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text_length(3alleg4) Allegro manual text_length(3alleg4)

NAME

text_length - Returns the length of a string in pixels. Allegro game programming library.

SYNOPSIS

#include <allegro.h>

int text_length(const FONT *f, const char *str);

DESCRIPTION

Returns the length (in pixels) of a string in the specified font. Example: 

   int width = text_length(font, "I love spam");
   ...
   bmp = create_bitmap(width, height);

SEE ALSO

text_height(3alleg4), ex12bit(3alleg4), exmidi(3alleg4), expat(3alleg4), exunicod(3alleg4)
version 4.4.2 Allegro