Index

  1. \setasign\SetaPDF2
    1. Core
      1. Canvas
        1. Canvas
        2. ContainerInterface
        3. Draw
        4. GraphicState
        5. GraphicState
        6. MarkedContent
        7. Operators
        8. Path
        9. Simple
        10. StandardOperators
        11. StreamProxyInterface
        12. Text

setasign\SetaPDF2\Core\Canvas

Text A canvas helper class for text operators

File: /SetaPDF v2/Core/Canvas/Text.php
Old class name (alias): \SetaPDF_Core_Canvas_Text

Class hierarchy

Summary

Methods

Properties

Constants

Constants

RENDERING_MODE_CLIP

public const int Text::RENDERING_MODE_CLIP = 7

Rendering mode

RENDERING_MODE_FILL

public const int Text::RENDERING_MODE_FILL = 0

Rendering mode

RENDERING_MODE_FILL_AND_CLIP

public const int Text::RENDERING_MODE_FILL_AND_CLIP = 4

Rendering mode

RENDERING_MODE_FILL_AND_STROKE

public const int Text::RENDERING_MODE_FILL_AND_STROKE = 2

Rendering mode

RENDERING_MODE_FILL_STROKE_AND_CLIP

public const int Text::RENDERING_MODE_FILL_STROKE_AND_CLIP = 6

Rendering mode

RENDERING_MODE_INVISIBLE

public const int Text::RENDERING_MODE_INVISIBLE = 3

Rendering mode

RENDERING_MODE_STROKE

public const int Text::RENDERING_MODE_STROKE = 1

Rendering mode

RENDERING_MODE_STROKE_AND_CLIP

public const int Text::RENDERING_MODE_STROKE_AND_CLIP = 5

Rendering mode


Properties

$_canvas

protected Canvas Operators::$_canvas

The origin canvas object


Methods

__construct()

public Operators::__construct (
Canvas $canvas
)

The constructor.

Parameters
$canvas : Canvas
 

addCurrentTransformationMatrix()

public StandardOperators::addCurrentTransformationMatrix (
float|int $a,
float|int $b,
float|int $c,
float|int $d,
float|int $e,
float|int $f
): $this

Proxy method for adding a transformation matrix on the canvas.

Parameters
$a : float|int
 
$b : float|int
 
$c : float|int
 
$d : float|int
 
$e : float|int
 
$f : float|int
 
See

begin()

public Text::begin (
void
): Text

Begin a text object.

beginText()

WARNING: This method is marked as deprecated!

public Text::beginText (
void
): Text

Alias for begin()

See

cleanUp()

public Operators::cleanUp (
void
): void

Release objects to free memory and cycled references.

After calling this method the instance of this object is unusable!

draw()

public Operators::draw (
void
): Draw

Get the draw helper.

end()

public Text::end (
void
): Text

End a text object.

endText()

WARNING: This method is marked as deprecated!

public Text::endText (
void
): Text

Alias for end()

See

markedContent()

public Operators::markedContent (
void
): MarkedContent

Get the marked content helper.

moveToNextLine()

public Text::moveToNextLine (
float $x,
float $y,
bool $setLeading = false
): Text

Move to the next line.

Parameters
$x : float
 
$y : float
 
$setLeading : bool
 

moveToNextLineAndShowText()

public Text::moveToNextLineAndShowText (
string|string[] $text,
float $wordSpacing = null,
float $charSpacing = null
): Text

Move to the next line and show text.

Parameters
$text : string|string[]
 
$wordSpacing : float
 
$charSpacing : float
 
Exceptions

Throws \setasign\SetaPDF2\Core\Exception

moveToStartOfNextLine()

public Text::moveToStartOfNextLine (
void
): Text

Move to the start of the next line.

path()

public Operators::path (
void
): Path

Get the path helper.

restoreGraphicState()

public StandardOperators::restoreGraphicState (
void
): $this

Proxy method for restoring the graphic state on the canvas.

See

rotate()

public StandardOperators::rotate (
int|float $x,
int|float $y,
int|float $angle
): $this

Proxy method for rotating the transformation matrix on the canvas.

Parameters
$x : int|float

X-coordinate of rotation point

$y : int|float

Y-coordinate of rotation point

$angle : int|float

Angle to rotate in degrees

See

saveGraphicState()

public StandardOperators::saveGraphicState (
void
): $this

Proxy method for saving the graphic state on the canvas.

See

scale()

public StandardOperators::scale (
int|float $scaleX,
int|float $scaleY
): $this

Proxy method for scaling the transformation matrix on the canvas.

