Shows a text along a Polyline.
Check out the demo !
For example, show path orientation on mouse over :
var layer = L.polyLine(...);
layer.on('mouseover', function () {
this.setText(' ► ', {repeat: true, attributes: {fill: 'red'}});
});
layer.on('mouseout', function () {
this.setText(null);
});
The main idea comes from Tom Mac Wright's Getting serious about SVG

