class anychart.graphics.vector.Text Improve this Doc

Extends: anychart.graphics.vector.Element

Text class.
Do not invoke constructor directly. Use anychart.graphics.vector.Stage#text or anychart.graphics.vector.Layer#text to create layer or stage bound text.
Use anychart.graphics#text to create unbound text.
See also:
anychart.graphics.vector.Stage#text,
anychart.graphics.vector.Layer#text,
anychart.graphics#text

Methods Overview

Coloring
color()	Color setting.
Events
listen()	Adds an event listener.
listenOnce()	Adds an event listener that is removed automatically after the listener fired once.
removeAllListeners()	Removes all listeners from this listenable.
unlisten()	Removes an event listener which was added with listen() or listenOnce().
Interactive
drag()	Dragging setting.
Interactivity
visible()	Visibility flag
Size and Position
appendTransformationMatrix()	Combines the transformation with the given transformation matrix.
getAbsoluteBounds()	Gets element bounds in absolute coordinates (root element coordinate system).
getAbsoluteHeight()	Returns height within root bounds.
getAbsoluteWidth()	Returns width within root bounds.
getAbsoluteX()	Returns an absolute X (root element coordinate system).
getAbsoluteY()	Returns an absolute Y (root element coordinate system).
getBounds()	Returns the bounds.
getHeight()	Returns the height.
getRotationAngle()	Returns the rotation angle in degrees.
getTransformationMatrix()	Returns the transformation matrix.
getWidth()	Returns the width.
getX()	Returns X in the coordinate system of the parent.
getY()	Returns Y in the coordinate system of the parent.
height()	Height setting.
rotate()	Rotates a shape around the given rotation point.
rotateByAnchor()	Rotates a shape around the given anchor.
scale()	Scales a shape. Scaling center is set in the coordinate system of the parent.
scaleByAnchor()	Scales a shape by anchor. Scaling center is set as an anchor.
setPosition()	Sets top left corner of a shape (transformation taken into account) in the coordinate system of the parent.
setRotation()	Rotates a shape around the given point.
setRotationByAnchor()	Rotates a shape around the given anchor.
setTransformationMatrix()	Sets the transformation matrix.
translate()	Moves a shape taking an account the transformation.
width()	Width setting.
x()	X coordinate setting.
y()	Y coordinate setting.
zIndex()	Z-index setting.
Miscellaneous
attr()	Attribute setting
clip()	Clipping setting.
cursor()	Cursor type.
decoration()	Text decoration setting.
desc()	Description setting
direction()	Text direction setting.
disablePointerEvents()	Pointer events setting.
disableStrokeScaling()	Vector effect property
dispose()	Disposes element completely.
domElement()	Returns DOM element if element is rendered.
fontFamily()	Font family setting.
fontSize()	Font size setting.
fontStyle()	Font style setting.
fontVariant()	Font variant setting.
fontWeight()	Font weight setting.
getStage()	Stage object (to which the given element is bound).
getTextHeight()	Returns actual text height.
getTextWidth()	Returns actual text width.
hAlign()	Horizontal align setting.
hasParent()	Whether parent element is set.
htmlText()	HTML format.
id()	Element identifier
letterSpacing()	Letter spacing setting.
lineHeight()	Line height setting.
opacity()	Opacity setting.
parent()	Parent layer.
path()	Path element for the text.
remove()	Current element removes itself from the parent layer.
selectable()	Text selection setting.
style()	Text style settings.
text()	Text setting.
textIndent()	Text indent setting.
textOverflow()	Text overflow setting.
title()	Title setting
vAlign()	Vertical align setting.
wordBreak()	Text word-break mode.
wordWrap()	Text word-wrap mode.

Methods Description

appendTransformationMatrix

appendTransformationMatrix(m00, m10, m01, m11, m02, m12)

Combines the transformation with the given transformation matrix.

Detailed description

Combination is done via matrix multiplication (multiplication to the right).
Illustration shows a shape transformation with the several calls of .appendTransformationMatrix(0, 0.5, 1, 0, 0, 0)

Params:

Name	Type	Description
m00	number	Scale X.
m10	number	Shear Y.
m01	number	Shear X.
m11	number	Scale Y.
m02	number	Translate X.
m12	number	Translate Y.

