Documentation › API Reference › Object › Asset › Font

GetTextWidth

Returns the width of a line of text when drawn with this font. Use this to center text or calculate background dimensions.

Syntax

Parameters

Returns

Returns the width of the specified text.

Example

window=Window:Create()
context=Context:Create(window)
font = Font:Load("Fonts/arial.ttf",36)
context:SetFont(font)


while true do
        if window:Closed() or window:KeyHit(Key.Escape) then return false end

    context:SetColor(0,0,0)
    context:Clear()
    context:SetColor(1,1,1)
        
    --Display some centered text
    local text = "Leadwerks"
    local screenwidth = window:GetWidth()
    local screenheight = window:GetHeight()
    local x = (screenwidth - font:GetTextWidth(text))/2
    local y = (screenheight - font:GetHeight())/2

    context:SetBlendMode(Blend.Alpha)
    context:DrawText(text,x,y)
    context:SetBlendMode(Blend.Solid)

    context:Sync()
end