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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)

Allegro 							   version 4.4.2					      text_length(3alleg4)