## TEXTPROPERTIES Text Object Properties

Section: Handle-Based Graphics

### Usage

Below is a summary of the properties for a text object.

- `boundingbox` - `four vector` - The size of the bounding box containing the text (in pixels). May contain negative values if the text is slanted.
- `children` - Not used.
- `string` - `string` - The text contained in the label.
- `extent` - Not used.
- `horizontalalignment` - `{'left','center','right'}` - Controls the alignment of the text relative to the specified position point.
- `position` - `three vector` - The position of the label in axis coordinates.
- `rotation` - `scalar` - The rotation angle (in degrees) of the label.
- `units` - Not used.
- `verticalalignment` - `{'top','bottom','middle'}` - Controls the alignment fo the text relative to the specified position point in the vertical position.
- `backgroundcolor` - `colorspec` - The color used to fill in the background rectangle for the label. Normally this is `none`.
- `edgecolor` - `colorspec` - The color used to draw the bounding rectangle for the label. Normally this is `none`.
- `linewidth` - `scalar` - The width of the line used to draw the border.
- `linestyle` - `{'-','--',':','-.','none'}` - The style of the line used to draw the border.
- `margin` - `scalar` - The amount of spacing to place around the text as padding when drawing the rectangle.
- `fontangle` - `{'normal','italic','oblique'}` - The angle of the fonts used for the labels.
- `fontsize` - `scalar` - The size of fonts used for the text.
- `fontunits` - Not used.
- `fontweight` - `{'normal','bold','light','demi'}` - The weight of the font used for the label
- `visible` - `{'on','off'}` - Controls visibility of the the line.
- `color` - `colorspec` - The color of the text of the label.
- `children` - Not used.
- `parent` - The handle of the axis that owns this label.
- `tag` - `string` - A string that can be used to tag the object.
- `type` - `string` - Returns the string `'text'`.
- `userdata` - `array` - Available to store any variable you want in the handle object.