Graphical text that can be drawn to a render target. More...

#include <SFML/Graphics/Text.hpp>

Inheritance diagram for sf::Text:

Public Types
enum	Style { Regular = 0 , Bold = 1 << 0 , Italic = 1 << 1 , Underlined = 1 << 2 , StrikeThrough = 1 << 3 }
	Enumeration of the string drawing styles. More...

Public Member Functions
	Text (const Font &font, String string="", unsigned int characterSize=30)
	Construct the text from a string, font and size.
	Text (const Font &&font, String string="", unsigned int characterSize=30)=delete
	Disallow construction from a temporary font.
void	setString (const String &string)
	Set the text's string.
void	setFont (const Font &font)
	Set the text's font.
void	setFont (const Font &&font)=delete
	Disallow setting from a temporary font.
void	setCharacterSize (unsigned int size)
	Set the character size.
void	setLineSpacing (float spacingFactor)
	Set the line spacing factor.
void	setLetterSpacing (float spacingFactor)
	Set the letter spacing factor.
void	setStyle (std::uint32_t style)
	Set the text's style.
void	setFillColor (Color color)
	Set the fill color of the text.
void	setOutlineColor (Color color)
	Set the outline color of the text.
void	setOutlineThickness (float thickness)
	Set the thickness of the text's outline.
const String &	getString () const
	Get the text's string.
const Font &	getFont () const
	Get the text's font.
unsigned int	getCharacterSize () const
	Get the character size.
float	getLetterSpacing () const
	Get the size of the letter spacing factor.
float	getLineSpacing () const
	Get the size of the line spacing factor.
std::uint32_t	getStyle () const
	Get the text's style.
Color	getFillColor () const
	Get the fill color of the text.
Color	getOutlineColor () const
	Get the outline color of the text.
float	getOutlineThickness () const
	Get the outline thickness of the text.
Vector2f	findCharacterPos (std::size_t index) const
	Return the position of the index-th character.
FloatRect	getLocalBounds () const
	Get the local bounding rectangle of the entity.
FloatRect	getGlobalBounds () const
	Get the global bounding rectangle of the entity.
void	setPosition (Vector2f position)
	set the position of the object
void	setRotation (Angle angle)
	set the orientation of the object
void	setScale (Vector2f factors)
	set the scale factors of the object
void	setOrigin (Vector2f origin)
	set the local origin of the object
Vector2f	getPosition () const
	get the position of the object
Angle	getRotation () const
	get the orientation of the object
Vector2f	getScale () const
	get the current scale of the object
Vector2f	getOrigin () const
	get the local origin of the object
void	move (Vector2f offset)
	Move the object by a given offset.
void	rotate (Angle angle)
	Rotate the object.
void	scale (Vector2f factor)
	Scale the object.
const Transform &	getTransform () const
	get the combined transform of the object
const Transform &	getInverseTransform () const
	get the inverse of the combined transform of the object

Detailed Description

Graphical text that can be drawn to a render target.

sf::Text is a drawable class that allows to easily display some text with custom style and color on a render target.

It inherits all the functions from sf::Transformable: position, rotation, scale, origin. It also adds text-specific properties such as the font to use, the character size, the font style (bold, italic, underlined and strike through), the text color, the outline thickness, the outline color, the character spacing, the line spacing and the text to display of course. It also provides convenience functions to calculate the graphical size of the text, or to get the global position of a given character.

sf::Text works in combination with the sf::Font class, which loads and provides the glyphs (visual characters) of a given font.

The separation of sf::Font and sf::Text allows more flexibility and better performances: indeed a sf::Font is a heavy resource, and any operation on it is slow (often too slow for real-time applications). On the other side, a sf::Text is a lightweight object which can combine the glyphs data and metrics of a sf::Font to display any text on a render target.

It is important to note that the sf::Text instance doesn't copy the font that it uses, it only keeps a reference to it. Thus, a sf::Font must not be destructed while it is used by a sf::Text (i.e. never write a function that uses a local sf::Font instance for creating a text).

See also the note on coordinates and undistorted rendering in sf::Transformable.

