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TextDrawAlignment

Description

Set the alignment of text in a text draw.

Parameter	Description
Text:textid	The ID of the textdraw to set the alignment of.
TEXT_DRAW_ALIGN:alignment	`TEXT_DRAW_ALIGN_LEFT` / `TEXT_DRAW_ALIGN_CENTER` / `TEXT_DRAW_ALIGN_RIGHT`

Returns

This function does not return any specific values.

Examples

/*
    TEXT_DRAW_ALIGN_LEFT
    TEXT_DRAW_ALIGN_CENTER
    TEXT_DRAW_ALIGN_RIGHT
*/

new Text:gMyTextdraw;

public OnGameModeInit()
{
    gMyTextdraw = TextDrawCreate(320.0, 425.0, "This is an example textdraw");
    TextDrawAlignment(gMyTextdraw, TEXT_DRAW_ALIGN_CENTER); // Align the textdraw text in the center
    return 1;
}

Notes

warning

For alignment TEXT_DRAW_ALIGN_CENTER (center) the x and y values of TextSize need to be swapped, see notes at TextDrawTextSize, also position coordinate become position of center of textdraw and not left/top edges.

tip

If the textdraw is already shown, it must be re-shown (TextDrawShowForAll/TextDrawShowForPlayer) to show the changes of this function.

Related Functions

TextDrawCreate: Create a textdraw.
TextDrawDestroy: Destroy a textdraw.
TextDrawGetAlignment: Gets the text alignment of a textdraw.
TextDrawColor: Set the color of the text in a textdraw.
TextDrawBoxColor: Set the color of the box in a textdraw.
TextDrawBackgroundColor: Set the background color of a textdraw.
TextDrawFont: Set the font of a textdraw.
TextDrawLetterSize: Set the letter size of the text in a textdraw.
TextDrawTextSize: Set the size of a textdraw box.
TextDrawSetOutline: Choose whether the text has an outline.
TextDrawSetShadow: Toggle shadows on a textdraw.
TextDrawSetProportional: Scale the text spacing in a textdraw to a proportional ratio.
TextDrawUseBox: Toggle if the textdraw has a box or not.
TextDrawSetString: Set the text in an existing textdraw.
TextDrawShowForPlayer: Show a textdraw for a certain player.
TextDrawHideForPlayer: Hide a textdraw for a certain player.
TextDrawShowForAll: Show a textdraw for all players.
TextDrawHideForAll: Hide a textdraw for all players.