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|x1= <code>_textWidth = "Hello World" [[getTextWidth]] ["PuristaMedium", 0.03];</code>|EXAMPLE1=  
|x1= <code>_textWidth = "Hello World" [[getTextWidth]] ["PuristaMedium", 0.03];</code>|EXAMPLE1=  
|x2= <code>_textWidthInclMargins = ("Hello World" [[getTextWidth]] ["PuristaMedium", 0.03]) + 0.016;</code>|EXAMPLE2=
|x2= <code>_textWidthInclMargins = ("Hello World" [[getTextWidth]] ["PuristaMedium", 0.03]) + 0.016;</code>|EXAMPLE2=
|x3= <code>[[private]] _ctrl = [[findDisplay]] 46 [[ctrlCreate]] ["RscText", -1];
_ctrl [[ctrlSetText]] "TestString";
_ctrl [[ctrlSetFont]] "PuristaMedium";
_ctrl [[ctrlSetFontHeight]] 0.04;
[[ctrlTextWidth]] _ctrl == ("TestString" [[getTextWidth]] ["PuristaMedium", 0.04]) + 0.016; {{cc | true}}</code>|EXAMPLE3=


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Revision as of 17:00, 8 October 2019

-wrong parameter ("arma3dev") defined!-[[:Category:Introduced with arma3dev version 1.97|1.97]]
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Description

Description:
Returns estimated width of the text based on font type and size. Similar to ctrlTextWidth but doesn't require a control and can be used to estimate text width for any control including buttons. Result does not include left and right margins (hardcoded at 0.008 each).
Groups:
Uncategorised

Syntax

Syntax:
text getTextWidth [font, size]
Parameters:
text: String - text string to measure
[font, size]: Array
font: String - font type
size: Number - font size
Return Value:
Number

Examples

Example 1:
_textWidth = "Hello World" getTextWidth ["PuristaMedium", 0.03];
Example 2:
_textWidthInclMargins = ("Hello World" getTextWidth ["PuristaMedium", 0.03]) + 0.016;
Example 3:
private _ctrl = findDisplay 46 ctrlCreate ["RscText", -1]; _ctrl ctrlSetText "TestString"; _ctrl ctrlSetFont "PuristaMedium"; _ctrl ctrlSetFontHeight 0.04; ctrlTextWidth _ctrl == ("TestString" getTextWidth ["PuristaMedium", 0.04]) + 0.016; // true

Additional Information

See also:
ctrlTextWidth

Notes

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[[Category:Introduced with arma3dev version 1.97]][[ Category: arma3dev: New Scripting Commands | GETTEXTWIDTH]][[ Category: arma3dev: Scripting Commands | GETTEXTWIDTH]]

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