Typography

Typography is almost the same as a template except it deals exclusively with text elements. It has an extra implicit parameter called text which is the string of text it represents and makes the $text built in available. Unlike a template, typography cannot declare a render block or slots.

// This is a trival typography with no extra behavior or style
// Declaring typography like this is useful to define a consistent 
// set of text based elements for your game.
typography Label; 

// a more complex typography declaration can include parameters, state, behavior etc.
typography ComplexLabel : CompanionType {
    
    required bool isBold; 
    
    state int clickCount;
    
    style = [@some-style];
    attr:bold = isBold;
    
    mouse:click => clickCount++;
    
    // $text provides an interface for getting/setting/manipulating the underlying text string 
    before:update => $text.SetText($"Clicked {clickCount} times");
    
}

// typography can also accept generics 
typography GenericLabel<T> {
    
    required T value;
    
    before:update => $text.SetText(value.ToString());
    
}