StringShape Class

Draws a text string in a vector graphics environment.

Events

None

Properties

Bold

Italic

Text

TextFont

TextSize

Underline


Methods

None

More information available in parent classes: Object2D:Object


Notes

The X,Y properties specify the center of the string's baseline. Strings that contain line breaks are not supported. StringShapes can be rotated, but doing so is memory intensive, especially for large strings.


Example

This example draws a line of text when the user presses the mouse button. Place the following code in the MouseDown event of a window.

Dim s as New StringShape
s.Text="Hello World"
s.TextFont="Helvetica"
s.Bold=True
Graphics.DrawObject s,x,y

See Also

ArcShape, CurveShape, FigureShape, FolderItem, Group2D, Graphics, Object2D, OvalShape, Picture, PixmapShape, RectShape, RoundRectShape classes.