Multiline Text

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Multiline text consists of any number of text lines or paragraphs that fit within a width you specify. It can extend vertically to an indefinite length. Regardless of the number of lines, each set of paragraphs created in a single editing session forms a single object, which you can move, rotate, erase, copy, mirror, or scale. You can apply fonts, color, and text height changes to individual characters, words, or phrases within a paragraph.
New multiline text entities are created with the current Text style.

To add multiline text into a drawing use following functions:

Function	Meaning
lcBlockAddMText	Adds a multiline text

A multiline text has properties and functions derived from base class and the following specific properties:

Property	Type	Access	Meaning
LC_PROP_ENT_...    Base class properties
LC_PROP_MTEXT_STYLE	handle string	RW	Handle to Text style Name of Text style
LC_PROP_MTEXT_STR	string	RW	Text content (See formatting codes)
LC_PROP_MTEXT_LEN	int	R	Number of characters in the text string
LC_PROP_MTEXT_ALIGN	int	RW	Alignment type
LC_PROP_MTEXT_X	float	RW	Insertion point X
LC_PROP_MTEXT_Y	float	RW	Insertion point Y
LC_PROP_MTEXT_H	float	RW	Height
LC_PROP_MTEXT_WSCALE	float	RW	Width factor (horisontal scale)
LC_PROP_MTEXT_ANGLE	float	RW	Rotation angle
LC_PROP_MTEXT_OBLIQUE	float	RW	Oblique angle
LC_PROP_MTEXT_WRAPWIDTH	float	RW	Max width of a text bounding rectangle
LC_PROP_MTEXT_LINESPACE	float	RW	Relative distance between text lines (0.25 - 4.0)
LC_PROP_MTEXT_CHARSPACE	float	RW	Relative distance between characters (0.0 - 3.0)
LC_PROP_MTEXT_MIRROR	bool	RW	"Mirrored text" flag
LC_PROP_MTEXT_WRECT	float	R	Actual width of bounding rectangle
LC_PROP_MTEXT_HRECT	float	R	Actual height of bounding rectangle

See also

   Text,   Arc text,   Retrieve objects