DxGetTextWidth

This function retrieves the theoretical width of a certain piece of text, if it were to be drawn using dxDrawText.

Syntax

bool dxGetTextWidth ( string text, [float scale=1,string font="default"] )

Required Arguments

• text: A string representing the text for which you wish to retrieve with width for.

Optional Arguments

NOTE: When using optional arguments, you might need to supply all arguments before the one you wish to use. For more information on optional arguments, see optional arguments.

• scale: The size of the text.
• font: The dx font for the text.
  • "default": Tahoma
  • "default-bold": Tahoma Bold
  • "clear": Verdana
  • "arial": Arial
  • "sans": Microsoft Sans Serif
  • "pricedown": Pricedown (GTA's theme text)
  • "bankgothic": Bank Gothic Medium
  • "diploma": Diploma Regular
  • "beckett": Beckett Regular
  • "unifont": Unifont

Returns

Returns a true if the operation was successful, false otherwise.

Example

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See Also

• dxConvertPixels
• dxCreateFont
• dxCreateRenderTarget
• dxCreateScreenSource
• dxCreateShader
• dxCreateTexture
• dxDrawCircle
• dxDrawImage
• dxDrawImageSection
• dxDrawLine
• dxDrawLine3D
• dxDrawMaterialLine3D
• dxDrawMaterialPrimitive
• dxDrawMaterialPrimitive3D
• dxDrawMaterialSectionLine3D
ADDED/UPDATED IN VERSION 1.6.0 r22271:
dxDrawModel3D
• dxDrawPrimitive
• dxDrawPrimitive3D
• dxDrawRectangle
• dxDrawText
• dxDrawWiredSphere
• dxGetBlendMode
• dxGetFontHeight
• dxGetMaterialSize
• dxGetPixelColor
• dxGetPixelsSize
• dxGetPixelsFormat
• dxGetStatus
• dxGetTextSize
• dxGetTextWidth
• dxGetTexturePixels
• dxIsAspectRatioAdjustmentEnabled
• dxSetAspectRatioAdjustmentEnabled
• dxSetBlendMode
• dxSetPixelColor
• dxSetRenderTarget
• dxSetShaderValue
• dxSetShaderTessellation
• dxSetShaderTransform
• dxSetTestMode
• dxSetTextureEdge
• dxSetTexturePixels
• dxUpdateScreenSource