The setText method

Syntax:setText(string text) Returns:nil

Sets the string to display by this Text object.

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	text	The text to display

Examples

-- Font properties
font = {
    file = "assets/fonts/Roboto-Medium.ttf",
    size = 28,
    color = {r = 255, g = 255, b = 255, a = 255},
    shadowDistance = 0,
    shadowColor = {r = 0, g = 0, b = 0, a = 0}
}

-- Create text object
text = Text.new(font, 1)

-- Set the text and show the object
text:setText("This is an example")
text:show()

See also

• Text constructor