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{{Info|Function|Client|1.0}}
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{{FuncDescription|__EDIT_ME__}}
{{FuncDescription|Creates a text box on the player's screen.}}


{{FuncSyntax|CreateGuiText(X, Y, text)}}
{{FuncSyntax|CreateTextBox(x, y, text, justification)}}


{{FuncParameters}}
{{FuncParameters}}
{{FuncParam|X|__EDIT_ME__}}
{{FuncParam|x|The screen X axis}}
{{FuncParam|Y|__EDIT_ME__}}
{{FuncParam|y|The screen Y axis}}
{{FuncParam|text|__EDIT_ME__}}
{{FuncParam|text|The text you want}}
{{FuncParam|justification|Valid options as string: left (default), center, right }}


{{FuncReturnValue|__EDIT_ME__}}
{{FuncReturnValue|Returns the identifier to the new text box.}}


== Example ==
== Example ==
__EDIT_ME__
<syntaxhighlight lang="Lua>
-- client side
CashText = 0
 
AddEvent("OnPackageStart", function()
CashText = CreateTextBox(-15, 180, 'CASH', "right")
SetTextBoxAnchors(CashText, 1.0, 0.0, 1.0, 0.0)
SetTextBoxAlignment(CashText, 1.0, 0.0)
end)
 
AddEvent("OnPackageStop", function()
DestroyTextBox(CashText)
end)
</syntaxhighlight>


{{RelatedFunctions}}
{{RelatedFunctions}}
__EDIT_ME__
{{Template:TextFunctions}}

Latest revision as of 13:03, 20 November 2019

CreateTextBox

Type: Function
Context: Client
Introduced: v1.0

Description

Creates a text box on the player's screen.

Syntax

CreateTextBox(x, y, text, justification)

Parameters

  • x
    The screen X axis
  • y
    The screen Y axis
  • text
    The text you want
  • justification
    Valid options as string: left (default), center, right

Return Value

  • Returns the identifier to the new text box.

Example

-- client side
CashText = 0

AddEvent("OnPackageStart", function()
	CashText = CreateTextBox(-15, 180, 'CASH', "right")
	SetTextBoxAnchors(CashText, 1.0, 0.0, 1.0, 0.0)
	SetTextBoxAlignment(CashText, 1.0, 0.0)
end)

AddEvent("OnPackageStop", function()
	DestroyTextBox(CashText)
end)

See also