draw_set_halign

This function is used to align text along the horizontal axis and changing the horizontal alignment will change the position and direction in which all further text is drawn with the default value being fa_left. The following constants are accepted:

Constant Alignment
fa_left fa_left example
fa_center fa_center example
fa_right fa_right example

 

Syntax:

draw_set_halign(halign);

Argument Type Description
halign Horizontal Alignment Constant Horizontal alignment constant (from the table above).

 

Returns:

N/A

 

Example:

draw_set_halign(fa_left);
draw_text(100, 32, "Score: " + string(score));
draw_set_halign(fa_right);
draw_text(room_width - 100, 32, "Health: " + string(health));

The above code will draw two strings on the same line, with the score being left-hand aligned and the health being right-hand aligned.