---
title: "PlayerTextDrawUseBox | open.mp"
description: "Toggle the box on a player-textdraw."
canonical: https://omp.itsneufox.com/docs/scripting/functions/PlayerTextDrawUseBox
language: en
---

# PlayerTextDrawUseBox

## Description

Toggle the box on a player-textdraw.

| Name | Description |
| --- | --- |
| playerid | The ID of the player whose textdraw to toggle the box of |
| PlayerText:textid | The ID of the player-textdraw to toggle the box of |
| bool:boxEnabled | **true** to use a box or **false** to not use a box |

## Returns

This function does not return any specific values.

## Examples

```c
new PlayerText:gMyTextdraw[MAX_PLAYERS];

public OnPlayerConnect(playerid)
{
    gMyTextdraw[playerid] = CreatePlayerTextDraw(playerid, 40.0, 140.0, "_~N~Example text!~N~_");
    PlayerTextDrawUseBox(playerid, gMyTextdraw[playerid], true);
    PlayerTextDrawBoxColor(playerid, gMyTextdraw[playerid], 0x00000066); // Set the box color to a semi-transparent black
    return 1;
}
```

## Related Functions

-   [CreatePlayerTextDraw](https://omp.itsneufox.com/docs/scripting/functions/CreatePlayerTextDraw): Create a player-textdraw.
-   [PlayerTextDrawDestroy](https://omp.itsneufox.com/docs/scripting/functions/PlayerTextDrawDestroy): Destroy a player-textdraw.
-   [PlayerTextDrawIsBox](https://omp.itsneufox.com/docs/scripting/functions/PlayerTextDrawIsBox): Checks if a player-textdraw is box.
-   [PlayerTextDrawColor](https://omp.itsneufox.com/docs/scripting/functions/PlayerTextDrawColor): Set the color of the text in a player-textdraw.
-   [PlayerTextDrawBoxColor](https://omp.itsneufox.com/docs/scripting/functions/PlayerTextDrawBoxColor): Set the color of a player-textdraw's box.
-   [PlayerTextDrawBackgroundColor](https://omp.itsneufox.com/docs/scripting/functions/PlayerTextDrawBackgroundColor): Set the background color of a player-textdraw.
-   [PlayerTextDrawAlignment](https://omp.itsneufox.com/docs/scripting/functions/PlayerTextDrawAlignment): Set the alignment of a player-textdraw.
-   [PlayerTextDrawFont](https://omp.itsneufox.com/docs/scripting/functions/PlayerTextDrawFont): Set the font of a player-textdraw.
-   [PlayerTextDrawLetterSize](https://omp.itsneufox.com/docs/scripting/functions/PlayerTextDrawLetterSize): Set the letter size of the text in a player-textdraw.
-   [PlayerTextDrawTextSize](https://omp.itsneufox.com/docs/scripting/functions/PlayerTextDrawTextSize): Set the size of a player-textdraw box (or clickable area for PlayerTextDrawSetSelectable).
-   [PlayerTextDrawSetOutline](https://omp.itsneufox.com/docs/scripting/functions/PlayerTextDrawSetOutline): Toggle the outline on a player-textdraw.
-   [PlayerTextDrawSetShadow](https://omp.itsneufox.com/docs/scripting/functions/PlayerTextDrawSetShadow): Set the shadow on a player-textdraw.
-   [PlayerTextDrawSetProportional](https://omp.itsneufox.com/docs/scripting/functions/PlayerTextDrawSetProportional): Scale the text spacing in a player-textdraw to a proportional ratio.
-   [PlayerTextDrawSetString](https://omp.itsneufox.com/docs/scripting/functions/PlayerTextDrawSetString): Set the text of a player-textdraw.
-   [PlayerTextDrawShow](https://omp.itsneufox.com/docs/scripting/functions/PlayerTextDrawShow): Show a player-textdraw.
-   [PlayerTextDrawHide](https://omp.itsneufox.com/docs/scripting/functions/PlayerTextDrawHide): Hide a player-textdraw.