#### Drop Shadow
-To add a drop-shadow to the text, simply set the SHADOW_OFFSET property with non-zero values.
-The color can also be selected using the SHADOW_COLOR property.
+To add a drop-shadow to the text, simply set the SHADOW property. Shadow parameters can be set through a json string or through a property map, see the examples below.
~~~{.cpp}
// C++
label1.SetProperty( TextLabel::Property::TEXT, "Plain Text" );
label2.SetProperty( TextLabel::Property::TEXT, "Text with Shadow" );
-label2.SetProperty( TextLabel::Property::SHADOW_OFFSET, Vector2( 1.0f, 1.0f ) );
-label2.SetProperty( TextLabel::Property::SHADOW_COLOR, Color::BLACK );
+label2.SetProperty( TextLabel::Property::SHADOW, "{\"offset\":\"1 1\",\"color\":\"black\"}" );
label3.SetProperty( TextLabel::Property::TEXT, "Text with Bigger Shadow" );
-label3.SetProperty( TextLabel::Property::SHADOW_OFFSET, Vector2( 2.0f, 2.0f ) );
-label3.SetProperty( TextLabel::Property::SHADOW_COLOR, Color::BLACK );
+label3.SetProperty( TextLabel::Property::SHADOW, "{\"offset\":\"2 2\",\"color\":\"black\"}" );
+
+label4.SetProperty( TextLabel::Property::TEXT, "Text with Color Soft Shadow" );
+
+Property::Map shadow;
+shadow.Insert( "offset", Vector2(1.0f, 1.0f) );
+shadow.Insert( "color", Color::RED );
+shadow.Insert( "blurRadius", 2.0f ); // A value of 0 indicates no blur. The bigger the radius, the more blurry.
+label4.SetProperty( TextLabel::Property::SHADOW, shadow );
-label4.SetProperty( TextLabel::Property::TEXT, "Text with Color Shadow" );
-label4.SetProperty( TextLabel::Property::SHADOW_OFFSET, Vector2( 1.0f, 1.0f ) );
-label4.SetProperty( TextLabel::Property::SHADOW_COLOR, Color::RED );
~~~
~~~{.js}
label2.text = "Text with Shadow";
-label2.shadowOffset = [1, 1];
-label2.shadowColor = dali.COLOR_BLACK;
+label2.shadow = "{\"offset\":\"1 1\",\"color\":\"black\"}";
label3.text = "Text with Bigger Shadow";
-label3.shadowOffset = [2, 2];
-label3.shadowColor = dali.COLOR_BLACK;
+label3.shadow = "{\"offset\":\"2 2\",\"color\":\"black\"}";
+
+label4.SetProperty( TextLabel::Property::TEXT, "Text with Color Soft Shadow" );
+var shadow = {
+ "offset" : [ 1.0, 1.0 ],
+ "color" : dali.COLOR_RED;
+ "blurRadius" : 2.0
+};
+label4.shadow = shadow;
-label4.SetProperty( TextLabel::Property::TEXT, "Text with Color Shadow" );
-label3.shadowOffset = [1, 1];
-label3.shadowColor = dali.COLOR_RED;
~~~