#### Label

The properties of a label in a map are listed as follows. You can set these properties globally for all the labels in a map, or respectively for the label in each specific map area, or for the one independently inserted in the map object.

Property Name | Description
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General
Class Type | Indicates the class type of the object. This property is read only.
Use Global Setting | Specifies whether to apply the settings that you have set globally for all labels in the map to this object. true - If selected, the object will take the global settings, and all the properties for the object will become read only. false- If selected, the properties for the object can be edited if required. Data type: Boolean
Text Format
Autofit | Specifies whether to adjust the width and height of the object according to the contents. Data type: Boolean
Bold | Specifies whether to make the text bold. Data type: Boolean
Font Face | Specifies the font of the text. Choose an option from the drop-down list. Data type: Enumeration
Font Size | Specifies the font size of the text. Enter an integer value to change the size. Data type: Integer
Horizontal Alignment | Specifies the horizontal justification of the text in the object. Choose an option from the drop-down list. Data type: Enumeration
Italic | Specifies whether to make the text italic. Data type: Boolean
Maximum Width | Specifies the maximum width of the text displayed. Enter a numeric value to change the width. This property often works with the Autofit property. If Autofit = true and Maximum Width is not equal to 0, the text will extend until the width is this value. Data type: Float
Strikethrough | Specifies whether to add a strikethrough line to the text. Data type: Boolean
Text | Specifies the text in the label. Enter a string to display as the label text. Data type: String
Underline | Specifies whether to underline the text. Data type: Boolean
Vertical Alignment | Specifies the vertical justification of the text in the object. Choose an option from the drop-down list. Data type: Enumeration
Word Wrap | Specifies whether to wrap the text to the width. Data type: Boolean
Geometry
Height | Specifies the height of the object, in inches or centimeters. Enter a numeric value to change the height. Data type: Float
Width | Specifies the width of the object, in inches or centimeters. Enter a numeric value to change the width. Data type: Float
X | Specifies the horizontal coordinate of the top left corner of the object, relative to its parent container. Enter a numeric value to change the position in inches or centimeters. Data type: Float
Y | Specifies the vertical coordinate of the top left corner of the object, relative to its parent container. Enter a numeric value to change the position in inches or centimeters. Data type: Float
Color
Background | Specifies the background color of the object. Choose a color from the drop-down list, enter a hexadecimal RGB value (e.g. 0xff0000) or choose a formula that returns a color. Data type: String
Foreground | Specifies the foreground color of the object. Choose a color from the drop-down list, enter a hexadecimal RGB value (e.g. 0xff0000) or choose a formula that returns a color. Data type: String
Padding
Bottom Padding | Specifies the space between the text and the bottom border of the object. Enter a numeric value to change the padding. Data type: Float
Left Padding | Specifies the space between the text and the left border of the object. Enter a numeric value to change the padding. Data type: Float
Right Padding | Specifies the space between the text and the right border of the object. Enter a numeric value to change the padding. Data type: Float
Top Padding | Specifies the space between the text and the top border of the object. Enter a numeric value to change the padding. Data type: Float
Border
Border Color | Specifies the color of the border of the object. Choose a color from the drop-down list, enter a hexadecimal RGB value (0xCCAA00) or choose a formula that returns a color. Data type: String
Border Thickness | Specifies the width of the border in inches or centimeters. Data type: Float
Bottom Line | Specifies the line style of the bottom border of the object. Choose a style from the drop-down list. Data type: Enumeration
Left Line | Specifies the line style of the left border of the object. Choose a style from the drop-down list. Data type: Enumeration
Right Line | Specifies the line style of the right border of the object. Choose a style from the drop-down list. Data type: Enumeration
Shadow | Specifies whether to draw two shadowed borders, beneath and to the right of the object. Data type: Boolean
Shadow Color | Specifies the color of the shadow. Choose a color from the drop-down list, enter a hexadecimal RGB value (e.g. 0xff0000) or choose a formula that returns a color. Data type: String
Top Line | Specifies the line style of the top border of the object. Choose a style from the drop-down list. Data type: Enumeration
Pattern
Pattern Color | Specifies the color in which to draw a pattern to fill the object. Choose a color from the drop-down list, enter a hexadecimal RGB value (e.g. 0xff0000) or choose a formula that returns a color. Data type: String
Pattern Style | Specifies the style of the pattern. Choose an option from the drop-down list. none - No pattern will be applied to the object. 50% - The object will be filled in the Pattern Color of 50%-transparency. horizontal - The pattern will be made of horizontal lines of the Pattern Color. vertical - The pattern will be made of vertical lines of the Pattern Color. grid - The pattern will be an overlapping of horizontal and vertical lines of the Pattern Color. diagonal - The pattern will be made of diagonal lines of the Pattern Color. Data type: Enumeration
Others
Auto Connector | Specifies whether a line between the area and the object will be automatically drawn, when the object is dragged and dropped out of the area. Data type: Boolean
Invisible | Specifies whether to show the object in the design area and in the report results. All formulas and calculations will still be performed if the property is set to true. Data type: Boolean
Accessibility
External AccessKey | It is mapped to the HTML attribute accesskey. This attribute specifies an access key to the object. Data type: String
External CSS Class Selector | Specifies a class selector to be applied to the object when exported as HTML. Enter a valid class name from the CSS file. Data type: String
External Dir | It is mapped to the HTML attribute dir. This attribute specifies the base direction of directionally neutral text in the object's content and attribute values. It also specifies the directionality of tables. Possible values: LTR - Left-to-right text or table. RTL - Right-to-left text or table. Data type: String
External ID | It is mapped to the HTML attribute id. This attribute specifies a name to the object, which must be unique in the report. Data type: String
External Style | It is mapped to the HTML attribute style. This attribute specifies style information for the object. Data type: String
External TabIndex | It is mapped to the HTML attribute tabindex. This attribute specifies the position of the object in the tabbing order for the current report. Enter an integer equal to or greater than 0 and less than 65535. Data type: Integer
External Title | It is mapped to the HTML attribute title. This attribute offers advisory information about the object. Data type: String
HrefLang | It is mapped to the HTML attribute hreflang. This attribute specifies the base language of the resource designated by a link and may only be used when a link is specified. Data type: String
Language | It is mapped to the HTML attribute lang. This attribute specifies the base language of the object's attribute values and text content. Data type: String
LongDesc | It is mapped to the HTML attribute longdesc. This attribute specifies a link to a long description of the object. Data type: String