Usage example:

// Open a font
const sf::Font font("arial.ttf");
 
// Create a text
sf::Text text(font, "hello");
text.setCharacterSize(30);
text.setStyle(sf::Text::Bold);
text.setFillColor(sf::Color::Red);
 
// Draw it
window.draw(text);

See also: sf::Font, sf::Transformable

Definition at line 56 of file Text.hpp.

Member Enumeration Documentation

◆ Style

enum sf::Text::Style

Enumeration of the string drawing styles.

Enumerator
Regular	Regular characters, no style.
Bold	Bold characters.
Italic	Italic characters.
Underlined	Underlined characters.
StrikeThrough	Strike through characters.

Definition at line 63 of file Text.hpp.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ Text() [1/2]

sf::Text::Text	(	const Font &	font,
		String	string = "",
		unsigned int	characterSize = 30 )

Construct the text from a string, font and size.

Note that if the used font is a bitmap font, it is not scalable, thus not all requested sizes will be available to use. This needs to be taken into consideration when setting the character size. If you need to display text of a certain size, make sure the corresponding bitmap font that supports that size is used.

Parameters

string	Text assigned to the string
font	Font used to draw the string
characterSize	Base size of characters, in pixels

◆ Text() [2/2]

sf::Text::Text	(	const Font &&	font,
		String	string = "",
		unsigned int	characterSize = 30 )

delete

Disallow construction from a temporary font.

Member Function Documentation

◆ findCharacterPos()

Vector2f sf::Text::findCharacterPos ( std::size_t index ) const

nodiscard

Return the position of the index-th character.

This function computes the visual position of a character from its index in the string. The returned position is in global coordinates (translation, rotation, scale and origin are applied). If index is out of range, the position of the end of the string is returned.

Parameters

index Index of the character

Returns: Position of the character

◆ getCharacterSize()

unsigned int sf::Text::getCharacterSize ( ) const

nodiscard

Get the character size.

Returns: Size of the characters, in pixels

See also: setCharacterSize

◆ getFillColor()

Color sf::Text::getFillColor ( ) const

nodiscard

Get the fill color of the text.

Returns: Fill color of the text

See also: setFillColor

◆ getFont()

const Font & sf::Text::getFont ( ) const

nodiscard

Get the text's font.

The returned reference is const, which means that you cannot modify the font when you get it from this function.

Returns: Reference to the text's font

See also: setFont

◆ getGlobalBounds()

FloatRect sf::Text::getGlobalBounds ( ) const

nodiscard

Get the global bounding rectangle of the entity.

The returned rectangle is in global coordinates, which means that it takes into account the transformations (translation, rotation, scale, ...) that are applied to the entity. In other words, this function returns the bounds of the text in the global 2D world's coordinate system.

Returns: Global bounding rectangle of the entity

◆ getInverseTransform()

const Transform & sf::Transformable::getInverseTransform ( ) const

nodiscardinherited

get the inverse of the combined transform of the object

Returns: Inverse of the combined transformations applied to the object

See also: getTransform

◆ getLetterSpacing()

float sf::Text::getLetterSpacing ( ) const

nodiscard

Get the size of the letter spacing factor.

Returns: Size of the letter spacing factor

See also: setLetterSpacing

◆ getLineSpacing()

float sf::Text::getLineSpacing ( ) const

nodiscard

Get the size of the line spacing factor.

Returns: Size of the line spacing factor

See also: setLineSpacing

◆ getLocalBounds()

FloatRect sf::Text::getLocalBounds ( ) const

nodiscard

Get the local bounding rectangle of the entity.

The returned rectangle is in local coordinates, which means that it ignores the transformations (translation, rotation, scale, ...) that are applied to the entity. In other words, this function returns the bounds of the entity in the entity's coordinate system.

Returns: Local bounding rectangle of the entity

◆ getOrigin()

Vector2f sf::Transformable::getOrigin ( ) const

nodiscardinherited

get the local origin of the object

Returns: Current origin

See also: setOrigin

◆ getOutlineColor()

Color sf::Text::getOutlineColor ( ) const

nodiscard

Get the outline color of the text.

Returns: Outline color of the text

See also: setOutlineColor

◆ getOutlineThickness()

float sf::Text::getOutlineThickness ( ) const

nodiscard

Get the outline thickness of the text.

