///draw_text_multicolor(x,y,string)
//
// argument0 (x): The initial X position of the text
// argument1 (y): The initial Y position of the text
// argument2 (string): The formatted string to draw
//
// Written by GlitchDetector

// Initialize the string variables
var full_string,current_string;
full_string    = argument[2]
current_string = ""

// Initialize the positional variables
var pos_x,pos_y,pos_x_start,pos_y_start;
pos_x       = argument[0]
pos_y       = argument[1]
pos_x_start = pos_x
pos_y_start = pos_y

// Initialize the string length variables
var string_len,full_len;
string_len = string_length(full_string)
full_len   = string_len

// Store the original color so we can reset it after the drawing is complete
var default_color;
default_color = draw_get_color()

while( string_len >= 1 ) {

  // Get the first letter in the string
  current_string = string_copy(full_string,1,1)

  // Delete the first letter in the full string
  full_string    = string_delete(full_string,1,1)
  string_len     = string_length(full_string)

  // Check the content of the current letter
  switch( current_string ){

    // If it matches the symbol, set the color
    // ^ turns the color black
    case "^":
      draw_set_color(c_black)
    break;

    // | turns the color red
    case "|":
      draw_set_color(c_red)
    break;

    // \ turns the color green
    case "\":
      draw_set_color(c_green)
    break;

    //Here is a template for you to use
    case "":
      draw_set_color(c_white)
    break;

    // Newline symbol
    case "#":
      pos_y += string_height("o")
      pos_x = pos_x_start
    break;

    // If the letter is not listed above, draw it
    default:
      draw_text(pos_x,pos_y,current_string)
      pos_x += string_width(current_string)
    break;

  }

}

// Reset the color to the original one
draw_set_color(default_color)