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Created December 6, 2016 21:48
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function wrapText(context, text, x, y, maxWidth, lineHeight) {
var words = text.split(" ");
var line = "";
for (var i = 0; i < words.length; i++) {
var testLine = line + words[i] + " ";
var metrics = context.measureText(testLine);
var testWidth = metrics.width;
if (testWidth > maxWidth && i > 0) {
context.fillText(line, x, y);
line = words[i] + " ";
y += lineHeight;
} else {
line = testLine;
}
}
context.fillText(line, x, y);
}
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