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Description
Write text to the screen at the given coordinates.
Syntax
screen.text(text, xPos, yPos);
Parameters
- text : char array, the text you want to write on the screen
- xPos : int, the location on the x-axis you want to start drawing text to the screen
- yPos : int, the location on the y-axis you want to start drawing text to the screen
Returns
none
Example
#include <SPI.h>
#include <TFT.h> // Arduino TFT library
#define cs 10
#define dc 9
#define rst 8
TFT screen = TFT(cs, dc, rst);
void setup() {
// initialize the screen
screen.begin();
// make the background black
screen.background(0,0,0);
// set the text color to white
screen.stroke(255,255,255);
// write text to the screen in the top left corner
screen.text("Testing!", 0, 0);
}
void loop() {
}
#include <TFT.h> // Arduino TFT library
#define cs 10
#define dc 9
#define rst 8
TFT screen = TFT(cs, dc, rst);
void setup() {
// initialize the screen
screen.begin();
// make the background black
screen.background(0,0,0);
// set the text color to white
screen.stroke(255,255,255);
// write text to the screen in the top left corner
screen.text("Testing!", 0, 0);
}
void loop() {
}
See also
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