Difference between revisions of "FontBase:layoutText"

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'''Available since:''' Gideros 2017.10<br/>
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'''<translate>Available since</translate>:''' Gideros 2017.10<br/>
=== Description ===
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=== <translate>Description</translate> ===
 
<translate><br />
 
<translate><br />
 
Compute the layout of the given text according to a given rectangular region size, layout flags and other parameters.<br />
 
Compute the layout of the given text according to a given rectangular region size, layout flags and other parameters.<br />
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(table) = FontBase:layoutText(text,width,height,flags,letterSpacing,lineSpacing,tabSpace,breakChar)
 
(table) = FontBase:layoutText(text,width,height,flags,letterSpacing,lineSpacing,tabSpace,breakChar)
 
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=== Parameters ===
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=== <translate>Parameters</translate> ===
 
'''text''': (string) <translate></translate> <br/>
 
'''text''': (string) <translate></translate> <br/>
 
'''width''': (number) <translate></translate> <br/>
 
'''width''': (number) <translate></translate> <br/>
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'''tabSpace''': (number, default = 4) <translate></translate> <br/>
 
'''tabSpace''': (number, default = 4) <translate></translate> <br/>
 
'''breakChar''': (string) <translate></translate> '''optional'''<br/>
 
'''breakChar''': (string) <translate></translate> '''optional'''<br/>
=== Return values ===
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=== <translate>Return values</translate> ===
'''Returns''' (table) <translate>A table describing how to draw the given text.</translate><br/>
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'''<translate>Returns</translate>''' (table) <translate>A table describing how to draw the given text.</translate><br/>

Revision as of 07:27, 24 August 2018

Available since: Gideros 2017.10

Description


Compute the layout of the given text according to a given rectangular region size, layout flags and other parameters.

Refer to TextField:setLayout for a description of the arguments.
The returned table contains the following fields: - x,y,w,h: Computed bounding box of the full text - lines: The number of lines used to display the text - parts: Information about individual chunks of texts.

Each table in the part field of the returned table describe the placement of chunks of text. Their fields are: - text: The text to display in this chunk - x,y,w,h: Computed bounding box of this chunk - dx,dy: Coordinates to draw this chunk at - sep: separator character that came just after this chunk in text block - line: line number this chunk belongs to

(table) = FontBase:layoutText(text,width,height,flags,letterSpacing,lineSpacing,tabSpace,breakChar)

Parameters

text: (string)
width: (number)
height: (number)
flags: (number, default=FontBase.TLF_NOWRAP)
letterSpacing: (number, default = 0)
lineSpacing: (number, default = 0)
tabSpace: (number, default = 4)
breakChar: (string) optional

Return values

Returns (table) A table describing how to draw the given text.