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:getTextHeight( <cString> ) --> nPixelsHeight

:bold( [<nNewFontWeight>] ) --> nOldFontWeight

oWin32Prn:getTextWidth()

Returns the width of a character string in pixels.

Syntax

:getTextWidth( <cString> ) --> nPixelsWidth

Arguments

<cString>: This is a character string to determine the width for.

Description

The method :getTextHeight() determines the maximum width of a character string in pixels and returns the result as a numeric value. This is especially useful when a proportional font is selected where different characters require a different amount of space. The letter "i" needs less space than "W", for example.