draw_set_valign

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

Constant Alignment
fa_top fa_top example
fa_middle fa_middle example
fa_bottom fa_bottom example

 

Syntax:

draw_set_valign(valign);

Argument Type Description
valign Vertical Alignment Constant Vertical alignment constant (from the table above).

 

Returns:

N/A

 

Example:

draw_set_halign(fa_center);
draw_set_valign(fa_middle);
draw_text(100, 32, "Score: " + string(score));

The above code will draw the score centered around the very center of the text.