Returns:

anychart.graphics.vector.Text - Self instance for method chaining.

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attr

attr(key)Since version 7.11.0

Getter for the attribute.

Params:

Name	Type	Description
key	string	Name of attribute.

Returns:

* - Attribute value.

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attr(key, value)Since version 7.11.0

Setter for the attribute.

Params:

Name	Type	Description
key	string	Name of attribute.
value	*	Value of attribute.

Returns:

anychart.graphics.vector.Text - Self instance for method chaining.

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clip

clip()

Gets the clipping rectangle.

Returns:

anychart.graphics.math.Rect - Returns rectangle settings.

clip(value)

Sets the clipping rectangle.

Detailed description

Affects display only after render() method call.
Attention! In SVG clip will transform according to transformation, and in VML clip will be surrounding.

Params:

Name	Type	Description
value	anychart.graphics.math.Rect \| string	Clipping rectangle.

Returns:

anychart.graphics.vector.Text - Self instance for method chaining.

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color

color()

Getter for the text color.

Returns:

string - The text color.

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color(color)

Setter for the text color.

Params:

Name	Type	Default	Description
color	string	'#000'	Text color.

Returns:

anychart.graphics.vector.Text - Self instance for method chaining.

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cursor

cursor()

Getter for the cursor type.

Returns:

anychart.graphics.vector.Cursor - Returns cursor type.

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cursor(value)

Setter for the cursor type.

Params:

Name	Type	Default	Description
value	anychart.graphics.vector.Cursor	null	Cursor type.

Returns:

anychart.graphics.vector.Text - Self instance for method chaining.

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decoration

decoration()

Getter for the text decoration.

Returns:

string - Returns text decoration.

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decoration(value)

Setter for text decoration.

Params:

Name	Type	Description
value	anychart.graphics.vector.Text.Decoration \| string	Text decoration.

Returns:

anychart.graphics.vector.Text - Self instance for method chaining.

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desc

desc()Since version 7.11.0

Getter for the element description value.

Returns:

string | null | undefined - The element description value.

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desc(value)Since version 7.11.0

Setter for the element description value.

Params:

Name	Type	Description
value	string \| null	Value to set.

Returns:

anychart.graphics.vector.Text - Self instance for method chaining.

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direction

direction()

Getter for the text direction.

Returns:

string - Returns text direction

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direction(direction)

Setter for text direction.

Params:

Name	Type	Default	Description
direction	anychart.graphics.vector.Text.Direction \| string	'ltr'	Text direction.

Returns:

anychart.graphics.vector.Text - Self instance for method chaining.

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disablePointerEvents

disablePointerEvents()

Gets the value of the pointer events.

Returns:

boolean - Returns property value.

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disablePointerEvents(value)

Disables the pointer events.

Detailed description

Specifies under what circumstances a given graphics element can be a target element for a pointer event.

Params:

Name	Type	Default	Description
value	boolean	false	Pointer events property value.

Returns:

anychart.graphics.vector.Text - Self instance for method chaining.

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disableStrokeScaling

disableStrokeScaling()

Getter for the element's vector effect property.

Returns:

boolean - The vector effect property.

See listing

var element = stage.rect(10, 10, 100, 40);
var disableStrokeScaling = element.disableStrokeScaling();

disableStrokeScaling(enabled)

Setter for the element's vector effect property.
Learn more by link.

Params:

Name	Type	Default	Description
enabled	boolean	false	Vector effect property to set.

Returns:

anychart.graphics.vector.Text - Self instance for method chaining.

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dispose

dispose()

Disposes element completely. Removes it from the parent layer, sets links to null, removes it from DOM.

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domElement

domElement()

Returns DOM element if element is rendered.
In case of Stage in Suspended state or unbound element - null is returned.

Returns:

Element - DOM element.

drag

drag()

Returns the state flag.

Returns:

boolean | anychart.graphics.math.Rect - Absolute element bounds or flag.

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drag(value)

Turns off/on dragging (moving) of an element.

