CreateTextBox

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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)

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