Class NoteAbstract

Note implements an abstract interface for notes and chords that are rendered on a stave. Notes have some common properties: All of them have a value (e.g., pitch, fret, etc.) and a duration (quarter, half, etc.)

Some notes have stems, heads, dots, etc. Most notational elements that surround a note are called modifiers, and every note has an associated array of them. All notes also have a rendering context and belong to a stave.

Hierarchy

Constructors

Properties

Accessors

Methods

addChildElement addClass addModifier addStroke addToModifierContext applyStyle applyTickMultiplier checkBeam checkContext checkModifierContext checkStave checkTickContext draw drawWithStyle getAbsoluteX getAttribute getAttributes getBeam getBoundingBox getCategory getCenterXShift getContext getDuration getFirstDotPx getFont getFontScale getFontSize getFormatterMetrics getGlyphProps getGlyphWidth getHeight getIntrinsicTicks getKeyProps getKeys getLeftDisplacedHeadPx getLeftParenthesisPx getLineForRest getLineNumber getMetrics getModifierContext getModifierStartXY getModifiers getModifiersByType getNoteType getPlayNote getRightDisplacedHeadPx getRightParenthesisPx getSVGElement getStave getStemDirection getStemExtents getStyle getText getTextMetrics getTickContext getTickMultiplier getTicks getTieLeftX getTieRightX getTuplet getTupletStack getVoice getWidth getX getXShift getY getYForTopText getYShift getYs hasBeam hasClass hasStem isCenterAligned isDotted isRendered isRest measureText onRegister postFormat preFormat removeClass renderText reset resetTuplet restoreStyle setAttribute setBeam setCenterAlignment setCenterXShift setContext setDuration setFont setFontSize setGroupStyle setIgnoreTicks setIntrinsicTicks setLeftDisplacedHeadPx setModifierContext setOrigin setOriginX setOriginY setPlayNote setRendered setRightDisplacedHeadPx setStave setStyle setText setTickContext setTuplet setVoice setWidth setX setXShift setY setYShift setYs shouldIgnoreTicks getGlyphProps getTextMeasurementCanvas measureWidth plotMetrics setTextMeasurementCanvas

Constructors

  • Every note is a tickable, i.e., it can be mutated by the Formatter class for positioning and layout.

    Parameters

    • noteStruct: NoteStruct

      To create a new note you need to provide a noteStruct.

    Returns Note

Properties

glyphProps: GlyphProps
keyProps: KeyProps[]
keys: string[]
renderOptions: {
    annotationSpacing: number;
    draw?: boolean;
    drawDots?: boolean;
    drawStem?: boolean;
    drawStemThroughStave?: boolean;
    extendLeft?: number;
    extendRight?: number;
    strokePx: number;
    yShift: number;
}

Type declaration

  • annotationSpacing: number
  • Optional draw?: boolean
  • Optional drawDots?: boolean
  • Optional drawStem?: boolean
  • Optional drawStemThroughStave?: boolean
  • Optional extendLeft?: number
  • Optional extendRight?: number
  • strokePx: number
  • yShift: number

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
  • Set the current FontInfo object.

    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
  • Set the font style.

    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
  • Set the font weight.

    Parameters

    • weight: string | number

    Returns void

  • get height(): number
  • Returns number

  • set height(height): void
  • Parameters

    • height: number

    Returns void

  • get postFormatted(): boolean
  • Returns boolean

  • set postFormatted(value): void
  • Set postformatted status.

    Parameters

    • value: boolean

    Returns void

  • get preFormatted(): boolean
  • Returns boolean

  • set preFormatted(value): void
  • Set preformatted status.

    Parameters

    • value: boolean

    Returns void

  • get text(): string
  • Returns string

  • set text(text): void
  • Parameters

    • text: string

    Returns void

  • get textMetrics(): TextMetrics
  • Returns TextMetrics

  • get width(): number
  • Returns number

  • set width(width): void
  • Parameters

    • width: number

    Returns void

  • get CATEGORY(): string
  • Returns string

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 Note

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

    Parameters

    • className: string

    Returns Note

  • Attach a modifier to this note.

    Parameters

    • modifier: Modifier

      the Modifier to add.

    • index: number = 0

      of the key to modify.

    Returns Note

    this

  • Add stroke.

    Parameters

    Returns Note

  • Apply a tick multiplier.

    Parameters

    • numerator: number
    • denominator: number

    Returns void

  • Check and get the beam.

    Returns Beam

  • Check and get the target stave.

    Returns Stave

  • Draw an element.

