Returns the width of a text string as it would be displayed in the current font.
[nWidth =] [Form.]TextWidth(cText) |
Parameters
- nWidth
- Returns a value in pixels specifying the width of the text string.
- cText
- Specifies the character string for which the text width is determined.
Remarks
Applies To: Form Object | _SCREEN System Variable
The TextWidth method determines the amount of horizontal space required to display cText.
If you want to get the length of a character expression with respect to the average character width for a font, use the TXTWIDTH( ) Function.