text_length
Section: Allegro manual (3)
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NAME
text_length - Returns the length of a string in pixels. Allegro game programming library.
SYNOPSIS
#include <allegro.h>
int text_length(const FONT *f, const char *str);
DESCRIPTION
Returns the length (in pixels) of a string in the specified font. Example:
int width = text_length(font, "I love spam");
...
bmp = create_bitmap(width, height);
SEE ALSO
text_height(3),
ex12bit(3),
exmidi(3),
expat(3),
exunicod(3)