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<Rejected> (Dynamic)

The dynamic <Rejected> port appears when a parameter is set to a non-literal value that might make processing impossible.

For example, if a numeric parameter such as Line Width, Count Start, or Decimal Places is set to an expression, attribute value, or user parameter, it is possible to pass in a non-numeric value that cannot be used. Decimal Places = Cat cannot be processed, so the feature will be output via this port.

Rejected features will have an fme_rejection_code attribute explaining the reason for rejection.

Rejected Feature Handling: can be set to either terminate the translation or continue running when it encounters a rejected feature. This setting is available both as a default FME option and as a workspace parameter.

Identity

Name	Determines the name of the structure element associated with the incoming feature. Name must be set to a unique value per feature thus it is recommended this be set to an attribute containing unique string values.

Color

Specifies the pen color of the feature used to render the feature in the set color. The pen color determines the color of points, lines, arcs, area boundaries, and annotations.

Specifying Colors

Colors may be entered directly or chosen from the color picker via the ellipsis button.

Syntax

Colors can be specified by RGB values or hex codes. RGB values may be either 24-bit or decimal (0 - 1). If the value type is unclear, as in (1,1,1), the 24-bit interpretation is used. Hex codes are accepted with or without a hash sign (#).

24-bit RGB	Decimal RGB	Hex code
0,0,0	0,0,0	#000000
255,0,0	1,0,0	#FF0000
202,173,232	0.79,0.68,0.91	#CAADE8
255,255,255	Not Available	#FFFFFF

Fill Color

Specifies the fill color for an area geometry on a feature used to render the interior feature in the set color.

Specifying Colors

Colors may be entered directly or chosen from the color picker via the ellipsis button.

Syntax

Colors can be specified by RGB values or hex codes. RGB values may be either 24-bit or decimal (0 - 1). If the value type is unclear, as in (1,1,1), the 24-bit interpretation is used. Hex codes are accepted with or without a hash sign (#).

24-bit RGB	Decimal RGB	Hex code
0,0,0	0,0,0	#000000
255,0,0	1,0,0	#FF0000
202,173,232	0.79,0.68,0.91	#CAADE8
255,255,255	Not Available	#FFFFFF

Opacity

Specifies the opacity of the stroking color of the feature. A value of 1.0 is fully opaque, and 0.0 is completely transparent.

Fill Opacity

Specifies the opacity of the fill color of the feature. A value of 1.0 is fully opaque, and 0.0 is completely transparent.

Line Style

Line Width	Specifies the line width in typographical points of line geometries and boundaries of area geometries. Points within half the line width perpendicular distance from the line path will be painted.
Line Cap Style	Specifies the cap style for the ends of lines. Valid values are: Butt Cap: Lines are squared off at the end and do not project past the end of the line, Round Cap: Semicircles with diameter equal to the line width cap the ends of lines, or Projecting Square Cap: Lines project past the end by a distance equal to half the line width and are squared off.
Line Join Style	Specifies the shape of corners between segments of paths. Valid values are: Miter Join: Outer edges of segments are extended until they meet, Round Join: Arcs with diameter equal to the line width are drawn around corners, or Bevel Join: Two adjacent segments are finished with butt caps, and the notch beyond the ends is filled with a triangle.
Line Miter Limit	Specifies a maximum on the ratio of the miter length to the line width. For example, a miter limit of 1.414 will bevel the ends of two segments meeting at an angle less than 90 degrees (the far corner will be at a distance sqrt(1^2+1^2)=sqrt(2) from the line).
Line Dash Array/Line Dash Phase	The Line Dash Array and Line Dash Phase control the pattern of dashes and gaps used to stroke lines. The elements of both the dash array and the dash phase are expressed in user space units. An empty dash array and zero phase can be used to draw a solid line. The Line Dash Array’s elements are numbers that specify the lengths of alternating dashes and gaps. The numbers must be nonnegative and not all zero. The Line Dash Phase specifies the distance into the dash pattern at which to start the dash. When drawing paths consisting of several subpaths, the dash pattern is applied independently to each subpath.

Text

Font

Refers to any valid TrueType font name, which you can choose from the dialog or enter directly in the parameter field. The font name is case-insensitive, and can also include optional style parameters according to the syntax:

<fontname>[,<fontsize>][,BOLD][,ITALIC][,STRIKEOUT][,UNDERLINE]

The brackets [ ] enclose optional items.

Interactivity

Tooltip	Specifies the string that will be displayed when an user hovers over the feature with the mouse cursor in a PDF viewer application.
URL	Specifies the destination address to be resolved when a user clicks on the feature in a PDF viewer application that supports URI actions. In the common case of a URL, Adobe Acrobat Reader will open a web browser to resolve the address specified.

How to Set Parameter Values

Defining Values

There are several ways to define a value for use in a Transformer. The simplest is to simply type in a value or string, which can include functions of various types such as attribute references, math and string functions, and workspace parameters.

Using the Text Editor

The Text Editor provides a convenient way to construct text strings (including regular expressions) from various data sources, such as attributes, parameters, and constants, where the result is used directly inside a parameter.

Text Editor

Using the Arithmetic Editor

The Arithmetic Editor provides a convenient way to construct math expressions from various data sources, such as attributes, parameters, and feature functions, where the result is used directly inside a parameter.

Arithmetic Editor

Conditional Values

Set values depending on one or more test conditions that either pass or fail.

Parameter Condition Definition Dialog

Content

Expressions and strings can include a number of functions, characters, parameters, and more.

When setting values - whether entered directly in a parameter or constructed using one of the editors - strings and expressions containing String, Math, Date/Time or FME Feature Functions will have those functions evaluated. Therefore, the names of these functions (in the form @<function_name>) should not be used as literal string values.

Content Types

String Functions	These functions manipulate and format strings.
Special Characters	A set of control characters is available in the Text Editor.
Math Functions	Math functions are available in both editors.
Date/Time Functions	Date and time functions are available in the Text Editor.
Math Operators	These operators are available in the Arithmetic Editor.
FME Feature Functions	These return primarily feature-specific values.
FME Parameters	FME and workspace-specific parameters may be used.
Creating and Modifying User Parameters	Create your own editable parameters.

Dialog Options - Tables

Table Tools

Transformers with table-style parameters have additional tools for populating and manipulating values.

Row Reordering

Enabled once you have clicked on a row item. Choices include:

Add a row
Remove a row
Move current row up one
Move current row down one
Move current row to top
Move current row to bottom

Cut, Copy, and Paste

Enabled once you have clicked on a row item. Choices include:

Cut a row - delete and copy to clipboard
Copy a row to the clipboard
Paste a row from the clipboard

Cut, copy, and paste may be used within a transformer, or between transformers.

Filter

Start typing a string, and the matrix will only display rows matching those characters. Searches all columns. This only affects the display of attributes within the transformer - it does not alter which attributes are output.

Import

Import populates the table with a set of new attributes read from a dataset. Specific application varies between transformers.

Reset/Refresh

Generally resets the table to its initial state, and may provide additional options to remove invalid entries. Behavior varies between transformers.

Note: Not all tools are available in all transformers.

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