Detailed description

Sets mode (true - on, false - off) or dragging area for an element, dragging is always on within an area.

Params:

Name	Type	Default	Description
value	boolean \| anychart.graphics.math.Rect	false	Flag or a dragging area.

Returns:

anychart.graphics.vector.Text - Self instance for method chaining.

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fontFamily

fontFamily()

Getter for the font family of text.

Returns:

string - Returns font family.

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fontFamily(family)

Setter for font family of text.

Params:

Name	Type	Default	Description
family	string	'Verdana'	Font family.

Returns:

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Name	Type	Default	Description
size	string \| number	'10px'	Font size.

fontStyle

fontStyle()

Getter for the font style of text.

Returns:

string - Returns font style.

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fontStyle(style)

Setter for font style of text.

Params:

Name	Type	Description
style	anychart.graphics.vector.Text.FontStyle \| string	Font style.

Returns:

anychart.graphics.vector.Text - Self instance for method chaining.

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fontVariant

fontVariant()

Getter for the font variant of text.

Returns:

string - Returns font variant

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fontVariant(value)

Setter for font variant of text.

Params:

Name	Type	Description
value	anychart.graphics.vector.Text.FontVariant \| string	Font variant.

Returns:

anychart.graphics.vector.Text - Self instance for method chaining.

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fontWeight

fontWeight()

Getter for the font weight of text.

Returns:

string - Returns font weight.

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fontWeight(weight)

Setter for font weight of text.

Params:

Name	Type	Description
weight	string \| number	Font weight.

Returns:

anychart.graphics.vector.Text - Self instance for method chaining.

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getAbsoluteBounds

getAbsoluteBounds()

Gets element bounds in absolute coordinates (root element coordinate system).

Detailed description

Returns:

anychart.graphics.math.Rect - Absolute element bounds.

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getAbsoluteHeight

getAbsoluteHeight()

Returns height within root bounds.
See illustrations at anychart.graphics.vector.Element#getAbsoluteWidth

Returns:

number - Height.

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getAbsoluteWidth

getAbsoluteWidth()

Returns width within root bounds.

Detailed description

Returns:

number - Width.

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getAbsoluteX

getAbsoluteX()

Returns an absolute X (root element coordinate system).

Detailed description

Returns:

number - Absolute X.

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getAbsoluteY

getAbsoluteY()

Returns an absolute Y (root element coordinate system).

Detailed description

Returns:

number - Absolute Y.

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getBounds

getBounds()

Returns the bounds.

Returns:

anychart.graphics.math.Rect - Bounds.

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getHeight

getHeight()

Returns the height.

Returns:

number - Height.

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getRotationAngle

getRotationAngle()

Returns the rotation angle in degrees.

Returns:

number - Rotation angle.

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getStage

getStage()

Stage object (to which the given element is bound).

Returns:

anychart.graphics.vector.Stage - Stage object.

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getTextHeight

getTextHeight()

Returns actual text height.

Returns:

number - Text height.

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getTextWidth

getTextWidth()

Returns actual text width.

Returns:

number - Text width

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getTransformationMatrix

getTransformationMatrix()

Returns the transformation matrix.

Detailed description

Matrix as an array of six elements:
[
  {number} m00 Scale X.
  {number} m10 Shear Y.
  {number} m01 Shear X.
  {number} m11 Scale Y.
  {number} m02 Translate X.
  {number} m12 Translate Y.
]

Returns:

Array.<number> - Transformation matrix array.

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getWidth

getWidth()

Returns the width.

Returns:

number - Width.

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getX

getX()

Returns X in the coordinate system of the parent.

Returns:

number - X in the coordinate system of the parent.

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getY

getY()

Returns Y in the coordinate system of the parent.

Returns:

number - Y in the coordinate system of the parent.

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hAlign

hAlign()

Getter for the horizontal align of text.

Returns:

string - Returns horizontal align.

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hAlign(align)

Setter for horizontal align of text.

Params:

Name	Type	Default	Description
align	anychart.graphics.vector.Text.HAlign \| string	'start'	Horizontal align.

Returns:

anychart.graphics.vector.Text - Self instance for method chaining.

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hasParent

hasParent()

Whether parent element is set.

