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import java.lang.reflect.Method; import javafx.scene.text.Font; import javafx.scene.text.TextBoundsType; public static double MeasureMultilineTextHeight(Font f, String text, double width) throws Exception { Method m = Class.forName("com.sun.javafx.scene.control.skin.Utils").getDeclaredMethod("comp

This is because this function is only for single-line text. Use this code snipped: https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/b4x-measuremultilinetextheight.147933/#content or use just this 2 lines: Dim su As StringUtils Return su.MeasureMultilineTextHeight(xLabel,xLabel.Text) Note that it only wor
link: The width also needs to be increased. Attached an example.
link: To set the label height I use this code Dim cn As Canvas cn.Initialize(Activity) lbl.Height=cn.MeasureStringHeight("T", Typeface.DEFAULT,14) To displa

MeasureMultilineTextHeight works perfectly fine with with nearly anything I throw at it. Only exception is when the text for example contains char 9632. It then gives slightly too small values. This is not quite predictable, for example it can be fine if the last line in the view as little text. Is

I'm having certain issues with StringUtils function MeasureMultilineTextHeight Non-english language strings are cut off (example attached) I tried adding some constant to returned value from function but it does not work when lines exceed. Is this a specific language/font issue ? Is there an other
link: here's a sample
link: can you post the code please.
link: tested on B4A and B4J Yes When I did this demonstration, it was to measure texts in Spanish or English. But you can modify and test in your langua

(It took me 7 years to get this one right.) 67684 https://www.b4x.com/basic4android/images/SS-2018-05-09_13.04.52.png https://www.b4x.com/basic4android/images/SS-2018-05-09_13.05.38.png XUI v1.60 includes a new method named B4XCanvas.MeasureText. This method accurately measures single line stri
link: Since two years I'm good with using the known methods. What makes wonder is the object's/method's name "B4XCanvas.MeasureText". Here a canvas is use
link: Note that it is not possible to accurately draw a border around text, like done in this example, with the standard Canvas.MeasureStringHeight method a
link: I guess because: 1) it is not so simple as it seems; 2) in the meantime, maybe you've done other things too. But I'm happy to read this: the app I h

A small image measurement tool to measure length and angle from image plans by clicking on certain points. There are several measurement tool softwares like ImageJ but are not suitable for my requirement very well. For my kite making it is important to have a fast pixel to certain unit mapping funct

Canvas.MeasureStringHeight is based on a lower level API that doesn't behave in the same way that a Label or EditText will behave. StringUtils uses the same measurement process as the views.
link: Thanks for the explanation and the link (I've not read this before as I mistakenly thought it related only to the designer). But for me @Erel the real
link: But how should it be done as it's not always possible to use the designer to create views. For instance I'm designing a class that could be used full
link: This is not really related to this thread but there is no good reason to avoid adding a small library such as StringUtils or Reflection. It will not a

Hello everyone. This is a newly published Android app developed using B4A. It is a land measurement mobile app utilizing Google Maps and FusedLocationProvider. The app supports two types of measurement: Land Measure Path Measure (Distance) Users can employ three different measurement methods based

I need a function that returns me, in dip or int, the horizontal measure of a text, that is, how much it would occupy horizontally on the screen. It will actually be placed on a label, but I don't care which object the measurement is based on. Does anyone have any suggestions? Ideally, it could be

View.measure(View.java:17623) at android.view.ViewGroup.measureChildWithMargins(ViewGroup.java:5548) at android.widget.FrameLayout.onMeasure(FrameLayout.java:436) at android.support.v7.widget.ContentFrameLayout.onMeasure(ContentFrameLayout.java:135) at android.view.View.measure(View.
link: view.View.measure(View.java:16047) at android.view.ViewGroup.measureChildWithMargins(ViewGroup.java:4921) at android.widget.FrameLayout.onMeas
link: View.measure(View.java:16772) at android.view.ViewGroup.measureChildWithMargins(ViewGroup.java:5139) at android.widget.FrameLayout.onMeasure(F

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