendBoxActor, simply invoke its constructor as follows

  obj = vtkLegendBoxActor

Methods

The class vtkLegendBoxActor has several methods that can be used. They are listed below. Note that the documentation is translated automatically from the VTK sources, and may not be completely intelligible. When in doubt, consult the VTK website. In the methods listed below, obj is an instance of the vtkLegendBoxActor class.