Popups

Popups are used to display information about the highlighted elements. This information includes text, attribute values, hyperlinks, images, etc.

You determine the information displayed in the popups for each layer.

The Popups section, accessible via the icon, allows you to configure the content and display of the popups.

1	Check this box to display popups.
2	Area for entering the popup content. The Popup content section provides details on this topic.
3	Available attributes for the popup. These are the layer attributes that you select in the Properties section.
4	Available popup functions. The Popup content section provides details on this topic.
5	Zoom levels. Zoom level threshold at which labels are displayed. Select the threshold by dragging the indicators on the bar or by entering the minimum and maximum zoom values ​​for the range.

Popup content

The popup content is configured by specifying text that can contain static and variable parts, such as functions. When displayed, the functions are executed and replaced with the result.

Follow the available functions for popups:

centroid()	Replaced by the coordinates of the geometric centroid of the element's geometry.
date()	Replaced by the current date and time.
elementId()	Replaced by the element identifier.
encode(attrib, encoding) attrib : the name of the attribute to encode encoding : the name of the encoding	Replaced by the value of the attrib attribute once it is encoded with the specified character encoding (UTF-8, CP437, ISO 8859-1, etc). Example encode(name, UTF-8) Replaced by the value of the name attribute encoded in UTF-8 characters.
ev(attrib) attrib : the name of an attribute	This function is replaced by the value of the bound attribute whose name is passed as a parameter for the pointed element. Example ev(id) Label displays the value of the id attribute for this element.
format(attrib, format) attrib: the name of a date or numerical attribute format: the desired date format	Replaced by a number or date that was formatted according to a specific format. Example format(date_insp, dd/MM/yyyy) where date_insp is the name of an attribute containing a date and dd/MM/yyyy is the desired date format, as indicated in the documentation of the java.text.SimpleDateFormat Java class. Example format(attrib, ##0,00) where attrib is the name of an attribute containing a number and ##0,00 is the desired number format, as indicated in the documentation of the java.text.DecimalFormat Java class.
ifNull(attrib, value) attrib : the name of the attribute to test value : the value to display if attrib is null	This function is replaced by the value value only if the value of the attrib attribute is null. If the attribute value is not null, nothing is displayed. Example ifNull(temp, N/A) Displays N/A if the value of the temp attribute is null. Example ifNull(attrib_a, attrib_b) Displays the value of the attrib_b attribute if the value of the attrib_aattribute is null.
ifNotNull(attrib, value) attrib : the name of the attribute to test value : the value to display if attrib is not null	This function is replaced by the value value only if the value of the attrib attribute is not null. If the attribute value is null, nothing is displayed. Example ifNotNull(land_value, $) Displays $ only if the value of land_value is not null.
lineLength()	This function is replaced by the length of a pointed line type element.
polygonArea()	This function is replaced by the area of a pointed polygon type element.
projectName()	This function is replaced by the name of the current project.
subString(attrib, startIx, endIx) attrib: the name of the attribute for which a part must be extracted. startIx: starting position in the character string. endIx: ending position in the character string.	This function is replaced by a portion of the value (as a character string) of the attrib attribute, between the startIx position and endIx position. Example subString(name, 0, 5) Replaced by the first five characters of the name attribute value. If this value is Montreal, the mouseover will display Montr.
userName()	This function is replaced by the user code of the user that is currently connected.

The available attributes are displayed in the Attributes section.

To enter the popup content:

1. Enter the text for the static content.

2. If you want to integrate dynamic content, position the cursor at the desired location within the content area and click to select the function you want to use. It is instantly added to the content area, and a menu of available attributes for the function is displayed.

3. Select the attribute and add a value if applicable.

4. Click to save the popup content.