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NAME

       text_length  -  Returns  the length of a string in pixels. Allegro game
       programming library.

SYNOPSIS

       #include <allegro.h>

       int text_length(const FONT *f, const char *str);

DESCRIPTION

       Returns the length (in pixels) of  a  string  in  the  specified  font.
       Example:

          int width = text_length(font, "I love spam");
          ...
          bmp = create_bitmap(width, height);

SEE ALSO

       text_height(3alleg),  ex12bit(3alleg),  exmidi(3alleg),  expat(3alleg),
       exunicod(3alleg)