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saveLayer Method

Summary

Saves an annotation layer to xml data.

Syntax

TypeScript

JavaScript

AnnCodecs.prototype.saveLayer = function( 
   layer, 
   format, 
   xmlData 
)

saveLayer( 
   layer: AnnLayer, 
   format: AnnFormat, 
   xmlData: string 
): string;

Parameters

layer

The AnnLayer to be saved. This value must not be null.

format

Must be AnnFormat.Annotations.

xmlData

Optional existing data. Can be null to create new annotations data; otherwise, must contain valid

data previously saved with this method.

Return Value

The xml string of the annotations that were saved.

Remarks

This method works the same way and produces the same annotation file format that AnnCodecs.Save produces, except it saves only the objects inside the individual layer specified instead of all the objects in the container.

Note that "load layer" functionality is not required by AnnCodecs. An AnnLayer cannot exist by itself without an annotation container, hence any of the load functions that accept a container parameter can be used to load the file saved by this function.

The SerializeOptions property can contain optional options and events to use during saving of annotations data.

For more information, refer to Annotation Files.

Example

AnnCodecs.ts

AnnCodecs.js

AnnCodecs.html

import { EngineHelper } from "../utilities/EngineHelper"; 
 
export class AnnEngine_AnnCodecsExample { 
   constructor() { 
      const helper = new EngineHelper(); 
      helper.run(this.run); 
   } 
 
   run = () => { 
      // Create a new annotation container, 8.5 by 11 inches 
      let container: lt.Annotations.Engine.AnnContainer = new lt.Annotations.Engine.AnnContainer(); 
      // Size must be in annotation units (1/720 of an inch) 
      container.size = lt.LeadSizeD.create(8.5 * 720, 11 * 720); 
 
      const showContainer = (message, container) => { 
         let str: string = message + "\nContainer size: "; 
 
         // Add the size 
         const inch: number = 720; 
         const width: number = container.size.width / inch; 
         const height: number = container.size.height / inch; 
         str += width + " by " + height + " inches" + "\n"; 
 
         // Add the objects 
         str += "Contains " + container.children.count + " objects(s)\n"; 
         for (let i = 0; i < container.children.count; i++) { 
            const annObj: lt.Annotations.Engine.AnnObject = container.children.item(i); 
 
            str += "Object: " + annObj.friendlyName + " at "; 
            for (let j = 0; j < annObj.points.count; j++) { 
               const pt: lt.LeadPointD = annObj.points.item(j); 
               const x: number = pt.x / inch; 
               const y: number = pt.y / inch; 
               str += "(" + x + ", " + y + ") "; 
            } 
 
            str += "\n"; 
         } 
 
         alert(str); 
      }; 
 
      const inch: number = 720.0; 
      // Add a red line object, from 1in 1in to 2in 2in 
      const lineObj: lt.Annotations.Engine.AnnPolylineObject = new lt.Annotations.Engine.AnnPolylineObject(); 
      lineObj.points.add(lt.LeadPointD.create(1 * inch, 1 * inch)); 
      lineObj.points.add(lt.LeadPointD.create(2 * inch, 2 * inch)); 
      lineObj.stroke = lt.Annotations.Engine.AnnStroke.create(lt.Annotations.Engine.AnnSolidColorBrush.create("red"), lt.LeadLengthD.create(1)); 
      container.children.add(lineObj); 
 
      // Add a blue on yellow rectangle from 3in 3in to 4in 4in 
      const rectObj: lt.Annotations.Engine.AnnRectangleObject = new lt.Annotations.Engine.AnnRectangleObject(); 
      rectObj.rect = lt.LeadRectD.create(3 * inch, 3 * inch, 1 * inch, 1 * inch); 
      rectObj.stroke = lt.Annotations.Engine.AnnStroke.create(lt.Annotations.Engine.AnnSolidColorBrush.create("blue"), lt.LeadLengthD.create(1)); 
      rectObj.fill = lt.Annotations.Engine.AnnSolidColorBrush.create("yellow"); 
      container.children.add(rectObj); 
 
      // Show the container 
      showContainer("Before save", container); 
 
      // Create the codecs object to save and load annotations 
      const codecs: lt.Annotations.Engine.AnnCodecs = new lt.Annotations.Engine.AnnCodecs(); 
 
      // Save the container 
      const xmlData: string = codecs.save(container, lt.Annotations.Engine.AnnFormat.annotations, null, 1); 
 
      // delete the container 
      container = null; 
 
