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| − | + | Draw (write) a line of text on the screen using the specified font. | |
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==Usage== | ==Usage== | ||
| − | {{Usage | + | {{Usage|object=Font|func=drawText|params=x, y, text}} |
| − | * ''' | + | * '''x''' Integer. The x position on the screen where the text starts drawing. |
| − | * ''' | + | * '''y''' Integer. The y position of the text on the screen. |
| − | * ''' | + | * '''text''' String. The text to display. |
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
| − | ( | + | {{template:col-begin}} |
| + | {{template:col-break|width=30%}} | ||
| + | <syntaxhighlight> | ||
| + | var font = GetSystemFont(); | ||
| + | font.drawText(10, 10, "I am a line of text."); | ||
| + | |||
| + | FlipScreen(); | ||
| + | GetKey(); | ||
| + | </syntaxhighlight> | ||
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| + | {{template:col-break}} | ||
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| + | <syntaxhighlight> | ||
| + | //Load the font to use | ||
| + | //Draw it | ||
| + | |||
| + | //Now display it on the screen | ||
| + | //Now wait for user interaction | ||
| + | </syntaxhighlight> | ||
| + | |||
| + | {{template:col-end}} | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
| − | ( | + | * Using \n for new lines doesn't work with this function. drawText() is meant purely for drawing ''single line'' of text. |
| + | * The line width is infinite, so you can easily go past the screen width if your line is too long. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| − | * | + | * [[API:GetSystemFont|GetSystemFont]]() |
| − | * | + | * [[API:Font|Font]]() |
| − | * | + | * [[Font.drawTextBox]]() |
| − | * | + | * [[Font.drawZoomedText]]() |
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| + | * [[API:FlipScreen|FlipScreen]]() | ||
| + | * [[API:GetKey|GetKey]]() | ||
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| + | {{API:Font/navbox}} | ||
Latest revision as of 12:00, 7 August 2017
Draw (write) a line of text on the screen using the specified font.
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Usage
Font.drawText(x, y, text);
- x Integer. The x position on the screen where the text starts drawing.
- y Integer. The y position of the text on the screen.
- text String. The text to display.
Examples
var font = GetSystemFont();
font.drawText(10, 10, "I am a line of text.");
FlipScreen();
GetKey(); |
//Load the font to use
//Draw it
//Now display it on the screen
//Now wait for user interaction |
Notes
- Using \n for new lines doesn't work with this function. drawText() is meant purely for drawing single line of text.
- The line width is infinite, so you can easily go past the screen width if your line is too long.
See also
- FlipScreen()
- GetKey()
