Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: Font.CalculateTextHeight

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Font.CalculateTextHeight

Calculates height of text.

Component	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Server	FileMaker iOS SDK
Font	8.4	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes

MBS( "Font.CalculateTextHeight"; Text; Warp Width { ; Font; Size } ) More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example Flags

Text The text to measure. "Hello World"

Warp Width The width of the text block to use for wrapping.
If < 50 will be set to 50 to avoid endless loops. 500

Font The font name.
Using System font in case of empty parameter. "Arial" Optional

Size The font size to use.
Default is system font size. 12 Optional

Parameter	Description	Example	Flags
Text	The text to measure.	"Hello World"
Warp Width	The width of the text block to use for wrapping. If < 50 will be set to 50 to avoid endless loops.	500
Font	The font name. Using System font in case of empty parameter.	"Arial"	Optional
Size	The font size to use. Default is system font size.	12	Optional

Result

Returns number or error.

Description

Calculates height of text.
The plugin uses system font rendering to calculate height given your wrap width. This may be different from what FileMaker renders with it's own engine.
You can use the measured size to detect if text fits a field.

Mac result in logical points, but on Windows in pixels.