draw_obj(void* ptr)

Parameters:

Remarks:

• The object is only written for 1 frame, so for displaying it permanently you need a while ... wait(1) loop.
• Flags, color, screen position, and other properties can be set immediately before drawing the object.
• The SHOW flag of the object needs not be set. The layer parameter of the object has no effect on the drawing order.

Speed:

Example (lite-C):

// TEXT object to hold the player name
TEXT* txtPlayerName =
{
   strings = 1;
   flags = CENTER_X;
   font = "Arial#13bi";
}

// Display the entities' string1 above its head
// Call this function in the entities' while loop
function show_my_name()
{
  VECTOR* vTextpos = vector(my.x,my.y,my.z+my.max_z+5); // 5 quants above head
  vec_to_screen(vTextpos,camera);   // convert to screen coordinates
  txtPlayerName.pos_x = vTextpos.x; // set the position
  txtPlayerName.pos_y = vTextpos.y;
  str_cpy((txtPlayerName.pstring)[0],my.string1); // set the TEXT string
  draw_obj(txtPlayerName);
}

See also:

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