fillText method

Renders filled text to the canvas by using the current ICanvasRenderingContext2D::fillStyle and font.

 

Syntax

object.fillText(text, x, y, maxWidth);

Parameters

• text [in]
  Type: string

  The text characters to paint on the canvas.

• x [in]
  Type: number

  The horizontal coordinate to start painting the text at, relative to the canvas.

• y [in]
  Type: number

  The vertical coordinate to start painting the text, relative to the canvas.

• maxWidth [in, optional]
  Type: number

  The maximum possible text width. If the value is less than the ICanvasTextMetrics::width property, the text is scaled to fit.

Return value

This method does not return a value.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
SecurityError	The current font is not of the same origin or domain as the document that owns the canvas element.

 

Standards information

• HTML Canvas 2D Context, Section 11

See also

ICanvasRenderingContext2D::strokeText