FontOperationTextLayoutBounds

Type

operator

Summary

Measure text when drawn with a font.

Syntax

the [ layout ] bounds of text <mText> with <mFont>

Description

The layout bounds of the text, constructed from the ascent and descent values of the font, and the width of the text string.

note

The layout bounds is used to position blocks of text relative to each other, so the text may overlap these bounds.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
mText		An expression which evaluates to a string.
mFont		An expression which evaluates to a font.

Examples

// Set up tFont as size 18 Arial
variable tFont as Font
put font "Arial" at size 18 into tFont

// Measure text with tFont
variable tBounds as Rectangle
put the bounds of text "Sample text" with tFont into tBounds