Returns:

boolean - Whether parent element is set.

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height

height()

Gets the height.
Note: it is not calculated automatically and has no default, and if it was not set using setter - NaN is returned.

Returns:

number | string - Returns height.

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height(height)

Sets a height.

Params:

Name	Type	Description
height	number \| string	Height to set.

Returns:

anychart.graphics.vector.Text - Self instance for method chaining.

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htmlText

htmlText()

Getter for the HTML format.

Returns:

string - Returns plain text.

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htmlText(value)

Setter for the HTML format.

Detailed description

Set up text in HTML format. Incoming text is parsed HTML parser.
The tags that define style will taken into consideration and applied to the final result.
HTML tags supported:

( )
,
,
(font-style, font-variant, font-family, font-size, font-weight, color, letter-spacing, text-decoration, opacity)

Params:

Name	Type	Description
value	string	Text with HTML tags.

Returns:

anychart.graphics.vector.Text - Self instance for method chaining.

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id

id()

Gets the element identifier.

Detailed description

If it was not set, it will be generated and applied to the DOM.

Returns:

string - Returns element identifier.

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id(id)

Sets the element identifier.

Params:

Name	Type	Description
id	string	Custom identifier.

Returns:

anychart.graphics.vector.Text - Self instance for method chaining.

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letterSpacing

letterSpacing()

Getter for the letter spacing of text.

Returns:

string - Returns letter spacing.

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letterSpacing(spacing)

Setter for letter spacing of text.

Params:

Name	Type	Description
spacing	string \| number	Letter spacing.

Returns:

anychart.graphics.vector.Text - Self instance for method chaining.

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lineHeight

lineHeight()

Getter for the line height of text.

Returns:

string - Returns line height.

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lineHeight(height)

Sets line height, either as ratio or in pixels.

Params:

Name	Type	Description
height	string \| number	Letter height.

Returns:

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listen

listen(type, listener, useCapture, listenerScope)

Adds an event listener.

Detailed description

A listener can only be added once to an object and if it is added again the key for the listener is returned. Note that if the existing listener is a one-off listener (registered via listenOnce), it will no longer be a one-off listener after a call to listen().

Params:

Name	Type	Default	Description
type	string		The event type id.
listener	function(e:Object):boolean\|undefined		Callback method.
useCapture	boolean	false	Whether to fire in capture phase. Learn more about capturing https://javascript.info/bubbling-and-capturing
listenerScope	Object		Object in whose scope to call the listener.

Returns:

Object - Unique key for the listener.

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listenOnce

listenOnce(type, listener, useCapture, listenerScope)

Adds an event listener that is removed automatically after the listener fired once.

Detailed description

If an existing listener already exists, listenOnce will do nothing. In particular, if the listener was previously registered via listen(), listenOnce() will not turn the listener into a one-off listener. Similarly, if there is already an existing one-off listener, listenOnce does not modify the listeners (it is still a once listener).

Params:

Name	Type	Default	Description
type	string		The event type id.
listener	function(e:Object):boolean\|undefined		Callback method.
useCapture	boolean	false	Whether to fire in capture phase. Learn more about capturing https://javascript.info/bubbling-and-capturing
listenerScope	Object		Object in whose scope to call the listener.

Returns:

Object - Unique key for the listener.

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opacity

opacity()

Getter for the text opacity.

Returns:

number - Returns text opacity.

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opacity(opacity)

Setter for text opacity.

Params:

Name	Type	Description
opacity	number	Text opacity.

Returns:

anychart.graphics.vector.Text - Self instance for method chaining.

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parent

parent()

Returns the parent layer.

Returns:

anychart.graphics.vector.Layer | anychart.graphics.vector.Stage - Instance of element current layer.

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parent(parent)

Adds element to the given layer.

Params:

Name	Type	Description
parent	anychart.graphics.vector.Layer \| anychart.graphics.vector.Stage	Parent layer.

Returns:

anychart.graphics.vector.Text - Self instance for method chaining.

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path

path()Since version 7.15.0

Getter for the path element.

Returns:

anychart.graphics.vector.Path -

See listing

var path = text.path();

path(path)Since version 7.15.0

Setter for the path element.

