Class: QgsAbstractVectorLayerLabeling

class qgis.core.QgsAbstractVectorLayerLabeling

Bases: sip.wrapper

Default constructor

Abstract base class - its implementations define different approaches to the labeling of a vector layer.

Methods

clone

Returns a new copy of the object

create

Try to create instance of an implementation based on the XML data

requiresAdvancedEffects

Returns true if drawing labels requires advanced effects like composition modes, which could prevent it being used as an isolated cached image or exported to a vector format.

save

Returns labeling configuration as XML element

setSettings

Set pal settings for a specific provider (takes ownership).

settings

Gets associated label settings.

subProviders

Gets list of sub-providers within the layer’s labeling.

toSld

Writes the SE 1.1 TextSymbolizer element based on the current layer labeling settings

type

Unique type string of the labeling configuration implementation

writeTextSymbolizer

Writes a TextSymbolizer element contents based on the provided labeling settings

clone(self) → QgsAbstractVectorLayerLabeling

Returns a new copy of the object

Return type

QgsAbstractVectorLayerLabeling

create(element: QDomElement, context: QgsReadWriteContext) → QgsAbstractVectorLayerLabeling

Try to create instance of an implementation based on the XML data

Parameters
Return type

QgsAbstractVectorLayerLabeling

requiresAdvancedEffects(self) → bool

Returns true if drawing labels requires advanced effects like composition modes, which could prevent it being used as an isolated cached image or exported to a vector format.

New in version 3.0.

Return type

bool

save(self, doc: QDomDocument, context: QgsReadWriteContext) → QDomElement

Returns labeling configuration as XML element

Parameters
Return type

QDomElement

setSettings(self, settings: QgsPalLayerSettings, providerId: str = '')

Set pal settings for a specific provider (takes ownership).

Parameters
  • settings (QgsPalLayerSettings) – Pal layer settings

  • providerId (str = '') – The id of the provider

New in version 3.0.

settings(self, providerId: str = '') → QgsPalLayerSettings

Gets associated label settings. In case of multiple sub-providers with different settings, they are identified by their ID (e.g. in case of rule-based labeling, provider ID == rule key)

Parameters

providerId (str = '') –

Return type

QgsPalLayerSettings

subProviders(self) → List[str]

Gets list of sub-providers within the layer’s labeling.

Return type

List[str]

toSld(self, parent: QDomNode, props: Dict[str, str])

Writes the SE 1.1 TextSymbolizer element based on the current layer labeling settings

Parameters
  • parent (QDomNode) –

  • props (Dict[str) –

type(self) → str

Unique type string of the labeling configuration implementation

Return type

str

writeTextSymbolizer(self, parent: QDomNode, settings: QgsPalLayerSettings, props: Dict[str, str])

Writes a TextSymbolizer element contents based on the provided labeling settings

Parameters
  • parent (QDomNode) – the node that will have the text symbolizer element added to it

  • settings (QgsPalLayerSettings) – the settings getting translated to a TextSymbolizer

  • props (Dict[str) – a open ended set of properties that can drive/inform the SLD encoding