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Queries how many characters would fit in a space.
Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
Font | 8.4 | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ✅ Yes, on macOS and Windows | ✅ Yes |
Parameter | Description | Example | Flags |
---|---|---|---|
Text | The text to measure. | "Hello World" | |
MaxWidth | The maximum width. | 100 | |
Font | The font name. Using System font in case of empty parameter. |
"Arial" | Optional |
Size | The font size to use. Default is system font size. |
12 | Optional |
Returns number or error.
Checks how much fits:
MBS( "Font.CalculateTextFits"; "Hello World"; 50; "Arial"; 12)
Trying for normal, bold and italic Arial variants:
MBS( "Font.CalculateTextFits"; "Hello World"; 50; "Arial"; 12) & ¶ & MBS( "Font.CalculateTextFits"; "Hello World"; 50; "Arial-ItalicMT"; 12) & ¶ & MBS( "Font.CalculateTextFits"; "Hello World"; 50; "Arial-BoldMT"; 12) & ¶ & MBS( "Font.CalculateTextFits"; "Hello World"; 50; "Arial-BoldItalicMT"; 12)
Example result:
8
8
7
7
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Created 12nd September 2018, last changed 1st October 2021