FontOperationTextImageBoundsOnCanvas
Type
operator
Summary
Measure text precisely when drawn to a canvas.
Syntax
the image bounds of text <mText> on <mCanvas>
Description
The exact bounds of the text, which will fully enclose each character.
note
This can be more time-consuming to compute than the layout bounds.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
mText | An expression which evaluates to a string. | |
mCanvas | An expression which evaluates to a canvas. |
Examples
// Set the canvas font
set the font of this canvas to font "Arial" at size 18
variable tBounds as Rectangle
put the image bounds of text "Sample text" on this canvas into tBounds
Value
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
return | The bounding box of mText when drawn at point 0,0 with the current font of mCanvas. Returns the bounds as a rectangle. |