Canvas Pocket Reference

Name

CRC.fillText() — draws text

Synopsis

void fillText(String text, float x, float y,float max)

Arguments

text

The text to draw in the canvas.

x, y

The “anchor point” of the text in the canvas. The interpretation of this point depends on the values of the textAlign and textBaseline properties.

max

This optional argument specifies a maximum width for the text. If the text would be wider than max when drawn using the font property and the current transformation, then the text will be drawn using a smaller or more condensed version of the font instead.

Description

fillText() draws text using the current font and fillStyle properties. The x and y arguments specify where on the canvas the text should be drawn, but the interpretation of these arguments depends on the textAlign and textBaseline properties, respectively.

If textAlign is “left” or is “start” (the default) for a canvas that uses left-to-right text (also the default) or “end” for a canvas that uses right-to-left text, then the text is drawn to the right of the specified X coordinate. If textAlign is “center”, then the text is horizontally centered around the specified X coordinate. Otherwise (if textAlign is “right”, is “end” for left-to-right text, or is “start” for right-to-left text) the text is drawn to the left of the specified X coordinate.

If textBaseline is “alphabetic” (the default), “bottom”, or “ideographic”, most of the glyphs will appear above the specified Y coordinate. If textBaseline is “center”, the text will be approximately ...