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DrawText

This function was added in DSL 1

Description​

Draws text on the screen in normalized coordinates.

The text is drawn at the top-center of the screen by default, but can be positioned using the SetTextPosition. The text is rendered using the current font set by SetTextFont.

The function returns the width and height of the drawn text in normalized coordinates, which can be used for further positioning or layout calculations.

function DrawText(text) --[[ ... ]] end

Parameters​

  • text: string - The text to draw on the screen.

Return Values​

  • width: number - The width of the drawn text in normalized coordinates.
  • height: number - The height of the drawn text in normalized coordinates.

Example​

local width, height = DrawText('Hello, world!')