From 107ca71d6b90442c27fa939af334e52c856000ba Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Richard Davey <rich@photonstorm.com>
Date: Thu, 3 May 2018 15:52:12 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] BitmapText, both static and dynamic, can now take any
 data-type, including numbers, for the `text` argument in the constructor.
 Before they only worked via `setText`

---
 CHANGELOG.md                                            | 1 +
 src/gameobjects/bitmaptext/dynamic/DynamicBitmapText.js | 4 +++-
 src/gameobjects/bitmaptext/static/BitmapText.js         | 4 +++-
 3 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d6ca9c491..cdecaadcb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ The Loader has been given an overhaul to improve its performance and extensibili
 * ScenePlugin.setActive would only toggle the current Scene, not any given Scene.
 * ScenePlugin.setVisible would only toggle the current Scene, not any given Scene.
 * The Graphics Creator would automatically add the Graphics to the display list by mistake. The default should be to remain hidden. Fix #3637 (thanks @mikuso)
+* BitmapText, both static and dynamic, can now take any data-type, including numbers, for the `text` argument in the constructor. Before they only worked via `setText` (thanks @Jelaw21)
 
 ### Examples, Documentation and TypeScript
 
diff --git a/src/gameobjects/bitmaptext/dynamic/DynamicBitmapText.js b/src/gameobjects/bitmaptext/dynamic/DynamicBitmapText.js
index 568472cd0..adc222312 100644
--- a/src/gameobjects/bitmaptext/dynamic/DynamicBitmapText.js
+++ b/src/gameobjects/bitmaptext/dynamic/DynamicBitmapText.js
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ var DynamicBitmapText = new Class({
          * @type {string}
          * @since 3.0.0
          */
-        this.text = (Array.isArray(text)) ? text.join('\n') : text;
+        this.text = '';
 
         /**
          * [description]
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ var DynamicBitmapText = new Class({
          */
         this.letterSpacing = 0;
 
+        this.setText(text);
+
         this.setTexture(entry.texture, entry.frame);
         this.setPosition(x, y);
         this.setOrigin(0, 0);
diff --git a/src/gameobjects/bitmaptext/static/BitmapText.js b/src/gameobjects/bitmaptext/static/BitmapText.js
index e617470c0..1dacf2138 100644
--- a/src/gameobjects/bitmaptext/static/BitmapText.js
+++ b/src/gameobjects/bitmaptext/static/BitmapText.js
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ var BitmapText = new Class({
          * @type {string}
          * @since 3.0.0
          */
-        this.text = (Array.isArray(text)) ? text.join('\n') : text;
+        this.text = '';
 
         /**
          * [description]
@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@ var BitmapText = new Class({
          */
         this.letterSpacing = 0;
 
+        this.setText(text);
+
         this.setTexture(entry.texture, entry.frame);
         this.setPosition(x, y);
         this.setOrigin(0, 0);