drawInt
Drawint is a term used in computer graphics and game development to describe a routine that renders an integer value onto a graphical surface by drawing its decimal digits. The name is typically written as drawInt or drawint in source code and reflects the operation of rendering an integer rather than drawing geometric shapes.
A drawint function takes an integer value and a target drawing context, along with optional parameters such
- Bitmap font or sprite-based rendering: digits are stored as glyphs in a texture atlas and drawn
- Vector or font-based rendering: digits are drawn using a vector font or text rendering subsystem to
- Precomputation: for fixed-width digits, a lookup table can speed repeated renders.
Drawint is chosen for simplicity and performance in environments with limited text rendering support. It may
Font rendering, sprite fonts, integer-to-string conversion, digital clock rendering.