Class: QgsEmbeddedSymbolRenderer

class qgis.core.QgsEmbeddedSymbolRenderer

Bases: QgsFeatureRenderer

A vector feature renderer which uses embedded feature symbology to render per-feature symbols.

This renderer can be used for vector layers with a data provider which supports the QgsVectorDataProvider.FeatureSymbology capability, where the dataset has embedded information on how each feature should be rendered.

New in version 3.20.

QgsEmbeddedSymbolRenderer(defaultSymbol: QgsSymbol) Constructor for QgsEmbeddedSymbolRenderer.

The defaultSymbol will be used to render any feature without embedded symbology. Ownership of defaultSymbol is transferred to the renderer.

Methods

capabilities

rtype:

QgsFeatureRenderer.Capabilities

clone

rtype:

QgsEmbeddedSymbolRenderer

convertFromRenderer

Creates a QgsEmbeddedSymbolRenderer from an existing renderer.

convertSymbolRotation

convertSymbolSizeScale

create

Creates a new embedded symbol renderer from an XML element, using the supplied read/write context.

defaultSymbol

Returns the default symbol which will be rendered for any feature which does not have embedded symbology.

originalSymbolForFeature

param feature:

renderFeature

param feature:

renderFeatureWithSymbol

Render the feature with the symbol using context.

renderVertexMarker

render editing vertex marker at specified point

renderVertexMarkerPolygon

render editing vertex marker for a polygon

renderVertexMarkerPolyline

render editing vertex marker for a polyline

save

param doc:

saveRendererData

Saves generic renderer data into the specified element.

setDefaultSymbol

Sets the default symbol which will be rendered for any feature which does not have embedded symbology.

startRender

param context:

stopRender

param context:

symbolForFeature

param feature:

symbols

param context:

usedAttributes

param context:

usesEmbeddedSymbols

rtype:

bool

capabilities(self) QgsFeatureRenderer.Capabilities
Return type:

QgsFeatureRenderer.Capabilities

clone(self) QgsEmbeddedSymbolRenderer
Return type:

QgsEmbeddedSymbolRenderer

convertFromRenderer(renderer: QgsFeatureRenderer) QgsEmbeddedSymbolRenderer

Creates a QgsEmbeddedSymbolRenderer from an existing renderer.

Return type:

QgsEmbeddedSymbolRenderer

Returns:

a new renderer if the conversion was possible, otherwise None.

Parameters:

renderer (QgsFeatureRenderer) –

convertSymbolRotation(symbol: QgsSymbol, field: str)

Note

this function is used to convert old rotations expressions to symbol level DataDefined angle

convertSymbolSizeScale(symbol: QgsSymbol, method: Qgis.ScaleMethod, field: str)

Note

this function is used to convert old sizeScale expressions to symbol level DataDefined size

create(element: QDomElement, context: QgsReadWriteContext) QgsFeatureRenderer

Creates a new embedded symbol renderer from an XML element, using the supplied read/write context.

The caller takes ownership of the returned renderer.

Parameters:
Return type:

QgsFeatureRenderer

defaultSymbol(self) QgsSymbol

Returns the default symbol which will be rendered for any feature which does not have embedded symbology.

Return type:

QgsSymbol

originalSymbolForFeature(self, feature: QgsFeature, context: QgsRenderContext) QgsSymbol
Parameters:
Return type:

QgsSymbol

renderFeature(self, feature: QgsFeature, context: QgsRenderContext, layer: int = -1, selected: bool = False, drawVertexMarker: bool = False) bool
Parameters:
  • feature (QgsFeature) –

  • context (QgsRenderContext) –

  • layer (int = -1) –

  • selected (bool = False) –

  • drawVertexMarker (bool = False) –

Return type:

bool

renderFeatureWithSymbol(self, feature: QgsFeature, symbol: QgsSymbol, context: QgsRenderContext, layer: int, selected: bool, drawVertexMarker: bool)

Render the feature with the symbol using context. Use layer to specify the symbol layer, selected to specify if it should be rendered as selected and drawVertexMarker to specify if vertex markers should be rendered.

renderVertexMarker(self, pt: QPointF | QPoint, context: QgsRenderContext)

render editing vertex marker at specified point

renderVertexMarkerPolygon(self, pts: QPolygonF, rings: Iterable[QPolygonF], context: QgsRenderContext)

render editing vertex marker for a polygon

renderVertexMarkerPolyline(self, pts: QPolygonF, context: QgsRenderContext)

render editing vertex marker for a polyline

save(self, doc: QDomDocument, context: QgsReadWriteContext) QDomElement
Parameters:
Return type:

QDomElement

saveRendererData(self, doc: QDomDocument, element: QDomElement, context: QgsReadWriteContext)

Saves generic renderer data into the specified element.

This method should be called in a subclass’ save() implementation in order to store all common base class properties in the DOM element.

New in version 3.22.

setDefaultSymbol(self, symbol: QgsSymbol)

Sets the default symbol which will be rendered for any feature which does not have embedded symbology.

Ownership of symbol is transferred to the renderer.

See also

defaultSymbol()

Parameters:

symbol (QgsSymbol) –

startRender(self, context: QgsRenderContext, fields: QgsFields)
Parameters:
stopRender(self, context: QgsRenderContext)
Parameters:

context (QgsRenderContext) –

symbolForFeature(self, feature: QgsFeature, context: QgsRenderContext) QgsSymbol
Parameters:
Return type:

QgsSymbol

symbols(self, context: QgsRenderContext) List[QgsSymbol]
Parameters:

context (QgsRenderContext) –

Return type:

List[QgsSymbol]

usedAttributes(self, context: QgsRenderContext) Set[str]
Parameters:

context (QgsRenderContext) –

Return type:

Set[str]

usesEmbeddedSymbols(self) bool
Return type:

bool