StringWidth

StringWidth

Command Index · BlitzBasic · Fonts and Text

StringWidth:Int32 string:String

Parameter	Mode	Type	Default	Description
string	In	String	required	The text to measure.

Returns: The width of the text.

Description

The width in pixels that a text has in the current font. It helps to center text or to put things after it.

Differences

• With the built-in bitmap font every character has the same width, so this is the number of characters times FontWidth. Widths of real fonts depend on the font that was found on the system.

Examples

Graphics 320, 240, 0, 2
SetBuffer BackBuffer()
Cls
Local msg$ = "How wide is this?"
Local w = StringWidth(msg)
Color 60, 60, 140
Rect 20, 90, w, StringHeight(msg), 1
Color 255, 255, 255
Text 20, 90, msg
Text 20, 120, "StringWidth = " + w
Flip
WaitKey

Media

Related Commands

FontWidth, SetFont, StringHeight, Text

Command Index · BlitzBasic · Fonts and Text