canvas.drawText

    canvas.drawText(text, attrs)

Draw a string within the canvas directed by the user-specified properties.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
text	string	The text string to display.
attrs	object	An object of properties containing information about how to draw the text.  See Draw Text Options below.

Draw Text Options

Key	Type	Description
font	string	The font to use to render the text (required, no default).
x	number	The x position of the upper left corner of the image (default: 0).
y	number	The y position of the upper left corner of the image (default: 0).
size	number	The point size to render the text at (default: 18).
color	number	The color to render the text in (default: black: 0x000000).
rotation	number	The angle in degrees to render the text at (default: 0).

Example

    // Draw a hello world string centered on the canvas
    function DrawCenteredText(name) {   
        var msg = "Hello World";   
        var canvas = sb.getCanvas(name);   
        var attrs = {font : "fonts/RobotoBold.ttf", size : 24, x : 0, y : 0};   
        var strSize = sb.getStringSize(attrs.font, attrs.size, msg, 0);   
        attrs.x = (canvas.width - strSize.width) / 2;   
        attrs.y = (canvas.height - strSize.height) / 2;   
        canvas.drawText("Hello World", attrs);
    }