      // Show information about the data we just saved 
      const info: lt.Annotations.Engine.AnnCodecsInfo = codecs.getInfo(xmlData); 
      let message: string; 
      if (info.format == lt.Annotations.Engine.AnnFormat.annotations) { 
         message = "Version: "; 
         message += info.version; 
         message += " No. of pages: "; 
         message += info.pages.length; 
         message += " page nos: "; 
         for (let i = 0; i < info.pages.length; i++) { 
            message += info.pages[i] + " "; 
         } 
      } 
      else { 
         message = "Invalid annotations data"; 
      } 
 
      alert(message); 
 
      // Load the container we just saved 
      container = codecs.load(xmlData, 1); 
 
      // Show it 
      showContainer("After load", container); 
   } 
}

import { EngineHelper } from "../utilities/EngineHelper"; 
 
export class AnnEngine_AnnCodecsExample { 
   constructor() { 
      const helper = new EngineHelper(); 
      helper.run(this.run); 
   } 
 
   run = () => { 
      // Create a new annotation container, 8.5 by 11 inches 
      let container = new lt.Annotations.Engine.AnnContainer(); 
      // Size must be in annotation units (1/720 of an inch) 
      container.size = lt.LeadSizeD.create(8.5 * 720, 11 * 720); 
 
      const showContainer = (message, container) => { 
         let str = message + "\nContainer size: "; 
 
         // Add the size 
         const inch = 720; 
         const width = container.size.width / inch; 
         const height = container.size.height / inch; 
         str += width + " by " + height + " inches" + "\n"; 
 
         // Add the objects 
         str += "Contains " + container.children.count + " objects(s)\n"; 
         for (let i = 0; i < container.children.count; i++) { 
            const annObj = container.children.item(i); 
 
            str += "Object: " + annObj.friendlyName + " at "; 
            for (let j = 0; j < annObj.points.count; j++) { 
               const pt = annObj.points.item(j); 
               const x = pt.x / inch; 
               const y = pt.y / inch; 
               str += "(" + x + ", " + y + ") "; 
            } 
 
            str += "\n"; 
         } 
 
         alert(str); 
      }; 
 
      const inch = 720.0; 
      // Add a red line object, from 1in 1in to 2in 2in 
      const lineObj = new lt.Annotations.Engine.AnnPolylineObject(); 
      lineObj.points.add(lt.LeadPointD.create(1 * inch, 1 * inch)); 
      lineObj.points.add(lt.LeadPointD.create(2 * inch, 2 * inch)); 
      lineObj.stroke = lt.Annotations.Engine.AnnStroke.create(lt.Annotations.Engine.AnnSolidColorBrush.create("red"), lt.LeadLengthD.create(1)); 
      container.children.add(lineObj); 
 
      // Add a blue on yellow rectangle from 3in 3in to 4in 4in 
      const rectObj = new lt.Annotations.Engine.AnnRectangleObject(); 
      rectObj.rect = lt.LeadRectD.create(3 * inch, 3 * inch, 1 * inch, 1 * inch); 
      rectObj.stroke = lt.Annotations.Engine.AnnStroke.create(lt.Annotations.Engine.AnnSolidColorBrush.create("blue"), lt.LeadLengthD.create(1)); 
      rectObj.fill = lt.Annotations.Engine.AnnSolidColorBrush.create("yellow"); 
      container.children.add(rectObj); 
 
      // Show the container 
      showContainer("Before save", container); 
 
      // Create the codecs object to save and load annotations 
      const codecs = new lt.Annotations.Engine.AnnCodecs(); 
 
      // Save the container 
      const xmlData = codecs.save(container, lt.Annotations.Engine.AnnFormat.annotations, null, 1); 
 
      // delete the container 
      container = null; 
 
      // Show information about the data we just saved 
      const info = codecs.getInfo(xmlData); 
      let message; 
      if (info.format == lt.Annotations.Engine.AnnFormat.annotations) { 
         message = "Version: "; 
         message += info.version; 
         message += " No. of pages: "; 
         message += info.pages.length; 
         message += " page nos: "; 
         for (let i = 0; i < info.pages.length; i++) { 
            message += info.pages[i] + " "; 
         } 
      } 
      else { 
         message = "Invalid annotations data"; 
      } 
 
      alert(message); 
 
      // Load the container we just saved 
      container = codecs.load(xmlData, 1); 
 
      // Show it 
      showContainer("After load", container); 
   } 
}

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<title>AnnEngine Example | AnnCodecs</title> 
 
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      } 
   </style> 
   <!-- All demo files are bundled and appended to the window --> 
   <script src="../../bundle.js" type="text/javascript"></script> 
</head> 
 
<body> 
   <p>Either Pan/Zoom or Annotations mode. In annotations mode, draw new objects or edit them.</p> 
   <div> 
      <select id="currentObjectIdSelect"></select> 
   </div> 
   <div> 
      <input type="button" id="exampleButton" value="Example" /> 
      <label id="exampleLabel" /> 
   </div> 
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<script> 
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</script> 
</html>

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