WoW:API FontString GetStringWidth: Difference between revisions

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Returns how wide the string would be, in pixels, without wrapping:

width = MyFontString:GetStringWidth();

Get/SetWidth() and Get/SetHeight() operate very differently on FontString objects than they do in other objects.

Among other things, if no width is explicitly set, GetWidth() will return the exact same result as GetStringWidth().

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-Returns the width of the string in pixels. The Questwatcher uses this to determine the "dynamic" placement of the quest watcher.
+{{widgetmethod}}
-{{template:WoW API}}
+Returns how wide the string would be, in pixels, without wrapping:
+ width = MyFontString:GetStringWidth();
+== Note ==
+Get/SetWidth() and Get/SetHeight() operate very differently on FontString objects than they do in other objects.
+Among other things, if no width is explicitly set, GetWidth() will return the exact same result as GetStringWidth().
+See the [[UIOBJECT FontString|FontString object information]] for details.