Creating rich text

After creating Label objects on screen, you can create some effects such as a drop shadow and an outline on them easily without having your own custom class. The Label class can be used for applying the effects to these objects. However, note that not all label types support all effects.

How to do it...

Drop shadow

Here's how to create Label with a drop shadow effect:

auto layer = LayerColor::create(Color4B::GRAY);
this->addChild(layer);
auto label = Label::createWithTTF("Drop Shadow", "fonts/Marker
Felt.ttf", 40);
label->setPosition(size/2);
this->addChild(label);
// shadow effect
label->enableShadow();

Outline

Here's how to create Label with an outline effect:

auto label = Label::createWithTTF("Outline", "fonts/Marker
Felt.ttf", 40);
label->setPosition(size/2);
this->addChild(label);
// outline effect
label->enableOutline(Color4B::RED, 5);

Glow

Here's how to create Label with a glow effect:

auto label...