PHP | GmagickDraw annotate() Function

Last Updated : 21 Jan, 2020

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

<?php

// Create a new Gmagick object
$gmagick = new Gmagick('geeksforgeeks.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, 'GeeksforGeeks');
 
// 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

<?php

// Create a new Gmagick object
$gmagick = new Gmagick('geeksforgeeks.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();
?>