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Text:getDimensions

Available since LÖVE 0.10.1
This function is not supported in earlier versions.

Gets the width and height of the text in pixels.

Function

Synopsis

width, height = Text:getDimensions( )

Arguments

None.

Returns

number width
The width of the text. If multiple sub-strings have been added with Text:add, the width of the last sub-string is returned.
number height
The height of the text. If multiple sub-strings have been added with Text:add, the height of the last sub-string is returned.

Function

Gets the width and height of a specific sub-string that was previously added to the Text object.

Synopsis

width, height = Text:getDimensions( index )

Arguments

number index
An index number returned by Text:add or Text:addf.

Returns

number width
The width of the sub-string (before scaling and other transformations).
number height
The height of the sub-string (before scaling and other transformations).

See Also

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Licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3.
https://love2d.org/wiki/Text:getDimensions