getTextWidth

Calculates the width and height of text using the current font.

Syntax

Ham.getTextWidth(text)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
text	string	Text to measure

Returns

• float - Text width in pixels
• float - Text height in pixels

Example

local width, height = Ham.getTextWidth("Hello World")
print("Text size: " .. width .. "x" .. height)

See Also

• drawText
• setFont