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TextParagraph¶

Holds a paragraph of text.

Description¶

Abstraction over TextServer for handling a single paragraph of text.

Properties¶

HorizontalAlignment	alignment	`0`
BitField[LineBreakFlag]	break_flags	`3`
String	custom_punctuation	`""`
Direction	direction	`0`
String	ellipsis_char	`"…"`
BitField[JustificationFlag]	justification_flags	`163`
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(key: Variant, size: Vector2, inline_align: InlineAlignment = 5, length: int = 1, baseline: float = 0.0)
bool	add_string(text: String, font: Font, font_size: int, language: String = "", meta: Variant = null)
void	clear()
void	clear_dropcap()
void	draw(canvas: RID, pos: Vector2, color: Color = Color(1, 1, 1, 1), dc_color: Color = Color(1, 1, 1, 1)) const
void	draw_dropcap(canvas: RID, pos: Vector2, color: Color = Color(1, 1, 1, 1)) const
void	draw_dropcap_outline(canvas: RID, pos: Vector2, outline_size: int = 1, color: Color = Color(1, 1, 1, 1)) const
void	draw_line(canvas: RID, pos: Vector2, line: int, color: Color = Color(1, 1, 1, 1)) const
void	draw_line_outline(canvas: RID, pos: Vector2, line: int, outline_size: int = 1, color: Color = Color(1, 1, 1, 1)) const
void	draw_outline(canvas: RID, pos: Vector2, outline_size: int = 1, color: Color = Color(1, 1, 1, 1), dc_color: 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(line: int) const
int	get_line_count() const
float	get_line_descent(line: int) const
Rect2	get_line_object_rect(line: int, key: Variant) const
Array	get_line_objects(line: int) const
Vector2i	get_line_range(line: int) const
RID	get_line_rid(line: int) const
Vector2	get_line_size(line: int) const
float	get_line_underline_position(line: int) const
float	get_line_underline_thickness(line: int) const
float	get_line_width(line: int) const
Vector2	get_non_wrapped_size() const
RID	get_rid() const
Vector2	get_size() const
int	hit_test(coords: Vector2) const
bool	resize_object(key: Variant, size: Vector2, inline_align: InlineAlignment = 5, baseline: float = 0.0)
void	set_bidi_override(override: Array)
bool	set_dropcap(text: String, font: Font, font_size: int, dropcap_margins: Rect2 = Rect2(0, 0, 0, 0), language: String = "")
void	tab_align(tab_stops: PackedFloat32Array)

Property Descriptions¶

HorizontalAlignment alignment = 0 🔗

void set_alignment(value: HorizontalAlignment)
HorizontalAlignment get_alignment()

Paragraph horizontal alignment.

BitField[LineBreakFlag] break_flags = 3 🔗

void set_break_flags(value: BitField[LineBreakFlag])
BitField[LineBreakFlag] get_break_flags()

Line breaking rules. For more info see TextServer.

String custom_punctuation = "" 🔗

void set_custom_punctuation(value: String)
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(value: Direction)
Direction get_direction()

Text writing direction.

String ellipsis_char = "…" 🔗

void set_ellipsis_char(value: String)
String get_ellipsis_char()

Ellipsis character used for text clipping.

BitField[JustificationFlag] justification_flags = 163 🔗

void set_justification_flags(value: BitField[JustificationFlag])
BitField[JustificationFlag] get_justification_flags()

Line fill alignment rules. For more info see JustificationFlag.

int max_lines_visible = -1 🔗

void set_max_lines_visible(value: int)
int get_max_lines_visible()

Limits the lines of text shown.

Orientation orientation = 0 🔗

void set_orientation(value: Orientation)
Orientation get_orientation()

Text orientation.

bool preserve_control = false 🔗

void set_preserve_control(value: bool)
bool get_preserve_control()

If set to true text will display control characters.

bool preserve_invalid = true 🔗

void set_preserve_invalid(value: bool)
bool get_preserve_invalid()

If set to true text will display invalid characters.

OverrunBehavior text_overrun_behavior = 0 🔗

void set_text_overrun_behavior(value: OverrunBehavior)
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(value: float)
float get_width()

Paragraph width.

Method Descriptions¶

bool add_object(key: Variant, size: Vector2, inline_align: InlineAlignment = 5, length: int = 1, baseline: float = 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(text: String, font: Font, font_size: int, language: String = "", meta: Variant = 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(canvas: RID, pos: Vector2, color: Color = Color(1, 1, 1, 1), dc_color: 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(canvas: RID, pos: Vector2, 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(canvas: RID, pos: Vector2, outline_size: int = 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(canvas: RID, pos: Vector2, line: int, 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(canvas: RID, pos: Vector2, line: int, outline_size: int = 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(canvas: RID, pos: Vector2, outline_size: int = 1, color: Color = Color(1, 1, 1, 1), dc_color: 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(line: int) 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(line: int) 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(line: int, key: Variant) const 🔗

Returns bounding rectangle of the inline object.

Array get_line_objects(line: int) const 🔗

Returns array of inline objects in the line.

Vector2i get_line_range(line: int) const 🔗

Returns character range of the line.

RID get_line_rid(line: int) const 🔗

Returns TextServer line buffer RID.

Vector2 get_line_size(line: int) const 🔗

Returns size of the bounding box of the line of text. Returned size is rounded up.

float get_line_underline_position(line: int) const 🔗

Returns pixel offset of the underline below the baseline.

float get_line_underline_thickness(line: int) const 🔗

Returns thickness of the underline.

float get_line_width(line: int) 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(coords: Vector2) const 🔗

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

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

Sets new size and alignment of embedded object.

void set_bidi_override(override: Array) 🔗

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(text: String, font: Font, font_size: int, dropcap_margins: Rect2 = Rect2(0, 0, 0, 0), language: String = "") 🔗

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(tab_stops: PackedFloat32Array) 🔗

Aligns paragraph to the given tab-stops.