The getCurrentTextSize method¶

Syntax:	getCurrentTextSize()
Returns:	number width, number height

Returns the size in pixels of the text currently being displayed. This is not the maximum size you can specify with the setMaxSize method, but the actual size of the text.

Return values¶

Type	Name	Description
number	width	The width in pixels of the longest line
number	height	The height in pixels of the text

Examples¶

-- Font properties
font = {
    file = "assets/fonts/Roboto-Medium.ttf",
    size = 28,
    color = {r = 255, g = 255, b = 255, a = 255},
    shadowDistance = 0,
    shadowColor = {r = 0, g = 0, b = 0, a = 0}
}

-- Create a Text object
local text = Text.new(font, 1)

-- Set the text to display
text:setText("This is the text to display")

-- Set the maximum size of the text
text:setMaxSize(160, 0)

-- Get the size
width, height = text:getCurrentTextSize()

-- The values returned are
-- width = 134
-- height = 99

See also¶