SWF::Character

        use SWF::Character;
        $character=$displayItem->getCharacter();
        print $character->getWidth();

SWF::Character is a helper class, objects are available thru SWF::DisplayItem's getCharacter() and SWF::Movie's importCharacter() methods, so there is no constructor here.

$width = $character->getWidth()

This method returrns the character's width in px. If a character has no bounds -1 is returned.

$height = $character->getHeight()

This method returrns the character's height in px. If a character has no bounds -1 is returned.

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SWF, SWF::DisplayItem