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The symbol attribute defines a graphic symbol to appear at points defined by a visual element. These points may represent sites on a map or data values on a graph. The symbol attribute's value should be one of the predefined symbol names supported by WeatherObjects.

Supporting Tags

The symbol attribute is currently supported by the <pointStyle> tag. The default value depends on the parent of the <pointStyle> tag.

Examples

<site>
  <data network="Oklahoma Mesonet"/>
  <pointStyle symbol="smallCircle" color="#FF6666"/>
</site>
         
<series>
  <data src="07071700.mdf" param="TAIR"/>
  <pointStyle symbol="filledDiamond"/>
</series>

Notes

The value of the symbol attribute must be one of the predefined symbol names supported by WeatherObjects, as listed in the table below.

symbol

name

 

none

circle

square

diamond

filledCircle

filledSquare

filledDiamond

smallCircle

smallSquare

dot

cross

x

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