Font:GetTextWidth

This method returns the width of a line of text rendered with the font with the specified settings.

Syntax

• number GetTextWidth(string text, number size)

Returns

Returns the width the text will be when rendered.

Example

-- Get the displays
local displays = GetDisplays()

-- Create a window
local window = CreateWindow("Ultra Engine", 0, 0, 1280, 720, displays[1], WINDOW_TITLEBAR + WINDOW_CENTER)

-- Create a framebuffer
local framebuffer = CreateFramebuffer(window)

-- Create a world
local world = CreateWorld()

-- Create a camera
local camera = CreateCamera(world, PROJECTION_ORTHOGRAPHIC)
camera:SetClearColor(0.125)
camera:SetPosition(framebuffer.size.x * 0.5, framebuffer.size.y * 0.5, 0)

-- Create sprite
local fontsize = 36
local font = LoadFont("Fonts/arial.ttf")
local sprite = CreateSprite(world, font, "Hello, World!", fontsize)
local rect = CreateSprite(world, font:GetTextWidth("Hello, World!", fontsize), font:GetHeight(fontsize), true)

--sprite:SetPosition(0,0,0)
rect:SetPosition((framebuffer.size.x - rect.size.x) * 0.5, (framebuffer.size.y - rect.size.y) * 0.5, 0)
sprite:SetPosition((framebuffer.size.x - rect.size.x) * 0.5, (framebuffer.size.y - rect.size.y) * 0.5, 0)

-- Main loop
while (not window:Closed()) and (not window:KeyHit(KEY_ESCAPE)) do
    -- Update world
    world:Update()

    -- Render world
    world:Render(framebuffer, true)
end