Difference between revisions of "FontBase:getAdvanceX"
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− | + | '''Available since:''' Gideros 2011.6<br/> | |
− | + | '''Class:''' [[FontBase]]<br/> | |
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− | ''' | + | === Description === |
− | === | + | Returns the width of the first ''size'' characters of ''text''. |
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− | Returns the width of the first ''size'' characters of ''text''. | ||
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(number) = FontBase:getAdvanceX(text,letterSpacing,size) | (number) = FontBase:getAdvanceX(text,letterSpacing,size) | ||
− | </ | + | </syntaxhighlight> |
− | === | + | |
− | '''text''': (string) | + | Note that this value is not equal to the 3rd return value (width) of ''getBounds()''. |
− | '''letterSpacing''': (number, default = 0) | + | |
− | '''size''': (number, optional) | + | ''getBounds()'' returns a rectangle describing the bounds this string will cover whereas ''getAdvanceX()'' returns the distance to where the next string should be drawn. |
− | === | + | |
− | ''' | + | === Parameters === |
+ | '''text''': (string) <br/> | ||
+ | '''letterSpacing''': (number, default = 0) <br/> | ||
+ | '''size''': (number, optional) <br/> | ||
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+ | === Return values === | ||
+ | '''Returns''' (number) the width of the first size characters of text<br/> | ||
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+ | {{FontBase}} |
Latest revision as of 18:12, 17 November 2023
Available since: Gideros 2011.6
Class: FontBase
Description
Returns the width of the first size characters of text.
(number) = FontBase:getAdvanceX(text,letterSpacing,size)
Note that this value is not equal to the 3rd return value (width) of getBounds().
getBounds() returns a rectangle describing the bounds this string will cover whereas getAdvanceX() returns the distance to where the next string should be drawn.
Parameters
text: (string)
letterSpacing: (number, default = 0)
size: (number, optional)
Return values
Returns (number) the width of the first size characters of text