TTF_GetTextSize(3)

TTF_GetTextSize3

Get the size of a text object.

Usage

#include "SDL3_ttf/SDL_ttf.h"

bool TTF_GetTextSize(TTF_Text *text, int *w, int *h);

Header file

Defined in SDL3_ttf/SDL_ttf.h

Overview

The size of the text may change when the font or font style and size change.

Function parameters

text

the TTF_Text
to query.

w

a pointer filled in with the width of the text, in pixels, may be NULL.

h

a pointer filled in with the height of the text, in pixels, may be NULL.

Return value

Returns true on success or false on failure; call SDL_GetError() for more information.

Thread safety

This function should be called on the thread that created the text.

Availability

This function is available since SDL_ttf 3.0.0.

From libsdl3-ttf-doc 3.2.2+ds-1 in Debian 13 (Trixie). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.