Prototype ¬ Detail

author: cadrilo [+], Submitted: 01.28.03 3a • Last Edit: 01.28.03 3a

String.prototype.centertext = function(clip, font, fsize, fcolor, numcar, theight, posx, posy) {
	words = new Array();
	words = this.split(" ");
	count = 0;
	numline = 1;
	format = new TextFormat();
	format.font = font;
	format.size = fsize;
	format.color=fcolor
	for (i=0; i<words.length; i++) {
		if ((count+words[i].length)>numcar) {
			this = this.substr(count);
			count = 0;
			numline++;
			_root[clip+".line"+numline] += " "+words[i];
		} else {
			count = count+words[i].length+1;
			_root[clip+".line"+numline] += " "+words[i];
		}
	}
	for (j=1; j<numline+1; j++) {
		_root[clip].createTextField("field"+j, j, posx, posy+j*theight, numcar*fsize, theight);
		tpath = "_root."+clip+".field"+j;
		with (eval(tpath)) {
			embedFonts = true;
			
			text = _root[clip+".line"+j];
			setTextFormat(format);
			_x -= Math.round(textWidth/2);
		}
	}
};

usage

Create a variable string where you put the entire text, for example "mytext"
Create a MC where you put the text, for example "myclip"
Import a pixel font to library and export it for actionscript with a name, for example: "myfont"

mytext.centertext("myclip", "myfont", 8,0x55aa12, 40, 14, 150, 50);