MGL_getCharMetrics

Computes the character metrics for a specific character.

Declaration

void MGLAPI MGL_getCharMetrics(
char ch,
metrics_t *metrics)

Prototype In

mgraph.h

Parameters

ch | Character to measure
metrics | Place to store the resulting metrics

Description

This function computes the character metrics for a specific character. The character metrics define specific characters width, height, ascent, descent and other values. These values can then be used to correctly position the character with pixel precise positioning.

All values are defined in pixels and will be as accurate as possible given the current fonts scaling factor (only vector fonts can be scaled).

See Also

MGL_getFontMetrics, MGL_getCharMetrics_W

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