Parameters
$scaleX : int|float

Scale factor on X

$scaleY : int|float

Scale factor on Y

See

setCharSpacing()

WARNING: This method is marked as deprecated!

public Text::setCharSpacing (
float $charSpacing = 0.0
): Text

Alias for setCharacterSpacing()

Parameters
$charSpacing : float
 
See

setCharacterSpacing()

public Text::setCharacterSpacing (
float $charSpacing = 0.0
): Text

Set the char spacing.

Parameters
$charSpacing : float
 

setColor()

public StandardOperators::setColor (
\setasign\SetaPDF2\Core\DataStructure\Color\AbstractColor|int[]|int|string $color,
bool $stroking = true
): $this

Proxy method for setting the color on the canvas.

Parameters
$color : \setasign\SetaPDF2\Core\DataStructure\Color\AbstractColor|int[]|int|string
 
$stroking : bool
 
See

setFont()

public Text::setFont (
string|\setasign\SetaPDF2\Core\Font\FontInterface $name,
float $size = 12.0
): Text

Set the font.

Parameters
$name : string|\setasign\SetaPDF2\Core\Font\FontInterface
 
$size : float
 
Exceptions

Throws \setasign\SetaPDF2\Core\Font\Exception

Throws \setasign\SetaPDF2\Core\Type\IndirectReference\Exception

Throws \setasign\SetaPDF2\NotImplementedException

Throws \setasign\SetaPDF2\Core\Type\Exception

setGraphicState()

public StandardOperators::setGraphicState (): $this

Proxy method for setting a graphic state on the canvas.

Parameters
$graphicState : \setasign\SetaPDF2\Core\Resource\ExtGState
 
See

setLeading()

public Text::setLeading (
float $leading = 0.0
): Text

Set the leading.

Parameters
$leading : float
 

setNonStrokingColor()

public StandardOperators::setNonStrokingColor (): $this

Proxy method for setting the non-stroking color on the canvas.

Parameters
$color : \setasign\SetaPDF2\Core\DataStructure\Color\AbstractColor|int[]|int|string
 
See

setRenderingMode()

public Text::setRenderingMode (
int $renderingMode = 0
): Text

Set the rendering mode.

The available rendering modes are also available through class constants such as Text::RENDERING_MODE_CLIP.

Parameters
$renderingMode : int
 
See
  • PDF reference 32000-1:2008 9.3.6 Text Rendering Mode

setRise()

public Text::setRise (
float $rise = 0.0
): Text

Set text rise.

Parameters
$rise : float
 

setScaling()

public Text::setScaling (
float $scaling = 100.0
): Text

Set the horizontal scaling.

Parameters
$scaling : float
 

setStrokingColor()

public StandardOperators::setStrokingColor (): $this

Proxy method for setting the stroking color on the canvas.

Parameters
$color : \setasign\SetaPDF2\Core\DataStructure\Color\AbstractColor|int[]|int|string
 
See

setTextMatrix()

public Text::setTextMatrix (
float $a,
float $b,
float $c,
float $d,
float $e,
float $f
): Text

Set the text matrix.

Parameters
$a : float
 
$b : float
 
$c : float
 
$d : float
 
$e : float
 
$f : float
 

setTextRise()

WARNING: This method is marked as deprecated!

public Text::setTextRise (
float $textRise = 0.0
): Text

Alias for setRise()

Parameters
$textRise : float
 
See

setWordSpacing()

public Text::setWordSpacing (
float $wordSpacing = 0.0
): Text

Set the word spacing.

You shall notice that this word spacing property affects the character which is assigned to "\x20" of a font which uses a single byte encoding. When e.g. using subset fonts this setting will end in unwanted results.

Parameters
$wordSpacing : float
 

showText()

public Text::showText (
string|string[] $text
): Text

Show text.

Parameters
$text : string|string[]
 
Exceptions

Throws \setasign\SetaPDF2\Core\Exception

showTextStrings()

public Text::showTextStrings (
array|string $textStrings
): Text

Shows text strings.

Parameters
$textStrings : array|string
 
Exceptions

Throws \setasign\SetaPDF2\Core\Exception

skew()

public StandardOperators::skew (
int|float $angleX,
int|float $angleY,
int|float $x = 0,
int|float $y = 0
): $this

Proxy method for skewing the transformation matrix on the canvas.

Parameters
$angleX : int|float

Angle to x-axis in degrees

$angleY : int|float

Angle to y-axis in degrees

$x : int|float

Points to stretch on x-axis

$y : int|float

Point to stretch on y-axis

See

text()

public Operators::text (
void
): Text

Get the text helper.

translate()

public StandardOperators::translate (
int|float $shiftX,
int|float $shiftY
): $this

Proxy method for moving the transformation matrix on the canvas.

Parameters
$shiftX : int|float

Points to move on x-axis

$shiftY : int|float

Points to move on y-axis

See

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