# TextActor

VTKExamples/Java/GeometricObjects/TextActor

### Description

Java Program to demonstrate the use of vtkTextActor. TextActor can be set with properties such as FontSize, FontFamily, DisplayPosition and so on.

Other Languages

See (Cxx), (Python)

### Code

TextActor.java

    import vtk.vtkNativeLibrary;
    import vtk.vtkRenderWindow;
    import vtk.vtkRenderWindowInteractor;
    import vtk.vtkRenderer;
    import vtk.vtkTextActor;
    import vtk.vtkNamedColors;

    public class TextActor
    {
      //-----------------------------------------------------------------
      // Load VTK library and print which library was not properly loaded
      static
      {
        if (!vtkNativeLibrary.LoadAllNativeLibraries())
        {
          for (vtkNativeLibrary lib : vtkNativeLibrary.values())
          {
            if (!lib.IsLoaded())
            {
              System.out.println(lib.GetLibraryName() + " not loaded");
            }
          }
        }
        vtkNativeLibrary.DisableOutputWindow(null);
      }
      //-----------------------------------------------------------------

      public static void main(String s[])
      {
        vtkNamedColors Color = new vtkNamedColors();
        //For Actor Color
        double ActorColor[] = new double[4];
        //For Renderer Background Color
        double Bgcolor[] = new double[4];

        //Change Color Name to Use your own Color for Change Actor Color
        Color.GetColor("Red",ActorColor);
        //Change Color Name to Use your own Color for Renderer Background
        Color.GetColor("Black",Bgcolor);

        vtkTextActor Text = new vtkTextActor();
        Text.SetInput("Hello World");
        Text.SetDisplayPosition(20, 30);
        Text.GetTextProperty().SetFontSize(40);
        Text.GetTextProperty().SetFontFamilyToArial();
        Text.GetTextProperty().BoldOn();
        Text.GetTextProperty().ShadowOn();
        Text.GetTextProperty().GetShadowOffset();
        Text.GetTextProperty().SetColor(ActorColor);

        // Create the renderer, render window and interactor.
        vtkRenderer ren = new vtkRenderer();
        vtkRenderWindow renWin = new vtkRenderWindow();
        renWin.AddRenderer(ren);
        vtkRenderWindowInteractor iren = new vtkRenderWindowInteractor();
        iren.SetRenderWindow(renWin);

        // Visualize the Actor
        ren.AddActor(Text);
        ren.SetBackground(Bgcolor);

        renWin.SetSize(300, 300);
        renWin.Render();

        iren.Initialize();
        iren.Start();
      }
    }