Get the width of a component

rbuser

I put some ppDBText on the report at runtime. If I know that my ppDBText
containt x characters and use the y font what's the size of that
components?

I know that with proportional fonts it's impossibile to know, but I need
only an estimate.

Thanks.

nicocizik

Hi Lithian,

I suggest using the TCanvas.TextWidth routine to determine the width of a
text object. If you just need an approximate value, you can use the Canvas
property of a TBitmap. Once you assign the proper font, the value will be
given to you in Screen Pixels so it may need to be converted after that.

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Regards,

Nico Cizik
Digital Metaphors
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