In this example, we illustrate how to use text objects in various manners.

We place, in the canvas, a text object along with a border image to delimit its geometry. After we instantiate the text object, we set lots of properties on it to the initial ones from a preset list, which has the following declaration:

Then, we set the text string itself, on it, with evas_object_text_text_set(). We set an explicit size of 30 points for our font, as you could see, what we check back with the getter evas_object_text_font_get().

Look at how it translates to code:

Like in other Evas examples, one interacts with it by means of key commands:

Use the 't' key to exercise the evas_object_text_style_set() function on the text -- it will cycle through all styles on Evas_Text_Style_Type (note we start on EVAS_TEXT_STYLE_PLAIN, thus with no effects on it) and, with other keys, you'll be able to set properties applicable to individual styles on the text object.

The 'z' key will change the text's size, keeping the font family for it. Use 'f' to change the font, keeping the last size set. There are three font families the example will cycle through:

The 'b' command shows us that evas_object_color_set(), on a given text object, will change the text's base color. Experiment with it, which will cycle through the colors in the .text list in init_data.

The 's', 'o', 'w' and 'g' keys will make the text object to cycle to the preset values on colors for shadow, outline, glow and 'glow 2' effects, respectively. Naturally, they will only take effect on the text styles which resemble them.

The full example follows.