TIECanvas.TextWidth

Declaration

function TextWidth(const Text: WideString): Integer;

Description

Returns the width of text using the current Font.

Note: This method calls MeasureText

Example

// Draw a semi-transparent text box onto a bitmap
const
  Horz_Margin = 8;
  Vert_Margin = 3;
  Center_Text = False;
var
  x, y: integer;
  tw, rw, rh: integer;
  iec: TIECanvas;
  ss: string;
begin
  ss := 'This is my text';
  x := 100;
  y := 100;

  iec := TIECanvas.Create( Bitmap.Canvas );
  iec.Font.Size := 30;
  iec.Font.Style := [fsBold];

  tw := iec.TextWidth(ss);
  rw := imax( tw + 2 * Horz_Margin, iec.TextWidth( ss ) + 2 * Horz_Margin );
  rh := iec.TextHeight(ss) + 2 * Vert_Margin;

  if Center_Text then
    dec( x, rw div 2 );

  iec.Brush.Color := clYellow;
  iec.Brush.Style := bsSolid;
  iec.Brush.Transparency := 196;

  iec.Pen.Color := clBlack;
  iec.Pen.Style := psSolid;
  iec.Rectangle( x, y, x + rw, y + rh );

  iec.Brush.Style := bsClear;
  iec.TextOut(x + ( rw - tw ) div 2, y + Vert_Margin, ss);
  iec.Free;
end;

TIECanvas.TextWidth