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TextParagraph¶

Inherits: RefCounted < Object

Holds a paragraph of text.

Description¶

Abstraction over TextServer for handling paragraph of text.

Properties¶

HorizontalAlignment	alignment	`0`
LineBreakFlag	break_flags	`3`
String	custom_punctuation	`""`
Direction	direction	`0`
JustificationFlag	justification_flags	`3`
int	max_lines_visible	`-1`
Orientation	orientation	`0`
bool	preserve_control	`false`
bool	preserve_invalid	`true`
OverrunBehavior	text_overrun_behavior	`0`
float	width	`-1.0`

Methods¶

bool	add_object ( Variant key, Vector2 size, InlineAlignment inline_align=5, int length=1, float baseline=0.0 )
bool	add_string ( String text, Font font, int font_size, String language="", Variant meta=null )
void	clear ( )
void	clear_dropcap ( )
void	draw ( RID canvas, Vector2 pos, Color color=Color(1, 1, 1, 1), Color dc_color=Color(1, 1, 1, 1) ) const
void	draw_dropcap ( RID canvas, Vector2 pos, Color color=Color(1, 1, 1, 1) ) const
void	draw_dropcap_outline ( RID canvas, Vector2 pos, int outline_size=1, Color color=Color(1, 1, 1, 1) ) const
void	draw_line ( RID canvas, Vector2 pos, int line, Color color=Color(1, 1, 1, 1) ) const
void	draw_line_outline ( RID canvas, Vector2 pos, int line, int outline_size=1, Color color=Color(1, 1, 1, 1) ) const
void	draw_outline ( RID canvas, Vector2 pos, int outline_size=1, Color color=Color(1, 1, 1, 1), Color dc_color=Color(1, 1, 1, 1) ) const
int	get_dropcap_lines ( ) const
RID	get_dropcap_rid ( ) const
Vector2	get_dropcap_size ( ) const
float	get_line_ascent ( int line ) const
int	get_line_count ( ) const
float	get_line_descent ( int line ) const
Rect2	get_line_object_rect ( int line, Variant key ) const
Array	get_line_objects ( int line ) const
Vector2i	get_line_range ( int line ) const
RID	get_line_rid ( int line ) const
Vector2	get_line_size ( int line ) const
float	get_line_underline_position ( int line ) const
float	get_line_underline_thickness ( int line ) const
float	get_line_width ( int line ) const
Vector2	get_non_wrapped_size ( ) const
RID	get_rid ( ) const
Vector2	get_size ( ) const
int	hit_test ( Vector2 coords ) const
bool	resize_object ( Variant key, Vector2 size, InlineAlignment inline_align=5, float baseline=0.0 )
void	set_bidi_override ( Array override )
bool	set_dropcap ( String text, Font font, int font_size, Rect2 dropcap_margins=Rect2(0, 0, 0, 0), String language="" )
void	tab_align ( PackedFloat32Array tab_stops )

Property Descriptions¶

HorizontalAlignment alignment = 0

void set_alignment ( HorizontalAlignment value )
HorizontalAlignment get_alignment ( )

Paragraph horizontal alignment.

LineBreakFlag break_flags = 3

void set_break_flags ( LineBreakFlag value )
LineBreakFlag get_break_flags ( )

Line breaking rules. For more info see TextServer.

String custom_punctuation = ""

void set_custom_punctuation ( String value )
String get_custom_punctuation ( )

Custom punctuation character list, used for word breaking. If set to empty string, server defaults are used.

Direction direction = 0

void set_direction ( Direction value )
Direction get_direction ( )

Text writing direction.

JustificationFlag justification_flags = 3

void set_justification_flags ( JustificationFlag value )
JustificationFlag get_justification_flags ( )

Line alignment rules. For more info see TextServer.

int max_lines_visible = -1

void set_max_lines_visible ( int value )
int get_max_lines_visible ( )

Limits the lines of text shown.

Orientation orientation = 0

void set_orientation ( Orientation value )
Orientation get_orientation ( )

Text orientation.

bool preserve_control = false

void set_preserve_control ( bool value )
bool get_preserve_control ( )

If set to true text will display control characters.

bool preserve_invalid = true

void set_preserve_invalid ( bool value )
bool get_preserve_invalid ( )

If set to true text will display invalid characters.

OverrunBehavior text_overrun_behavior = 0

void set_text_overrun_behavior ( OverrunBehavior value )
OverrunBehavior get_text_overrun_behavior ( )

Sets the clipping behavior when the text exceeds the paragraph's set width. See OverrunBehavior for a description of all modes.

float width = -1.0

void set_width ( float value )
float get_width ( )

Paragraph width.

