Text.setStyle has a new argument update which will optionally automatically call updateText after setting the new style (thanks @staff0rd #2478)

README.md

@@ -351,6 +351,7 @@ You can read all about the philosophy behind Lazer [here](http://phaser.io/news/
 * The Arcade Physics overlap method would return false if two bodies were overlapping but neither had any velocity (i.e. they were embedded into each other)
 * PIXI.defaultRenderer is now set to `null` in Game.destroy, allowing it to be reset if a new Game instance is created on the same page (thanks @xtforgame ##2474)
 * BitmapData.drawGroupProxy is now capable of iterating through Sprites that have children, and also now uses the world positions for drawing instead. This change updates the functionality of BitmapData.drawGroup.
+* Text.setStyle has a new argument `update` which will optionally automatically call `updateText` after setting the new style (thanks @staff0rd  #2478)
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 

src/gameobjects/Text.js

@@ -287,9 +287,12 @@ Phaser.Text.prototype.setShadow = function (x, y, color, blur, shadowStroke, sha
 * @param {number} [style.wordWrapWidth=100] - The width in pixels at which text will wrap.
 * @param {number} [style.maxLines=0] - The maximum number of lines to be shown for wrapped text.
 * @param {number|array} [style.tabs=0] - The size (in pixels) of the tabs, for when text includes tab characters. 0 disables. Can be an array of varying tab sizes, one per tab stop.
+* @param {boolean} [update=false] - Immediately update the Text object after setting the new style? Or wait for the next frame.
 * @return {Phaser.Text} This Text instance.
 */
-Phaser.Text.prototype.setStyle = function (style) {
+Phaser.Text.prototype.setStyle = function (style, update) {
+
+    if (update === undefined) { update = false; }
 
     style = style || {};
     style.font = style.font || 'bold 20pt Arial';
@@ -343,6 +346,11 @@ Phaser.Text.prototype.setStyle = function (style) {
     this.style = style;
     this.dirty = true;
 
+    if (update)
+    {
+        this.updateText();
+    }
+
     return this;
 
 };

typescript/phaser.d.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /// <reference path="pixi.d.ts" />
 /// <reference path="p2.d.ts" />
 
-// Type definitions for Phaser 2.4.8 - 29th April 2016
+// Type definitions for Phaser 2.4.8 - 16th May 2016
 // Project: https://github.com/photonstorm/phaser
 
 declare module "phaser" {
@@ -4827,7 +4827,7 @@ declare module Phaser {
         preUpdate(): void;
         renderTabLine(line: string, x: number, y: number, fill?: boolean): void;
         setShadow(x?: number, y?: number, color?: any, blur?: number, shadowStroke?: boolean, shadowFill?: boolean): Phaser.Text;
-        setStyle(style?: PhaserTextStyle): Phaser.Text;
+        setStyle(style?: PhaserTextStyle, update?: boolean): Phaser.Text;
         setText(text: string): Phaser.Text;
         setTextBounds(x?: number, y?: number, width?: number, height?: number): Phaser.Text;
         update(): void;