text_length(3alleg4)

text_length3alleg4

Returns the length of a string in pixels. allegro game programming library.

Usage

#include <allegro.h>

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

Overview

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);

Releases

7 releases since Debian 7 (Wheezy); the text changed 1 time.

  1. 7–10
  2. 11–13

From allegro4-doc 2:4.4.3.1-5 in Debian 13 (Trixie). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.