Class: TextStim

visual.TextStim(options)

new TextStim(options)

Parameters:
Name Type Description
options Object
Properties
Name Type Attributes Default Description
name String the name used when logging messages from this stimulus
win module:core.Window the associated Window
text string <optional>
 "Hello World" the text to be rendered
font string <optional>
 "Arial" the font family
pos Array.<number> <optional>
 [0, 0] the position of the center of the text
color Color <optional>
 'white' the background color
opacity number <optional>
 1.0 the opacity
depth number <optional>
 0 the depth (i.e. the z order)
contrast number <optional>
 1.0 the contrast
units string <optional>
 "norm" the units of the text size and position
ori number the orientation (in degrees)
height number <optional>
 0.1 the height of the text
bold boolean <optional>
 false whether or not the text is bold
italic boolean <optional>
 false whether or not the text is italic
alignHoriz string <optional>
 'center' horizontal alignment
alignVert string <optional>
 'center' vertical alignment
wrapWidth boolean whether or not to wrap the text horizontally
flipHoriz boolean <optional>
 false whether or not to flip the text horizontally
flipVert boolean <optional>
 false whether or not to flip the text vertically
clipMask PIXI.Graphics <optional>
 null the clip mask
autoDraw boolean <optional>
 false whether or not the stimulus should be automatically drawn on every frame flip
autoLog boolean <optional>
 false whether or not to log
Mixes In:
  • ColorMixin
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To Do:
  • vertical alignment, and orientation are currently NOT implemented

Extends

  • VisualStim

Members

(protected) _getDefaultLetterHeight

Get the default letter height given the stimulus' units.
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(protected) _getDefaultWrapWidth

Get the default wrap width given the stimulus' units.
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getTextMetrics

Get the metrics estimated for the text and style. Note: getTextMetrics does not require the PIXI representation of the stimulus to be instantiated, unlike getSize().
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setColor

Setter for the color attribute.
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Methods

(protected) _estimateBoundingBox()

Estimate the bounding box.
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(protected) getBoundingBox(tightopt) → {Array.<number>}

Get the bounding gox.
Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Default Description
tight boolean <optional>
 false whether or not to fit as closely as possible to the text
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Returns:
- the bounding box, in the units of this TextStim
Type
Array.<number>