Label API documentation

Version: alpha

FUNCTIONS
label.get_text() gets the text for a label
label.set_text() set the text for a label
PROPERTIES
color vector4 label color
font hash label font
leading number label leading
line_break bool label line break
material hash label material
outline vector4 label outline
scale number | vector3 label scale
shadow vector4 label shadow
size vector3 label size
tracking number label tracking

Functions

label.get_text()

label.get_text(url)

Gets the text from a label component

PARAMETERS

url string, hash, url the label to get the text from

RETURNS

metrics string the label text

EXAMPLES

function init(self)
    local text = label.get_text("#label")
    print(text)
end

label.set_text()

label.set_text(url,text)

Sets the text of a label component This method uses the message passing that means the value will be set after dispatch messages step. More information is available in the Application Lifecycle manual.

PARAMETERS

url string, hash, url the label that should have a constant set
text string the text

EXAMPLES

function init(self)
    label.set_text("#label", "Hello World!")
end

Properties

color

The color of the label. The type of the property is vector4.

EXAMPLES

function init(self)
   -- Get the current color's y component
   local red_component = go.get("#label", "color.y")
   -- Animate the color
   go.animate("#label", "color", go.PLAYBACK_LOOP_PINGPONG, vmath.vector4(0,1,0,1), go.EASING_INOUTSINE, 1)
end

font

The font used when rendering the label. The type of the property is hash.

EXAMPLES

How to set font using a script property (see resource.font) 
go.property("my_font", resource.font("/font.font"))

function init(self)
  go.set("#label", "font", self.my_font)
end

leading

The leading of the label. This value is used to scale the line spacing of text. The type of the property is number.

EXAMPLES

How to query a label's leading: 
function init(self)
 -- get leading from component "label"
 local leading = go.get("#label", "leading")
 -- do something useful
 leading = leading * 1.2
 go.set("#label", "leading", leading)
end

line_break

The line break of the label. This value is used to adjust the vertical spacing of characters in the text. The type of the property is boolean.

EXAMPLES

How to query a label's line break: 
function init(self)
 -- get line_break from component "label"
 local line_break = go.get("#label", "line_break")
 -- do something useful
 go.set("#label", "line_break", false)
end

material

The material used when rendering the label. The type of the property is hash.

EXAMPLES

How to set material using a script property (see resource.material) 
go.property("my_material", resource.material("/material.material"))

function init(self)
  go.set("#label", "material", self.my_material)
end

outline

The outline color of the label. The type of the property is vector4.

EXAMPLES

function init(self)
   -- Get the current outline color
   local outline = go.get("#label", "outline")
   -- Animate the property
   go.animate("#label", "outline", go.PLAYBACK_LOOP_PINGPONG, vmath.vector4(0,1,0,1), go.EASING_INOUTSINE, 1)
end

scale

The scale of the label. The type of the property is number (uniform) or vector3 (non uniform).

EXAMPLES

How to scale a label independently along the X and Y axis: 
function init(self)
   -- Double the y-axis scaling on component "label"
   local yscale = go.get("#label", "scale.y")
   go.set("#label", "scale.y", yscale * 2)
   -- Set the new scale altogether
   go.set("#label", "scale", vmath.vector3(2,2,2))
   -- Animate the scale
   go.animate("#label", "scale", go.PLAYBACK_LOOP_PINGPONG, vmath.vector3(2,2,2), go.EASING_INOUTSINE, 1)
end

shadow

The shadow color of the label. The type of the property is vector4.

EXAMPLES

function init(self)
 -- Get the current shadow color
 local shadow = go.get("#label", "shadow")
 -- Animate the property
 go.animate("#label", "shadow", go.PLAYBACK_LOOP_PINGPONG, vmath.vector4(0,1,0,1), go.EASING_INOUTSINE, 1)
end

size

Returns the size of the label. The size will constrain the text if line break is enabled. The type of the property is vector3.

EXAMPLES

How to query a label's size, either as a vector or selecting a specific dimension: 
function init(self)
 -- get size from component "label"
 local size = go.get("#label", "size")
 local sizex = go.get("#label", "size.x")
 -- do something useful
 assert(size.x == sizex)
end

tracking

The tracking of the label. This value is used to adjust the vertical spacing of characters in the text. The type of the property is number.

EXAMPLES

How to query a label's tracking: 
function init(self)
 -- get tracking from component "label"
 local tracking = go.get("#label", "tracking")
 -- do something useful
 tracking = tracking * 1.2
 go.set("#label", "tracking", tracking)
end