/// <summary>
/// This method needs to be called every time text wants to be drawn using this method.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="text">The string of text that you want to display.</param>
/// <param name="font">The spritesheet to be used as a font.</param>
/// <param name="position">A Vector2 variable indicating the position. THe y Value will always be the on top.</param>
/// <param name="size">The size of each character on the spritesheet. This needs to be consisdent throughout</param>
/// <param name="scale">The sacle of the text to be displayed</param>
/// <param name="alignment">Use left, center or right to indicate how the text is aligned relative to the X Position</param>
/// <param name="spritebatch">The spritebatch used to draw the sprite on</param>
/// <param name="color">THe color of the text.</param>
public static void DrawSpriteText(string text, Texture2D font, Vector2 position, Vector2 size, int scale, align alignment, SpriteBatch spritebatch, Color color)
{
//Finds out the length of the string
int textLength = text.Length;
//This is used to find out where the letter is on thespritesheet.
//The spritesheet needs to be layed out in the same order as this
string alphabet = " ! #$%&'()*+,-. 0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[ ]^_'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~ ";
//Used to remeber the position of the letter
int alphabetPosition = 0;
//Finds out the number of letters in each row of the spritesheet
int numberOfLetterPerRow = (int)(font.Width / size.X);
//Loops through every letter and displays it on screen
for (int i = 0; i < textLength; i++)
{
//Finds the position of the char on the string.
alphabetPosition = alphabet.IndexOf(text[i]);
//Finds out the xPos depending on how the text is aligned
int xPos = 0;
if (alignment == align.left)
xPos = (int)(position.X + (i * size.X * scale));
else if (alignment == align.center)
xPos = (int)(position.X + ((i * size.X) - (size.X * textLength) / 2) * scale);
else
xPos = (int)(position.X + ((i * size.X) - (size.X * textLength)) * scale);
//Used to find out what part of the spritesheet is being drawn from
Rectangle sourceRect = new Rectangle(
(int)((alphabetPosition % numberOfLetterPerRow) * size.X),
(int)(Math.Floor((double)(alphabetPosition / numberOfLetterPerRow)) * size.Y),
(int)size.X, (int)size.Y);
//What part of the screen is being drawn on.
Rectangle destinationRect = new Rectangle(xPos, (int)position.Y, (int)(size.X * scale), (int)(size.Y * scale));
//Draws the sprite
spritebatch.Draw(font, destinationRect, sourceRect, color, 0f, Vector2.Zero, SpriteEffects.None, 0.25f);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// This method needs to be called every time text wants to be drawn using this method.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="text">The string of text that you want to display.</param>
/// <param name="font">The spritesheet to be used as a font.</param>
/// <param name="position">A Vector2 variable indicating the position. THe y Value will always be the on top.</param>
/// <param name="size">The size of each character on the spritesheet. This needs to be consisdent throughout</param>
/// <param name="scale">The sacle of the text to be displayed</param>
/// <param name="alignment">Use left, center or right to indicate how the text is aligned relative to the X Position</param>
/// <param name="spritebatch">The spritebatch used to draw the sprite on</param>
/// <param name="color">THe color of the text.</param>
public static void DrawSpriteText(string text, Texture2D font, Vector2 position, Vector2 size, int scale, align alignment, SpriteBatch spritebatch, Color color)
{
//Finds out the length of the string
int textLength = text.Length;
//This is used to find out where the letter is on thespritesheet.
//The spritesheet needs to be layed out in the same order as this
string alphabet = " ! #$%&'()*+,-. 0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[ ]^_'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~ ";
//Used to remeber the position of the letter
int alphabetPosition = 0;
//Finds out the number of letters in each row of the spritesheet
int numberOfLetterPerRow = (int)(font.Width / size.X);
//Loops through every letter and displays it on screen
for (int i = 0; i < textLength; i++)
{
//Finds the position of the char on the string.
alphabetPosition = alphabet.IndexOf(text[i]);
//Finds out the xPos depending on how the text is aligned
int xPos = 0;
if (alignment == align.left)
{
xPos = (int)(position.X + (i * size.X * scale));
}
else if (alignment == align.center)
{
xPos = (int)(position.X + ((i * size.X) - (size.X * textLength) / 2) * scale);
}
else
{
xPos = (int)(position.X + ((i * size.X) - (size.X * textLength)) * scale);
}
//Used to find out what part of the spritesheet is being drawn from
Rectangle sourceRect = new Rectangle(
(int)((alphabetPosition % numberOfLetterPerRow) * size.X),
(int)(Math.Floor((double)(alphabetPosition / numberOfLetterPerRow)) * size.Y),
(int)size.X, (int)size.Y);
//What part of the screen is being drawn on.
Rectangle destinationRect = new Rectangle(xPos, (int)position.Y, (int)(size.X * scale), (int)(size.Y * scale));
//Draws the sprite
spritebatch.Draw(font, destinationRect, sourceRect, color, 0f, Vector2.Zero, SpriteEffects.None, 0.25f);
}
}