Returns: Outline thickness of the text, in pixels

See also: setOutlineThickness

◆ getPosition()

Vector2f sf::Transformable::getPosition ( ) const

nodiscardinherited

get the position of the object

Returns: Current position

See also: setPosition

◆ getRotation()

Angle sf::Transformable::getRotation ( ) const

nodiscardinherited

get the orientation of the object

The rotation is always in the range [0, 360].

Returns: Current rotation

See also: setRotation

◆ getScale()

Vector2f sf::Transformable::getScale ( ) const

nodiscardinherited

get the current scale of the object

Returns: Current scale factors

See also: setScale

◆ getString()

const String & sf::Text::getString ( ) const

nodiscard

Get the text's string.

The returned string is a sf::String, which can automatically be converted to standard string types. So, the following lines of code are all valid:

sf::String   s1 = text.getString();
std::string  s2 = text.getString();
std::wstring s3 = text.getString();

Returns: Text's string

See also: setString

◆ getStyle()

std::uint32_t sf::Text::getStyle ( ) const

nodiscard

Get the text's style.

Returns: Text's style

See also: setStyle

◆ getTransform()

const Transform & sf::Transformable::getTransform ( ) const

nodiscardinherited

get the combined transform of the object

Returns: Transform combining the position/rotation/scale/origin of the object

See also: getInverseTransform

◆ move()

void sf::Transformable::move ( Vector2f offset )

inherited

Move the object by a given offset.

This function adds to the current position of the object, unlike setPosition which overwrites it. Thus, it is equivalent to the following code:

object.setPosition(object.getPosition() + offset);

sf::Transformable::getPosition

Vector2f getPosition() const

get the position of the object

Parameters

offset Offset

See also: setPosition

◆ rotate()

void sf::Transformable::rotate ( Angle angle )

inherited

Rotate the object.

This function adds to the current rotation of the object, unlike setRotation which overwrites it. Thus, it is equivalent to the following code:

object.setRotation(object.getRotation() + angle);

sf::Transformable::getRotation

Angle getRotation() const

get the orientation of the object

Parameters

angle Angle of rotation

◆ scale()

void sf::Transformable::scale ( Vector2f factor )

inherited

Scale the object.

This function multiplies the current scale of the object, unlike setScale which overwrites it. Thus, it is equivalent to the following code:

sf::Vector2f scale = object.getScale();

object.setScale(scale.x * factor.x, scale.y * factor.y);

sf::Transformable::scale

void scale(Vector2f factor)

Scale the object.

sf::Vector2f

Vector2< float > Vector2f

Definition Vector2.hpp:210

Parameters

factor Scale factors

See also: setScale

◆ setCharacterSize()

void sf::Text::setCharacterSize ( unsigned int size )

Set the character size.

The default size is 30.

Note that if the used font is a bitmap font, it is not scalable, thus not all requested sizes will be available to use. This needs to be taken into consideration when setting the character size. If you need to display text of a certain size, make sure the corresponding bitmap font that supports that size is used.

Parameters

size	New character size, in pixels

See also: getCharacterSize

◆ setFillColor()

void sf::Text::setFillColor ( Color color )

Set the fill color of the text.

By default, the text's fill color is opaque white. Setting the fill color to a transparent color with an outline will cause the outline to be displayed in the fill area of the text.

Parameters

color New fill color of the text

See also: getFillColor

◆ setFont() [1/2]

void sf::Text::setFont ( const Font && font )

delete

Disallow setting from a temporary font.

◆ setFont() [2/2]

void sf::Text::setFont ( const Font & font )

Set the text's font.

The font argument refers to a font that must exist as long as the text uses it. Indeed, the text doesn't store its own copy of the font, but rather keeps a pointer to the one that you passed to this function. If the font is destroyed and the text tries to use it, the behavior is undefined.

Parameters

font New font

See also: getFont

◆ setLetterSpacing()

void sf::Text::setLetterSpacing ( float spacingFactor )

Set the letter spacing factor.

