SHIP:Sail:textWidth

Function	Returns	Introduced	Description
textWidth	Integer	v5.1.0	Returns the horizontal pixel width of a string.

See Also:

• Sail Home
• Sail Functions
• Sail String Functions

Prototype

Integer textWidth(String s);

Parameters/Return Value

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

Detailed Description

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

Examples

Example	Result	Notes
textWidth("hello");	38	20 pt font
textWidth("hello");	58	32 pt font
textWidth("");	0