pdf_set_text_pos
Name
pdf_set_text_pos — Sets the position of text for the
next
pdf_show() call
Synopsis
bool pdf_set_text_pos
(pdf, x, y);
resource pdf: PDF object
identifier
double x: X coordinate
double y: Y
coordinate
Description
Sets the current drawing position to the specified
coordinates to place text with pdf_show() . If drawing
shapes use pdf_moveto() .
Version
Since versions 3.0.6 and 4.0
Example
Example 967. Display text
<?php
// create new document
$pdf = pdf_new();
pdf_open_file($pdf);
pdf_begin_page($pdf, 500, 700);
// load font
$font = pdf_findfont($pdf, "Courier", "host", 0);
pdf_setfont($pdf, $font, 20);
// display text
// not how it runs together
pdf_set_text_pos($pdf, 10, 600);
pdf_show($pdf, "Hello");
pdf_show($pdf, " World");
// move text position
pdf_set_text_pos($pdf, 10, 550);
pdf_setfont($pdf, $font, 20);
pdf_show($pdf, "Goodbye Cruel World");
pdf_end_page($pdf);
pdf_close($pdf);
// output document
$data = pdf_get_buffer($pdf);
header("Content-type: application/pdf");
header("Content-disposition: inline; filename=test.pdf");
header("Content-length: " . strlen($data));
echo $data;
?>
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