Text

A text shape

Name	Type	Default	Description
options	OptionsStore		The configuration of this element.

Constructors

Text

(content: string, position: Point | number[], options?: TextOptions)

Creates a new Text instance

Parameters

content

string

The content of the text. Control characters are not supported.

position

Point | number[]

The position of the text upper left corner.

options?

TextOptions

The configuration options.

Methods

bbox
Returns the bounding box of the element with applied transformations.
Returns Rect The bounding box of the element with transformations applied.

className
Gets the class attribute of the element. The class will be rendered only for SVG output.
Returns string the value of the class attribute of the element.

className
Sets the class attribute of the element. The class will be rendered only for SVG output.
Parameters className string The value of the class attribute.

clip
Gets the clipping path for this element.
Returns Path The clipping path for this element.

clip
Sets the clipping path for this element. The Path instance will be monitored for changes. Can be replaced by calling the clip method. The following example demonstrates how to set a clipping path on a Circle. Change Theme Theme Loading ... The following example demonstrates how to clear a clipping path. Change Theme Theme Loading ...
Parameters clip Path The element clipping path.

clippedBBox
Returns the bounding box of the element with clipping and transformations applied. This is the rectangle that will fit around the actual rendered element.
Returns Rect The bounding box of the element with clipping and transformations applied.

containsPoint
Returns true if the shape contains the specified point.
Parameters point Point The point that should be checked.
Returns boolean value indicating if the shape contains the point.

content
Gets the text content.
Returns string The current text content.

content
Sets the text content.
Parameters value string The new text content.

fill
Sets the fill of the Shape (see the basic usage example).
Parameters color string The fill color to set. opacity? number The fill opacity to set.
Returns Text The current instance to allow chaining.

opacity
Gets the element opacity.
Returns number The current element opacity.

opacity
Sets the opacity of the element. Change Theme Theme Loading ...
Parameters opacity number The element opacity. Ranges from 0 (completely transparent) to 1 (completely opaque).

position
Gets the position of the text upper left corner.
Returns Point The position of the text upper left corner.

position
Sets the the position of the text upper left corner.
Parameters value Point | number[] The new position of the text upper left corner.

stroke
Sets the stroke of the Shape.
Parameters color string The stroke color to set. width? number The stroke width to set. opacity? number The stroke opacity to set.
Returns Text The current instance to allow chaining.

transform
Gets the transformation of the element.
Returns Transformation The current transformation on the element.

transform
Sets the transformation of the element. Change Theme Theme Loading ...
Parameters transform Transformation The transformation to apply to the element.

visible
Gets the visibility of the element.
Returns boolean true if the element is visible. Otherwise, returns false.

visible
Sets the visibility of the element. Change Theme Theme Loading ...
Parameters visible boolean A flag which indicates if the element will be visible.