FontBase:getAdvanceX

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Available since: Gideros 2011.6

Description


Returns the width of the first `size` characters of `text`.
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.

(number) = FontBase:getAdvanceX(text,letterSpacing,size)

Parameters

text: (string)
letterSpacing: (number, default = 0)
size: (number, optional)

Return values

Returns (number) The width of the first size characters of text.