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RichTextEffect
==============

**Inherits:** :ref:`Resource<class_Resource>` **<** :ref:`RefCounted<class_RefCounted>` **<** :ref:`Object<class_Object>`

A custom effect for a :ref:`RichTextLabel<class_RichTextLabel>`.

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Description
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A custom effect for a :ref:`RichTextLabel<class_RichTextLabel>`, which can be loaded in the :ref:`RichTextLabel<class_RichTextLabel>` inspector or using :ref:`RichTextLabel.install_effect()<class_RichTextLabel_method_install_effect>`.

\ **Note:** For a **RichTextEffect** to be usable, a BBCode tag must be defined as a member variable called ``bbcode`` in the script.


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 .. code-tab:: gdscript

    # The RichTextEffect will be usable like this: `[example]Some text[/example]`
    var bbcode = "example"

 .. code-tab:: csharp

    // The RichTextEffect will be usable like this: `[example]Some text[/example]`
    string bbcode = "example";



\ **Note:** As soon as a :ref:`RichTextLabel<class_RichTextLabel>` contains at least one **RichTextEffect**, it will continuously process the effect unless the project is paused. This may impact battery life negatively.

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Tutorials
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- :doc:`BBCode in RichTextLabel <../tutorials/ui/bbcode_in_richtextlabel>`

- `RichTextEffect test project (third-party) <https://github.com/Eoin-ONeill-Yokai/Godot-Rich-Text-Effect-Test-Project>`__

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Methods
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   | :ref:`bool<class_bool>` | :ref:`_process_custom_fx<class_RichTextEffect_private_method__process_custom_fx>`\ (\ char_fx\: :ref:`CharFXTransform<class_CharFXTransform>`\ ) |virtual| |const| |
   +-------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Method Descriptions
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.. _class_RichTextEffect_private_method__process_custom_fx:

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:ref:`bool<class_bool>` **_process_custom_fx**\ (\ char_fx\: :ref:`CharFXTransform<class_CharFXTransform>`\ ) |virtual| |const| :ref:`🔗<class_RichTextEffect_private_method__process_custom_fx>`

Override this method to modify properties in ``char_fx``. The method must return ``true`` if the character could be transformed successfully. If the method returns ``false``, it will skip transformation to avoid displaying broken text.

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