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wiCanvas::drawText()

See: List of operations

Signature

wiCanvas::drawText($left, $top, $text, $angle = 0)

Parameters

$left (int): x-position of the text
$top (int): y-position of the text
$text (string): text to write
$angle (int): rotation angle, in degrees, clock-wise

Description

This method writes text on a canvas

Notes

Canvas is still in early developement and is marked as unstable, as it may change noticeably for the 1.0 final release.

Examples

$img = wiImage::load('/path/to/an/image.png');

$canvas = $img->getCanvas();

// create and set a font

$white = $img->allocateColor(255, 255, 255);

$font = new wiFont_TTF("Arial", 15, $white);

$canvas->setFont($font);

// write the text

$canvas->writeText(15, 15, 'Hi :)');