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text_length(3)                  Allegro manual                  text_length(3)

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)

Allegro                          version 4.4.2                  text_length(3)