Text Method

Creates a string using the current font and color.

Syntax

HTML <PARAM NAME="Line0001"
VALUE="Text( 'str', x, y, rotation )">

Scripting SGObj.Text( 'str' , x, y, rotation )

File Text( 'str' , x, y, rotation )

HTML	<PARAM NAME="Line0001" VALUE="Text( 'str', x, y, rotation )">
Scripting	SGObj.Text( 'str' , x, y, rotation )
File	Text( 'str' , x, y, rotation )

Parameters

'str'
String to be drawn.
x, y
Position for the baseline of the first character.
rotation
Degree of rotation from the 0 degrees position.

Remarks

The text primitive draws from the origin point upward, as opposed to the other primitives which draw from the origin point downward.

Example

The following code creates the word "Hello" angled 45 degrees from 0.

<OBJECT ID="String"
CLASSID="CLSID:369303C2-D7AC-11d0-89D5-00A0C90833E6"
STYLE="WIDTH:250;HEIGHT:200">
<PARAM NAME="Line0001" VALUE="SetFillColor(0,0,255)">
<PARAM NAME="Line0002" VALUE="SetFont('Verdana',
75, 400, 0, 0, 0)">
<PARAM NAME="Line0003" VALUE="Text('Hello', 0, 0, 45)">
</OBJECT>