CODEWITHSUNDEEP
android
Gatekeeper
Gatekeeper

Reputation: 7128

Canvas.drawText() not working

I am trying to draw text on a live wallpaper that has a background image on it. I was hoping to draw color on the canvas with Transparent so that it didn't cover up the background Image but for some reason it is not drawing the text onto the canvas.

Any ideas on what I am doing wrong?

paintText = new Paint(); 
paintText.setColor(Color.WHITE); 
paintText.setStyle(Style.FILL); 
paintText.setAntiAlias(true);
paintText.setTextSize(20); 

canvas.drawColor(Color.TRANSPARENT);
canvas.drawText(String.valueOf(Points) + " Points", 50, 50, paintText);

Upvotes: 2

Views: 5040

Answers (2)

ρяσѕρєя K
ρяσѕρєя K

Reputation: 132982

update your code:

paintText = new Paint(); 
paintText.setColor(Color.WHITE); 
paintText.setStyle(Style.FILL); 
paintText.setAntiAlias(true);
paintText.setTextSize(20); 
 canvas.save();  //
canvas.drawColor(Color.TRANSPARENT);
canvas.drawText(String.valueOf(Points) + " Points", 50, 50, paintText);
 canvas.restore();  //

Upvotes: 1

Vossi
Vossi

Reputation: 231

I would say you do not need the 

canvas.drawColor(Color.TRANSPARENT);

before drawing the text. Have you tried it without?

Upvotes: 2

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