SHIP:Sail:textHeight

Function	Returns	Introduced	Description
textHeight	Integer	v5.1.0	Returns the vertical pixel height of a string.

See Also:

• Sail Home
• Sail Functions
• Sail String Functions

Prototype

Integer textHeight(String s);

Parameters/Return Value

Parameter	Data Type	Description
s	String	String to measure
Return	Integer	number of vertical pixels in the string

Detailed Description

The textHeight function returns the number of vertical pixels in a string. Font size and type can vary the result.

Examples

Example	Result	Notes
textHeight("hello");	40	20 pt font
textHeight("hello");	64	32 pt font
textHeight("");	0