void ptHUDTextItem::changeText(const char * _textInput)
{
    int l_inputCharCount = 0;
    char*  l_textOutput = new char[m_characterCount];

    //Count how many characters in the new input
    while (_textInput[l_inputCharCount] != '\0')
    {
        l_inputCharCount++;
    }

    //If the new text input is less than the max character count
    if (l_inputCharCount < m_characterCount)
    {
        //find the difference
        int t_charDifference = m_characterCount - l_inputCharCount;
        if (m_verbose) { printf("Character Difference is %i\n", t_charDifference); }

        //Copy input to the ouput
        for (int i = 0; i < l_inputCharCount; i++)
        {
            l_textOutput[i] = _textInput[i];
        }

        //Fill empty spaces with spaces
        for (int i = 0; i < t_charDifference; i++)
        {
            l_textOutput[i + l_inputCharCount] = ' ';
        }

        assignData(l_textOutput);
    }
    //if the new text input is greater than the max character count
    else if (l_inputCharCount > m_characterCount)
    {
        printf("Warning: text input is greater than the max character count! Truncating text.\n");

        //Copy input to the ouput
        for (int i = 0; i < m_characterCount; i++)
        {
            l_textOutput[i] = _textInput[i];
        }

        assignData(l_textOutput);
    }
    //Otherwise text input should be the same as the character count
    else
    {
        assignData(_textInput);
    }
    delete[] l_textOutput;
}