_getgtextextent

Description

Gets the width in pixels of font-based text.

#include <graph.h>

short __far _getgtextextent( const char __far *text );

Remarks

The _getgtextextent function returns the width in pixels that would be required to print the text string using _outgtext with the current font.

This function is particularly useful for determining the size of text that uses proportionally spaced fonts.

Return Value

The _getgtextextent function returns the width in pixels. It returns –1 if a font has not been registered.

Compatibility

Standards:None

16-Bit:DOS

32-Bit:None

See Also

_getfontinfo, _outgtext, _registerfonts, _setfont, _unregisterfonts

Example

See the example for _outgtext.