deckgl (version 0.2.5)

add_text_layer: Add a text layer to the deckgl widget

Description

The TextLayer renders text labels on the map using texture mapping.

Usage

add_text_layer(deckgl, id = "text-layer", data = NULL,
  properties = list(), ...)

Arguments

deckgl

deckgl widget

id

id of the layer

data

url to fetch data from or data object

properties

named list of properties with names corresponding to the properties defined in the deckgl-api-reference for the given layer class, additionally there is a getTooltip property (callback) showing a tooltip when the mouse enters an object, e. g. getTooltip = JS("object => object.name")

...

more properties (will be added to the properties object), useful if you want to use a properties object for more than one layer

See Also

https://deck.gl/#/documentation/deckgl-api-reference/layers/text-layer

Examples

# NOT RUN {
## @knitr text-layer
data("bart_stations")

deck <- deckgl(zoom = 10, pitch = 35) %>%
  add_text_layer(
    data = bart_stations,
    pickable = TRUE,
    getPosition = ~lng + lat,
    getText = ~name,
    getSize = 15,
    getAngle = 0,
    getTextAnchor = "middle",
    getAlignmentBaseline = "center",
    getTooltip = JS("object =>`${object.name}<br/>${object.address}`")
  ) %>%
  add_mapbox_basemap()

if (interactive()) deck
# }