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DropLegendItem()

Summary

Drops an item from a manual legend.

 

Syntax

result = DropLegendItem(string map_name, array item_info)

 

Argument Contents
map_name The name of the map
item_info An array containing the item type (a string) and other information about the item, as indicated below.

 

Item Type Other Information
Space An integer that is the position in the legend at which the space is located
Text Two strings - the first is the text, the second is the font with which to display the text
Set One string - the name of the set
Theme A string with the name of the theme
Theme Bin One string and one integer - the name of the theme and the number of the class

 

Returns

The number of items dropped: the number of bins in the theme if a theme is dropped, otherwise 1.

 

Example

rslt = DropLegendItem("My Map", {"Space", 4})

rslt = DropLegendItem("U.S. States", {"Set", "High Income States"})

 

Error Codes

Error Type Meaning
Error The type of the item was incorrect or the additional information is not specified correctly
NotFound The named map does not exist or has no legend; the item array is null; or the specified item was not found

 

See Also

Function Summary
CreateLegend() Creates a map legend
AddLegendItem() Adds an item to a manual map legend

 

 

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