See Also Examples Applies To
Draws text into the native GdPicture image.
Syntax
object.DrawText (sText, nDstLeft, nDstTop, nFontSize, nFontStyle, nTextARGBColor, sFontName, bAntiAlias)
The DrawText syntax has these parts:
| Part | Description |
| object | Required. An object expression that evaluates to an object in the Applies To list. |
| sText | Required. String. Text to draw. |
| nDstLeft | Required. Long. Specifies the x-coordinate of the upper-left corner of the rectangle that bounds the string. |
| nDstTop | Required. Long. Specifies the y-coordinate of the upper-left corner of the rectangle that bounds the string. |
| nFontSize | Required. Long. The font size in units specified by the FontSetUnit() function. |
| nFontStyle |
Optional. FontStyle long value. Default value is 0 (Style Regular). Specifies the style of the typeface. This value must be an element of the FontStyle enumeration or the result of a bitwise OR applied to two or more of these elements. For example, FontStyleBold OR FontStyleUnderline OR FontStyleStrikeout sets the style as a combination of the three styles. FontStyle enumeration: FontStyleStyleRegular = 0. FontStyleStyleBold = 1. FontStyleStyleItalic = 2. FontStyleStyleBoldItalic = 3. FontStyleStyleUnderline = 4. FontStyleStyleStrikeout = 8. |
| nTextARGBColor | Optional. Long. Default value is Black. 32-bit Color (ARGB) of the text. |
| sFontName | Optional. String. Default value is "Arial". The name of the font. |
| bAntiAlias | Optional. Boolean. Default value is False. Set to True to apply the Antialiasing algorithm else False. |
Returns
Long. GdPictureStatus
Remarks
To draw watermark text use an ARGB value with alpha component < 255.
Category
Draw (Text)