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)
