lcd.drawText(x, y, text [, flags])

Draws a text beginning at (x,y)

@status current Introduced in 2.0.0

Parameters

• x,y (positive numbers) starting coordinate

• text (string) text to display

• flags (unsigned number) drawing flags. All values can be combined together using the + character. ie BLINK + DBLSIZE. See the Appendix for available characters in each font set.

  • 0 or not specified normal font
  • XXLSIZE jumbo sized font
  • DBLSIZE double size font
  • MIDSIZE mid sized font
  • SMLSIZE small font
  • INVERS inverted display
  • BLINK blinking text

Return value

none

Examples

lcd/drawText-example

local function run(event)
  lcd.clear()
  lcd.drawText(1, 1,"drawText() example", 0)
  lcd.drawText(1, 11,"0 - default", 0)
  lcd.drawText(1, 21,"BLINK", BLINK)
  lcd.drawText(1, 31,"INVERS + BLINK", INVERS + BLINK)
  lcd.drawText(120, 1,"XXLSIZE", DBLSIZE)
  lcd.drawText(120, 21,"MIDSIZE", MIDSIZE)
  lcd.drawText(120, 36,"SMLSIZE", SMLSIZE)
end

return{run=run}