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Calculates width of text.
Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
Font | 6.5 | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ✅ Yes, on macOS and Windows | ✅ Yes |
Parameter | Description | Example | Flags |
---|---|---|---|
Text | The text to measure. | "Hello World" | |
Font | The font name. Using System font in case of empty parameter. |
"Arial" | Optional |
Size | The font size to use. Default is system font size. |
12 | Optional |
Returns number or error.
Calculate width of Hello World:
MBS( "Font.CalculateTextWidth"; "Hello World" )
# e.g. 70.9 on Mac and 77 on Windows.
Calculate with Arial
MBS( "Font.CalculateTextWidth"; "Hello World"; "Arial"; 12 )
# e.g. 61 on Windows, 61,7 on Mac
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Created 21st October 2016, last changed 16th November 2018