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The "display_get_bbox_left" Function

Syntax#

display_get_bbox_left();
ArgumentTypeDescription
N/AN/ANo arguments

Description#

Android/iOS only. Returns the width in pixels of the left bounding box (or pillarbox) of a display with one or more cutouts (aka "notch" or "hole-punch"). Will return 0 on other displays.

Note that bounding box will change depending on device orientation. This function will always return the value for the left side of the display relative to the user's perspective.

Example#

var str = "Hello, world!";
var sx = display_get_bbox_left();
var sy = 50;
draw_text(sx, sy, str);