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(3alleg4), ex12bit(3alleg4), exmidi(3alleg4), expat(3alleg4), exunicod(3alleg4)