Detailed description

If path() is set, the text will be aligned to the path element and repeat its form.

Params:

Name	Type	Description
path	anychart.graphics.vector.Path	Path to set.

Returns:

anychart.graphics.vector.Text - Self instance for method chaining.

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remove

remove()

Current element removes itself from the parent layer.

Returns:

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removeAllListeners

removeAllListeners(type)

Removes all listeners from this listenable.

Detailed description

If type is specified, it will only remove listeners of the particular type. otherwise all registered listeners will be removed.

Params:

Name	Type	Description
type	string	Type of event to remove, default is to remove all types.

Returns:

number - Number of listeners removed.

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rotate

rotate(degrees, cx, cy)

Rotates a shape around the given rotation point.

Detailed description

If rotation point is not set then rotation point is (0, 0).
Left illustration shows 20 degrees rotation with the default rotation point.
.rotate(20)
Right illustration shows 20 degrees rotation with the given rotation point.
.rotate(20, x, y)
Rotation points are marked with red, initial position of shapes is marked with gray.

Params:

Name	Type	Description
degrees	number	Rotation angle in degrees.
cx	number	Rotation point X.
cy	number	Rotation point Y.

Returns:

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rotateByAnchor

rotateByAnchor(degrees, anchor)

Rotates a shape around the given anchor.

Detailed description

If anchor is not set anychart.graphics.vector.Anchor.CENTER is the default.
Left illustration shows 90 degrees rotation around the default anchor.
.rotateByAnchor(90)
Right illustration shows 90 degrees rotation around the given anchor.
.rotateByAnchor(90, anychart.graphics.vector.Anchor.CENTER_TOP)
Rotation points are marked with red, initial position of shapes is marked with gray.

Params:

Name	Type	Description
degrees	number	Rotation angle in degrees.
anchor	anychart.graphics.vector.Anchor \| string	Rotation anchor.

Returns:

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scale

scale(sx, sy, cx, cy)

Scales a shape. Scaling center is set in the coordinate system of the parent.

Detailed description

If the scaling center is not set it defaults to (0, 0).
Left illustration shows default point scaling.
.scale(0.5, 0.5,)
Right illustration shows scaling with the scaling center set.
.scale(0.5, 0.5, x, y)
Scaling center is marked with red, initial state is marked with gray.

Params:

Name	Type	Description
sx	number	X scaling factor.
sy	number	Y scaling factor.
cx	number	Scaling point X.
cy	number	Scaling point Y.

Returns:

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scaleByAnchor

scaleByAnchor(sx, sy, anchor)

Scales a shape by anchor. Scaling center is set as an anchor.

Detailed description

If anchor is not set it defaults to anychart.graphics.vector.Anchor.CENTER.
Left illustration shows scaling with the default anchor.
.scaleByAnchor(0.5, 0.5)
Right illustration shows scaling with the anchor set.
.scaleByAnchor(0.5, 0.5, anychart.graphics.vector.Anchor.RIGHT_TOP)
Scaling center is marked with red, initial state is marked with gray.

Params:

Name	Type	Description
sx	number	X scaling factor.
sy	number	Y scaling factor.
anchor	anychart.graphics.vector.Anchor \| string	Scaling anchor point.

Returns:

anychart.graphics.vector.Text - Self instance for method chaining.

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selectable

selectable()

Getter for the text selectable property.

Returns:

boolean - Returns text selectable setting.

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selectable(enabled)

Setter for the text selectable property.
Defines whether text can be selected. If false - no selection.

Params:

Name	Type	Default	Description
enabled	boolean	true	Text selectable property.

Returns:

anychart.graphics.vector.Text - Self instance for method chaining.

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setPosition

setPosition(x, y)

Sets top left corner of a shape (transformation taken into account) in the coordinate system of the parent.

Detailed description

Note: See illustration at anychart.graphics.vector.Element#translate, the only difference between anychart.graphics.vector.Element#translate and this method is the fact that that this method resets the current transformation, and anychart.graphics.vector.Element#translate adds movement to the existing transformation.

Params:

Name	Type	Description
x	number	X coordinate.
y	number	Y coordinate.