    Returns void

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

    Returns void

  • Get the absolute X position of this note's tick context. This excludes xShift, so you'll need to factor it in if you're looking for the post-formatted x-position.

    Returns number

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

    Parameters

    • name: string

    Returns any

  • Get the beam.

    Returns undefined | Beam

  • Accessor to duration.

    Returns string

  • Returns number

  • 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.

  • Get the glyph width.

    Returns number

  • Get the text height.

    Returns number

  • Returns string[]

  • Get spacing to the left of the notes.

    Returns number

  • Parameters

    • index: number

    Returns number

  • Get the stave line number for rest.

    Returns number

  • Get the stave line number for the note.

    Parameters

    • Optional isTopNote: boolean

    Returns number

  • Get the coordinates for where modifiers begin.

    Parameters

    • Optional position: number
    • Optional index: number
    • Optional options: any

    Returns {
        x: number;
        y: number;
    }

    • x: number
    • y: number
  • Get all modifiers of a specific type in this.modifiers.

    Parameters

    • type: string

    Returns Modifier[]

  • Accessor to note type.

    Returns string

  • Get the play note, which is arbitrary data that can be used by an audio player.

    Returns undefined | Note

  • Get spacing to the right of the notes.

    Returns number

  • Parameters

    • index: number

    Returns number

  • Return associated SVGElement.

    Parameters

    • suffix: string = ''

    Returns undefined | SVGElement

  • Get the direction of the stem.

    Returns number

  • Get the top and bottom y values of the stem.

    Returns Record<string, number>

  • Get element text.

    Returns string

  • Get the x coordinate to the left of the note.

    Returns number

  • Get the x coordinate to the right of the note.

    Returns number

  • Get width of note. Used by the formatter for positioning.

    Returns number

  • Get x position of this tick context.

    Returns number

  • Get shift element xShift.

    Returns number

  • Get the Y coordinate.

    Returns number

  • Get the Y position of the space above the stave onto which text can be rendered.

    Parameters

    • textLine: number

    Returns number

  • Get shift element yShift.

    Returns number

  • Get Y positions for this note. Each Y value is associated with an individual pitch/key within the note/chord.

    Returns number[]

  • Check it has a beam.

    Returns boolean

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

    Parameters

    • className: string

    Returns boolean

  • Accessor to hasStem.

    Returns boolean

  • Accessor to isDotted.

    Returns boolean

  • Return the rendered status.

    Returns boolean

  • Returns boolean

    true if this note is a type of rest.

    Rests don't have pitches, but take up space in the score. Subclasses should override this default implementation.

  • Measure the text using the textFont.

    Returns TextMetrics

  • Preformat the Tickable.

    Returns void

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

    Parameters

    • className: string

    Returns Note

  • Render the element text.

    Parameters

    Returns void

  • Reset the Tickable, this function will be overloaded.

    Returns Note

  • Reset the specific Tuplet (if this is not provided, all tuplets are reset). Remove any prior tuplets from the tick calculation and reset the intrinsic tick value.

    Parameters

    Returns Note

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

    Parameters

    • name: string
    • value: undefined | string

    Returns Note

  • Set the beam.

    Parameters

    Returns Note

  • 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 Note

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

    Parameters

    • Optional size: string | number

    Returns Note

  • Set the intrinsic ticks.

    Parameters

    • intrinsicTicks: number

    Returns void

  • Set spacing to the left of the notes.

    Parameters

    • x: number

    Returns Note

  • Parameters

    • x: number
    • y: number

    Returns void

  • Set the play note, which is arbitrary data that can be used by an audio player.

    Parameters

    Returns Note

  • Set spacing to the right of the notes.

    Parameters

    • x: number

    Returns Note

  • 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 Note

  • Set shift element right xShift pixels. Negative values shift left.

    Parameters

    • xShift: number

    Returns Note

  • Shift element down yShift pixels. Negative values shift up.

    Parameters

    • yShift: number

    Returns Note

  • Set Y positions for this note. Each Y value is associated with an individual pitch/key within the note/chord.

    Parameters

    • ys: number[]

    Returns Note

  • True if this note has no duration (e.g., bar notes, spacers, etc.).

    Returns boolean

  • Parameters

    • duration: string
    • type: string = 'n'

    Returns GlyphProps

  • Returns undefined | HTMLCanvasElement | OffscreenCanvas

  • Measure the text using the FontInfo related with key.

    Parameters

    • text: string
    • key: string = ''

    Returns number

  • Debug helper. Displays various note metrics for the given note.

    Parameters

    Returns void