any way to get width of a string in Corona SDK?

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#1

I am trying to get the width of a single line string, so as to center it properly on the screen. I am looking for something like this on iOS/UIKit

 (CGSize)sizeWithFont:(UIFont \*)font

Does any similar string API exist in Lua or Corona SDK? [import]uid: 91950 topic_id: 35065 reply_id: 335065[/import]

#2

[lua]local stringWidth = textObject.width[/lua]

or, if you have scaled or rotated your text:

[lua]local stringWidth = textObject.contentWidth[/lua] [import]uid: 93133 topic_id: 35065 reply_id: 139450[/import]

#3

thanks Nick.
I feel like kicking myself :slight_smile: . Its there on the man page for newText() [import]uid: 91950 topic_id: 35065 reply_id: 139451[/import]

#4

[lua]local stringWidth = textObject.width[/lua]

or, if you have scaled or rotated your text:

[lua]local stringWidth = textObject.contentWidth[/lua] [import]uid: 93133 topic_id: 35065 reply_id: 139450[/import]

#5

thanks Nick.
I feel like kicking myself :slight_smile: . Its there on the man page for newText() [import]uid: 91950 topic_id: 35065 reply_id: 139451[/import]