See Also Examples Applies To
Calculate the width of the specified text, based on the specified font, font size and font style. The result is measured in units specified by the FontSetUnit() function.
Syntax
object.GetTextWidth (sText, sFontName, nFontSize, nFontStyle)
The GetTextWidth syntax has these parts:
| Part | Description |
| object | Required. An object expression that evaluates to an object in the Applies To list. |
| sText | Required. String. Text to draw. |
| sFontName | Required. String. The name of the font. |
| nFontSize | Required. Long. The font size in units specified by the FontSetUnit() function. |
| nFontStyle |
Optional. FontStyle long value. Default value is 0 (Style Regular). Specifies the style of the typeface. This value must be an element of the FontStyle enumeration or the result of a bitwise OR applied to two or more of these elements. For example, FontStyleBold OR FontStyleUnderline OR FontStyleStrikeout sets the style as a combination of the three styles. FontStyle enumeration: FontStyleStyleRegular = 0. FontStyleStyleBold = 1. FontStyleStyleItalic = 2. FontStyleStyleBoldItalic = 3. FontStyleStyleUnderline = 4. FontStyleStyleStrikeout = 8. |
Returns
Single. The width of the text measured in units specified by the FontSetUnit() function.
Category
Draw (Text)