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Command Index · BlitzBasic · Fonts and Text

Text:Void x:Int32, y:Int32, text:String, centre_x:Int32=0, centre_y:Int32=0

Parameter	Mode	Type	Default	Description
x	In	Int32	required	Horizontal position of the text.
y	In	Int32	required	Vertical position of the text.
text	In	String	required	The text to draw.
centre_x	In	Int32	0	1 to use x as the middle of the text instead of its left edge. Defaults to 0.
centre_y	In	Int32	0	1 to use y as the middle of the text instead of its top edge. Defaults to 0.

Description

Draws text into the current buffer with the drawing color. The position is the top left corner of the text, unless one of the two centering flags asks for the position to be the middle of the text.

Differences

• The built-in 8x8 pixel bitmap font is always used, scaled to the height of the current font. Characters 128 and above show the glyphs of the bitmap font, and the text is not smoothed.

Examples

Graphics 320, 240, 0, 2
SetBuffer BackBuffer()
Cls
Color 255, 255, 255
Text 10, 10, "Top left corner"
Text 160, 60, "Centered sideways", 1
Text 160, 120, "Centered both ways", 1, 1
Color 255, 160, 0
Text 160, 180, "In color", 1, 1
Flip
WaitKey

Media

Related Commands

StringHeight, StringWidth, Write

Command Index · BlitzBasic · Fonts and Text