PHP | GmagickDraw annotate() Function

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The GmagickDraw::annotate() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to draw the text on the image.

Syntax:

GmagickDraw GmagickDraw::annotate( float $x, float $y, string $text )

Parameters: This function accept three parameters as mentioned above and described below:

$x: It specifies the x-coordinate of the text.
$y: It specifies the y-coordinate of the text.
$text: It specifies the text content.

Return Value: This function returns GmagickDraw object on success.

Exceptions: This function throws GmagickException on error.

Below given programs illustrate the GmagickDraw::annotate() function in PHP:

Used Image:

Program 1 (Adding text to a drawing):

<?php 
  
// Create a new Gmagick object 
$gmagick = new Gmagick('zambiatek.png'); 
   
// Create a GmagickDraw object 
$draw = new GmagickDraw(); 
   
// Set the color 
$draw->setFillColor('white'); 
   
// Function to draw rectangle 
$draw->rectangle(0, 0, 800, 400); 
   
// Set the fill color 
$draw->setFillColor('red'); 
   
// Set the font size 
$draw->setfontsize(80); 
   
// Annotate a text 
$draw->annotate(30, 120, 'zambiatek'); 
   
// Use of drawimage function 
$gmagick->drawImage($draw); 
   
// Display the output image 
header("Content-Type: image/png"); 
echo $gmagick->getImageBlob(); 
?> 

Output:

Program 2 (Adding text to a image):

<?php 
  
// Create a new Gmagick object 
$gmagick = new Gmagick('zambiatek.png'); 
    
// Create a GmagickDraw object 
$draw = new GmagickDraw(); 
    
// Set the fill color 
$draw->setFillColor('green'); 
    
// Set the font size 
$draw->setfontsize(30); 
    
// Annotate a text 
$draw->annotate(100, 120,  
    'This line is drawn with annotate'); 
    
// Use of drawimage function 
$gmagick->drawImage($draw); 
    
// Display the output image 
header("Content-Type: image/png"); 
echo $gmagick->getImageBlob(); 
?> 

Output:

Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/gmagickdraw.annotate.php

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