class Text

Parent: Drawingelement

Class Index

Methods:arrow_type, arrow_type=, display_leader=, display_leader?, has_leader?, leader_type, leader_type=, line_weight, line_weight=, set_text, text, text=

Sample Code: texttests.rb

Instance Methods

arrow_type

The arrow_type method retrieves the current arrow type used for the leader text.

Syntax:

arrow = text.arrow_type

Arguments:

Return Value:

arrow – a numerical representation for the type of arrow.

Comments:

Valid arrow types are 0 for none, 2 for dot, 3 for closed arrow, 4 for open arrow.

Example:

type = text.arrow_type=0

arrow_type=

The arrow_type= method sets the arrow type used for leader text.

Syntax:

arrow = text.arrow_type=type

Arguments:

type – a numerical representation of the type of arrow to be set

Return Value:

arrow – a numerical representation for the type of arrow.

Comments:

Valid arrow types are 0 for none, 2 for dot, 3 for closed arrow, 4 for open arrow.

Example:

display_leader=

The display_leader= method accepts true or false for whether to display the leader.

Syntax:

status  = text.display_leader=status

Arguments:

status – true if you want to display the leader text, false if you do not want to display the leader text.

Return Value:

status – the status that you set.

Comments:

Leader text that is not displayed is set to Hidden type.

Example:

leader = text.display_leader=true

display_leader?

The display_leader? method returns the status of the leader.

Syntax:

status = text.display_leader?

Arguments:

Return Value:

status – true if the leader is being displayed, false if it is not displayed.

Comments:

Example:

status = text.display_leader?

has_leader?

The has_leader method is used to determine if the Text object has a leader.

Syntax:

status = text.has_leader?

Arguments:

Return Value:

status - true if the Text object has a leader. False if the Text object does not have a leader.

Comments:

Example:

coordinates = [10, 10, 10]
model = Sketchup.active_model        
entities = model.entities
point = Geom::Point3d.new coordinates
text = entities.add_text "This is a Test", point
status = text.has_leader?
if (status)
    UI.messagebox status
else
    UI.messagebox status
end

leader_type

The leader_type method retrieves the currently set leader type.

Syntax:

leader = text.leader_type

Arguments:

leader – a numerical value representing the currently set leader type.

Return Value:

leader – a numerical value representing the currently set leader type.

Comments:

Example:

leader = text.leader_type

leader_type=

The leader_type = method sets the leader type.

Syntax:

leader = text.leader.type=type

Arguments:

type – a numerical value representing the leader type to be set.

Return Value:

leader – a numerical value representing the leader type you just set.

Comments:

Valid leader types are 0 for none, 1 for View based, and 2 for Pushpin

Example:

leader = text.leader_type=1

line_weight

The line_weight method returns a line weight in number of pixels.

Syntax:

lineweight = text.line_weight

Arguments:

Return Value:

lineweight – the line weight in pixels

Comments:

Defalt line weight is 1.

Example:

weight = text.line_weight

line_weight=

The line_weight= method sets the line weight in pixels.

Syntax:

lineweight = text.line_weight=weight

Arguments:

weight – the line weight to be set (in pixels).

Return Value:

The line weight that has been set.

Comments:

Default line weight is 1.

Example:

newweight = text.line_weight=4

set_text

The set_text method is used to set the text within a Text object without recording an Undo operation.

Syntax:

text = text.text “textstring”

Arguments:

“textstring” – the string to be set within the Text object

Return Value:

text – the Text object

Comments:

Example:

text = text.set_text "This is another text"

text

The text method is used to retrieve the string version of a Text object

Syntax:

textstring = text.text

Arguments:

Return Value:

textstring – the string representation of the Text object

Comments:

Example:

textstring = text.text

text=

The text= method is used to set the string version of a Text object

Syntax:

textstring = text.text= "text"

Arguments:

Return Value:

textstring - the newly set text

Comments:

Example:

textstring = text.text="This is another text"