Method Descriptions¶

bool add_object ( Variant key, Vector2 size, InlineAlignment inline_align=5, int length=1, float baseline=0.0 )

Adds inline object to the text buffer, key must be unique. In the text, object is represented as length object replacement characters.

bool add_string ( String text, Font font, int font_size, String language="", Variant meta=null )

Adds text span and font to draw it.

void clear ( )

Clears text paragraph (removes text and inline objects).

void clear_dropcap ( )

Removes dropcap.

void draw ( RID canvas, Vector2 pos, Color color=Color(1, 1, 1, 1), Color dc_color=Color(1, 1, 1, 1) ) const

Draw all lines of the text and drop cap into a canvas item at a given position, with color. pos specifies the top left corner of the bounding box.

void draw_dropcap ( RID canvas, Vector2 pos, Color color=Color(1, 1, 1, 1) ) const

Draw drop cap into a canvas item at a given position, with color. pos specifies the top left corner of the bounding box.

void draw_dropcap_outline ( RID canvas, Vector2 pos, int outline_size=1, Color color=Color(1, 1, 1, 1) ) const

Draw drop cap outline into a canvas item at a given position, with color. pos specifies the top left corner of the bounding box.

void draw_line ( RID canvas, Vector2 pos, int line, Color color=Color(1, 1, 1, 1) ) const

Draw single line of text into a canvas item at a given position, with color. pos specifies the top left corner of the bounding box.

void draw_line_outline ( RID canvas, Vector2 pos, int line, int outline_size=1, Color color=Color(1, 1, 1, 1) ) const

Draw outline of the single line of text into a canvas item at a given position, with color. pos specifies the top left corner of the bounding box.

void draw_outline ( RID canvas, Vector2 pos, int outline_size=1, Color color=Color(1, 1, 1, 1), Color dc_color=Color(1, 1, 1, 1) ) const

Draw outlines of all lines of the text and drop cap into a canvas item at a given position, with color. pos specifies the top left corner of the bounding box.

int get_dropcap_lines ( ) const

Returns number of lines used by dropcap.

RID get_dropcap_rid ( ) const

Returns drop cap text buffer RID.

Vector2 get_dropcap_size ( ) const

Returns drop cap bounding box size.

float get_line_ascent ( int line ) const

Returns the text line ascent (number of pixels above the baseline for horizontal layout or to the left of baseline for vertical).

int get_line_count ( ) const

Returns number of lines in the paragraph.

float get_line_descent ( int line ) const

Returns the text line descent (number of pixels below the baseline for horizontal layout or to the right of baseline for vertical).

Rect2 get_line_object_rect ( int line, Variant key ) const

Returns bounding rectangle of the inline object.

Array get_line_objects ( int line ) const

Returns array of inline objects in the line.

Vector2i get_line_range ( int line ) const

Returns character range of the line.

RID get_line_rid ( int line ) const

Returns TextServer line buffer RID.

Vector2 get_line_size ( int line ) const

Returns size of the bounding box of the line of text.

float get_line_underline_position ( int line ) const

Returns pixel offset of the underline below the baseline.

float get_line_underline_thickness ( int line ) const

Returns thickness of the underline.

float get_line_width ( int line ) const

Returns width (for horizontal layout) or height (for vertical) of the line of text.

Vector2 get_non_wrapped_size ( ) const

Returns the size of the bounding box of the paragraph, without line breaks.

RID get_rid ( ) const

Returns TextServer full string buffer RID.

Vector2 get_size ( ) const

Returns the size of the bounding box of the paragraph.

int hit_test ( Vector2 coords ) const

Returns caret character offset at the specified coordinates. This function always returns a valid position.

bool resize_object ( Variant key, Vector2 size, InlineAlignment inline_align=5, float baseline=0.0 )

Sets new size and alignment of embedded object.

void set_bidi_override ( Array override )

Overrides BiDi for the structured text.

Override ranges should cover full source text without overlaps. BiDi algorithm will be used on each range separately.

bool set_dropcap ( String text, Font font, int font_size, Rect2 dropcap_margins=Rect2(0, 0, 0, 0), String language="" )

Sets drop cap, overrides previously set drop cap. Drop cap (dropped capital) is a decorative element at the beginning of a paragraph that is larger than the rest of the text.

void tab_align ( PackedFloat32Array tab_stops )

Aligns paragraph to the given tab-stops.