PHP: cpdf_text

Description

bool cpdf_text ( int pdf_document, string text [, float x_coor, float y_coor [, int mode [, float orientation [, int alignmode]]]] )

The cpdf_text() function outputs the string text at position with coordinates (x_coor, y_coor). Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

The optional parameter mode determines the unit length. If it is 0 or omitted the default unit as specified for the page is used. Otherwise the coordinates are measured in postscript points disregarding the current unit.

The optional parameter orientation is the rotation of the text in degree.

The optional parameter alignmode determines how the text is aligned.

See the ClibPDF documentation for possible values.

See also cpdf_show_xy().

User Contributed Notes
cpdf_text

xerofunNOSPMA at NOgmxSPAM dot li
08-Mar-2002 02:36


Unfortunately there hasn't been anyone else adding the textBox feature to the PHP CPDF functions, so I had to it. ;)





in order to get a cpdf_textbox function, so that you don't have to call the cpdf_text function for every single line of text you want to print.





patch: http://mpex.net/software/mirror/cpdf_patch 





Then recompile php with cpdf support and use the new function. 


It has to be called in between the cpdf_begin_text and cpdf_end_text tags





cpdf_textbox(int pdfdoc, double x-koor, double y-koor, double width, double height, double angle, double linespace, string text [, int alignmode [, float paragraphspacing [, int newlinemode]]]);





Notes:





Alignmode aligns the text within the box:


0 -- left (default)


1 -- center


2 -- right


3 -- justify





Newline mode: 


if non-zero, NL ("\n") is a line break, if 0 reformatted (default 0)





Have fun with it. It works great for me. ;)





XeROfun

justinpg at hotmail dot com
24-Sep-2001 07:53


The optional parameter alignmode is defined as follows:<br>


0 -- lower left


1 -- lower middle 


2 -- lower right 


3 -- middle left 


4 -- middle middle 


5 -- middle right 


6 -- upper left 


7 -- upper middle


8 -- upper right<br>


The alignment is with respect to the (x,y) coordinates of the text.


'lower left' means the lower left corner of the text is at point (x,y).


Try them out with coordinates (0,0) to get a feel for them.