Class Clef

Clef implements various types of clefs that can be rendered on a stave.

See tests/clef_tests.ts for usage examples.

Hierarchy

Constructors

  • Create a new clef.

    Parameters

    • type: string
    • Optional size: string
    • Optional annotation: string

    Returns Clef

Properties

annotation?: ClefAnnotatiomType
clef: ClefType = ...

The attribute clef must be a key from Clef.types

DEBUG: boolean = false

To enable logging for this class, set Vex.Flow.Clef.DEBUG to true.

TEXT_FONT: Required<FontInfo> = ...

Default font for text. This is not related to music engraving. Instead, see Flow.setMusicFont(...fontNames) to customize the font for musical symbols placed on the score.

Accessors

  • get font(): string
  • Returns the CSS compatible font string for the text font.

    Returns string

  • set font(f): void
  • Provide a CSS compatible font string (e.g., 'bold 16px Arial') that will be applied to text (not glyphs).

    Parameters

    • f: string

    Returns void

  • get fontInfo(): Required<FontInfo>
  • Return a copy of the current FontInfo object.

    Returns Required<FontInfo>

  • set fontInfo(fontInfo): void
  • Parameters

    Returns void

  • get fontSize(): string
  • Returns string

    a CSS font-size string (e.g., '18pt', '12px', '1em').

  • set fontSize(size): void
  • The size is 1) a string of the form '10pt' or '16px', compatible with the CSS font-size property. or 2) a number, which is interpreted as a point size (i.e. 12 == '12pt').

    Parameters

    • size: string | number

    Returns void

  • get fontSizeInPixels(): number
  • Returns number

    the font size in px.

  • get fontSizeInPoints(): number
  • Returns number

    the font size in pt.

  • get fontStyle(): string
  • Returns string

    a CSS font-style string (e.g., 'italic').

  • set fontStyle(style): void
  • Parameters

    • style: string

    Returns void

  • get fontWeight(): string
  • Returns string

    a CSS font-weight string (e.g., 'bold'). As in CSS, font-weight is always returned as a string, even if it was set as a number.

  • set fontWeight(weight): void
  • Parameters

    • weight: string | number

    Returns void

  • get CATEGORY(): string
  • Returns string

  • get annotationSmufl(): Record<string, string>
  • Returns Record<string, string>

  • get types(): Record<string, ClefType>
  • Every clef name is associated with a glyph code from the font file and a default stave line number.

    Returns Record<string, ClefType>

Methods

  • Adds a child Element to the Element, which lets it inherit the same style as the parent when setGroupStyle() is called.

    Examples of children are noteheads and stems. Modifiers such as Accidentals are generally not set as children.

    Note that StaveNote calls setGroupStyle() when setStyle() is called.

    Parameters

    Returns Clef

  • Add a class label (An element can have multiple class labels).

    Parameters

    • className: string

    Returns Clef

  • Draw the element and all its sub-elements (ie.: Modifiers in a Stave) with the element's style (see getStyle() and setStyle())

    Returns void

  • Return an attribute, such as 'id', 'type' or 'class'.

    Parameters

    • name: string

    Returns any

  • Get the css string describing this Element's text font. e.g., 'bold 10pt Arial'.

    Returns string

  • Returns string

    a CSS font-size string (e.g., '18pt', '12px', '1em'). See Element.fontSizeInPixels or Element.fontSizeInPoints if you need to get a number for calculation purposes.

  • Return associated SVGElement.

    Parameters

    • suffix: string = ''

    Returns undefined | SVGElement

  • Check if it has a class label (An element can have multiple class labels).

    Parameters

    • className: string

    Returns boolean

  • Runs setYShift() for the Glyph object so that it matches the position of line for the Stave provided. A customShift can also be given (measured in the same units as setYShift not in lines) and this will be added after all other positions are calculated from the Stave.

    Note that this routine only sets the yShift; it does not actually "place" (meaning draw) the Glyph on the Stave. Call .draw() afterwards to do that.

    Parameters

    • glyph: Glyph
    • stave: Stave
    • Optional line: number
    • customShift: number = 0

    Returns void

  • Remove a class label (An element can have multiple class labels).

    Parameters

    • className: string

    Returns Clef

  • Reset the text font to the style indicated by the static TEXT_FONT property. Subclasses can call this to initialize textFont for the first time.

    Returns void

  • Set an attribute such as 'id', 'class', or 'type'.

    Parameters

    • name: string
    • value: undefined | string

    Returns Clef

  • Set the element's text font family, size, weight, style (e.g., Arial, 10pt, bold, italic).

    This attribute does not determine the font used for musical Glyphs like treble clefs.

    Parameters

    • Optional font: string | FontInfo

      is 1) a FontInfo object or 2) a string formatted as CSS font shorthand (e.g., 'bold 10pt Arial') or 3) a string representing the font family (at least one of size, weight, or style must also be provided).

    • Optional size: string | number

      a string specifying the font size and unit (e.g., '16pt'), or a number (the unit is assumed to be 'pt').

    • Optional weight: string | number

      is a string (e.g., 'bold', 'normal') or a number (100, 200, ... 900).

    • Optional style: string

      is a string (e.g., 'italic', 'normal'). If no arguments are provided, then the font is set to the default font. Each Element subclass may specify its own default by overriding the static TEXT_FONT property.

    Returns Clef

  • Change the font size, while keeping everything else the same.

    Parameters

    • Optional size: string | number

    Returns Clef

  • Set the element style used to render.

    Example:

    element.setStyle({ fillStyle: 'red', strokeStyle: 'red' });
    element.draw();

    Note: If the element draws additional sub-elements (ie.: Modifiers in a Stave), the style can be applied to all of them by means of the context:

    element.setStyle({ fillStyle: 'red', strokeStyle: 'red' });
    element.getContext().setFillStyle('red');
    element.getContext().setStrokeStyle('red');
    element.draw();

    or using drawWithStyle:

    element.setStyle({ fillStyle: 'red', strokeStyle: 'red' });
    element.drawWithStyle();

    Parameters

    Returns Clef

  • Set clef type, size and annotation.

    Parameters

    • type: string
    • Optional size: string
    • Optional annotation: string

    Returns Clef

  • Get point for clefs.

    Parameters

    • Optional size: string

    Returns number