Returns:

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setRotation

setRotation(degrees, cx, cy)

Rotates a shape around the given point.

Detailed description

Note: See illustration at anychart.graphics.vector.Element#rotate, the only difference between anychart.graphics.vector.Element#rotate and this method is the fact that this method resets the current transformation, and anychart.graphics.vector.Element#rotate adds rotation to the existing transformation.

Params:

Name	Type	Description
degrees	number	Rotation angle in degrees.
cx	number	Rotation point X.
cy	number	Rotation point Y.

Returns:

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setRotationByAnchor

setRotationByAnchor(degrees, anchor)

Rotates a shape around the given anchor.

Detailed description

Note: See illustration at anychart.graphics.vector.Element#rotateByAnchor, the only difference between anychart.graphics.vector.Element#rotateByAnchor and this method is the fact that this method resets the current transformation, and anychart.graphics.vector.Element#rotate adds rotation to the existing transformation.

Params:

Name	Type	Description
degrees	number	Rotation angle in degrees.
anchor	anychart.graphics.vector.Anchor \| string	Rotation anchor.

Returns:

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setTransformationMatrix

setTransformationMatrix(m00, m10, m01, m11, m02, m12)

Sets the transformation matrix.

Detailed description

Note: See illustration at anychart.graphics.vector.Element#appendTransformationMatrix, the difference between anychart.graphics.vector.Element#appendTransformationMatrix and this method is that anychart.graphics.vector.Element#appendTransformationMatrix combined transformation with the current, and this method resets the current.

Params:

Name	Type	Description
m00	number	Scale X.
m10	number	Shear Y.
m01	number	Shear X.
m11	number	Scale Y.
m02	number	Translate X.
m12	number	Translate Y.

Returns:

anychart.graphics.vector.Text - Self instance for method chaining.

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style

style()

Getter for the text style.

Returns:

anychart.graphics.vector.TextStyle - Returns text style.

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style(style)

Setter for the text style.

Params:

Name	Type	Description
style	anychart.graphics.vector.TextStyle	Text style.

Returns:

anychart.graphics.vector.Text - Self instance for method chaining.

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text

text()

Getter for the text.

Returns:

string - Returns text.

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text(text)

Setter for the text.

Detailed description

Set up plain text. Text will be take as is. All symbols will be displaying in result.

Params:

Name	Type	Description
text	string	Plain text.

Returns:

anychart.graphics.vector.Text - Self instance for method chaining.

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textIndent

textIndent()

Getter for the text indent.

Returns:

number - Returns text indent.

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textIndent(indent)

Setter for text indent.
The text-indent property specifies the indentation of the first line in a text-block.

Params:

Name	Type	Description
indent	number	Text indent of text.

Returns:

anychart.graphics.vector.Text - Self instance for method chaining.

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textOverflow

textOverflow()

Getter for the text overflow mode.

Returns:

string - Text overflow.

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textOverflow(value)

Setter for the text overflow mode.

Params:

Name	Type	Description
value	anychart.graphics.vector.Text.TextOverflow \| string	Text overflow.

Returns:

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title

title()Since version 7.11.0

Getter for the element title value.

Returns:

string | null | undefined - The element title value.

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title(value)Since version 7.11.0

Setter for the element title value.

Params:

Name	Type	Description
value	string \| null	Value to set.

Returns:

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translate

translate(tx, ty)

Moves a shape taking an account the transformation.

Detailed description

Movement happens in a shape coordinate system (not the coordinate system of the parent).
Illustration shows a shape movement when .translate(20, 10) is invoked several times.

Params:

Name	Type	Description
tx	number	X movement amount.
ty	number	Y movement amount.

Returns:

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unlisten

unlisten(type, listener, useCapture, listenerScope)

Removes an event listener which was added with listen() or listenOnce().

Params:

Name	Type	Default	Description
type	string		The event type id.
listener	function(e:Object):boolean\|undefined		Callback method.
useCapture	boolean	false	Whether to fire in capture phase. Learn more about capturing https://javascript.info/bubbling-and-capturing
listenerScope	Object		Object in whose scope to call the listener.