The default spacing between letters is defined by the font. This factor doesn't directly apply to the existing spacing between each character, it rather adds a fixed space between them which is calculated from the font metrics and the character size. Note that factors below 1 (including negative numbers) bring characters closer to each other. By default the letter spacing factor is 1.

Parameters

spacingFactor New letter spacing factor

See also: getLetterSpacing

◆ setLineSpacing()

void sf::Text::setLineSpacing ( float spacingFactor )

Set the line spacing factor.

The default spacing between lines is defined by the font. This method enables you to set a factor for the spacing between lines. By default the line spacing factor is 1.

Parameters

spacingFactor New line spacing factor

See also: getLineSpacing

◆ setOrigin()

void sf::Transformable::setOrigin ( Vector2f origin )

inherited

set the local origin of the object

The origin of an object defines the center point for all transformations (position, scale, rotation). The coordinates of this point must be relative to the top-left corner of the object, and ignore all transformations (position, scale, rotation). The default origin of a transformable object is (0, 0).

Parameters

origin New origin

See also: getOrigin

◆ setOutlineColor()

void sf::Text::setOutlineColor ( Color color )

Set the outline color of the text.

By default, the text's outline color is opaque black.

Parameters

color New outline color of the text

See also: getOutlineColor

◆ setOutlineThickness()

void sf::Text::setOutlineThickness ( float thickness )

Set the thickness of the text's outline.

By default, the outline thickness is 0.

Be aware that using a negative value for the outline thickness will cause distorted rendering.

Parameters

thickness New outline thickness, in pixels

See also: getOutlineThickness

◆ setPosition()

void sf::Transformable::setPosition ( Vector2f position )

inherited

set the position of the object

This function completely overwrites the previous position. See the move function to apply an offset based on the previous position instead. The default position of a transformable object is (0, 0).

Parameters

position New position

See also: move, getPosition

◆ setRotation()

void sf::Transformable::setRotation ( Angle angle )

inherited

set the orientation of the object

This function completely overwrites the previous rotation. See the rotate function to add an angle based on the previous rotation instead. The default rotation of a transformable object is 0.

Parameters

angle New rotation

See also: rotate, getRotation

◆ setScale()

void sf::Transformable::setScale ( Vector2f factors )

inherited

set the scale factors of the object

This function completely overwrites the previous scale. See the scale function to add a factor based on the previous scale instead. The default scale of a transformable object is (1, 1).

Parameters

factors New scale factors

See also: scale, getScale

◆ setString()

void sf::Text::setString ( const String & string )

Set the text's string.

The string argument is a sf::String, which can automatically be constructed from standard string types. So, the following calls are all valid:

text.setString("hello");
text.setString(L"hello");
text.setString(std::string("hello"));
text.setString(std::wstring(L"hello"));

A text's string is empty by default.

Parameters

string New string

See also: getString

◆ setStyle()

void sf::Text::setStyle ( std::uint32_t style )

Set the text's style.

You can pass a combination of one or more styles, for example sf::Text::Bold | sf::Text::Italic. The default style is sf::Text::Regular.

Parameters

style New style

See also: getStyle

The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

Text.hpp

Public Types

Public Member Functions

Detailed Description

Member Enumeration Documentation

◆ Style

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ Text() [1/2]

◆ Text() [2/2]

Member Function Documentation

◆ findCharacterPos()

◆ getCharacterSize()

◆ getFillColor()

◆ getFont()

◆ getGlobalBounds()

◆ getInverseTransform()

◆ getLetterSpacing()

◆ getLineSpacing()

◆ getLocalBounds()

◆ getOrigin()

◆ getOutlineColor()

◆ getOutlineThickness()

◆ getPosition()

◆ getRotation()

◆ getScale()

◆ getString()

◆ getStyle()

◆ getTransform()

◆ move()

◆ rotate()

◆ scale()

◆ setCharacterSize()

◆ setFillColor()

◆ setFont() [1/2]

◆ setFont() [2/2]

◆ setLetterSpacing()

◆ setLineSpacing()

◆ setOrigin()

◆ setOutlineColor()

◆ setOutlineThickness()

◆ setPosition()

◆ setRotation()

◆ setScale()

◆ setString()

◆ setStyle()