.. _ScriptUIGraphics.measureString:

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ScriptUIGraphics.measureString
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   :ref:`Dimension` **measureString** (:ref:`String` **text**, :ref:`ScriptUIFont` **font**, :ref:`Number` **boundingWidth**)


Parameters
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+-------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+
| **text**          | The text string to measure.                                |
+-------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+
| **font**          | The font to use. Default is the?font?value in this object. |
+-------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+
| **boundingWidth** | The bounding width.                                        |
+-------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+



Description
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Calculates the size needed to display a string using the given font.

Returns a?Dimension?object that contains the height and width of the string in pixels.