1 <div class="body-wrap" xmlns:ext="http://www.extjs.com"><div class="top-tools"><a class="inner-link" href="#Ext.util.TextMetrics-props"><img src="../resources/images/default/s.gif" class="item-icon icon-prop">Properties</a> <a class="inner-link" href="#Ext.util.TextMetrics-methods"><img src="../resources/images/default/s.gif" class="item-icon icon-method">Methods</a> <a class="inner-link" href="#Ext.util.TextMetrics-events"><img src="../resources/images/default/s.gif" class="item-icon icon-event">Events</a> <a class="bookmark" href="../docs/?class=Ext.util.TextMetrics"><img src="../resources/images/default/s.gif" class="item-icon icon-fav">Direct Link</a> </div><h1>Class <a href="source/TextMetrics.html#cls-Ext.util.TextMetrics">Ext.util.TextMetrics</a></h1><table cellspacing="0"><tr><td class="label">Package:</td><td class="hd-info">Ext.util</td></tr><tr><td class="label">Defined In:</td><td class="hd-info"><a href="source/TextMetrics.html#cls-Ext.util.TextMetrics">TextMetrics.js</a></td></tr><tr><td class="label">Class:</td><td class="hd-info"><a href="source/TextMetrics.html#cls-Ext.util.TextMetrics">TextMetrics</a></td></tr><tr><td class="label">Extends:</td><td class="hd-info">Object</td></tr></table><div class="description">Provides precise pixel measurements for blocks of text so that you can determine exactly how high and
2 wide, in pixels, a given block of text will be. Note that when measuring text, it should be plain text and
3 should not contain any HTML, otherwise it may not be measured correctly.<br><br><i>This class is a singleton and cannot be created directly.</i></div><div class="hr"></div><a id="Ext.util.TextMetrics-props"></a><h2>Public Properties</h2><div class="no-members">This class has no public properties.</div><a id="Ext.util.TextMetrics-methods"></a><h2>Public Methods</h2><table cellspacing="0" class="member-table"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="sig-header">Method</th><th class="msource-header">Defined By</th></tr><tr class="method-row expandable "><td class="micon"><a href="#expand" class="exi"> </a></td><td class="sig"><a id="Ext.util.TextMetrics-bind"></a><b><a href="source/TextMetrics.html#method-Ext.util.TextMetrics-bind">bind</a></b>( <code>String/HTMLElement el</code> )
5 void<div class="mdesc"><div class="short">Only available on the instance returned from createInstance, not on the singleton.
6 Binds this TextMetrics instance to...</div><div class="long"><p><b>Only available on the instance returned from <a href="output/Ext.util.TextMetrics.html#Ext.util.TextMetrics-createInstance" ext:member="createInstance" ext:cls="Ext.util.TextMetrics">createInstance</a>, <u>not</u> on the singleton.</b></p>
7 Binds this TextMetrics instance to an element from which to copy existing CSS styles
8 that can affect the size of the rendered text<div class="mdetail-params"><strong>Parameters:</strong><ul><li><code>el</code> : String/HTMLElement<div class="sub-desc">The element, dom node or id</div></li></ul><strong>Returns:</strong><ul><li>void</li></ul></div></div></div></td><td class="msource">TextMetrics</td></tr><tr class="method-row expandable "><td class="micon"><a href="#expand" class="exi"> </a></td><td class="sig"><a id="Ext.util.TextMetrics-createInstance"></a><b><a href="source/TextMetrics.html#method-Ext.util.TextMetrics-createInstance">createInstance</a></b>( <code>String/HTMLElement el</code>, <span title="Optional" class="optional">[<code>Number fixedWidth</code>]</span> )
10 Ext.util.TextMetrics.Instance<div class="mdesc"><div class="short">Return a unique TextMetrics instance that can be bound directly to an element and reused. This reduces
11 the overhead ...</div><div class="long">Return a unique TextMetrics instance that can be bound directly to an element and reused. This reduces
12 the overhead of multiple calls to initialize the style properties on each measurement.<div class="mdetail-params"><strong>Parameters:</strong><ul><li><code>el</code> : String/HTMLElement<div class="sub-desc">The element, dom node or id that the instance will be bound to</div></li><li><code>fixedWidth</code> : Number<div class="sub-desc">(optional) If the text will be multiline, you have to set a fixed width
13 in order to accurately measure the text height</div></li></ul><strong>Returns:</strong><ul><li><code>Ext.util.TextMetrics.Instance</code><div class="sub-desc">instance The new instance</div></li></ul></div></div></div></td><td class="msource">TextMetrics</td></tr><tr class="method-row expandable "><td class="micon"><a href="#expand" class="exi"> </a></td><td class="sig"><a id="Ext.util.TextMetrics-getHeight"></a><b><a href="source/TextMetrics.html#method-Ext.util.TextMetrics-getHeight">getHeight</a></b>( <code>String text</code> )
15 Number<div class="mdesc"><div class="short">Only available on the instance returned from createInstance, not on the singleton.
16 Returns the measured height of the...</div><div class="long"><p><b>Only available on the instance returned from <a href="output/Ext.util.TextMetrics.html#Ext.util.TextMetrics-createInstance" ext:member="createInstance" ext:cls="Ext.util.TextMetrics">createInstance</a>, <u>not</u> on the singleton.</b></p>
17 Returns the measured height of the specified text. For multiline text, be sure to call
18 <a href="output/Ext.util.TextMetrics.html#Ext.util.TextMetrics-setFixedWidth" ext:member="setFixedWidth" ext:cls="Ext.util.TextMetrics">setFixedWidth</a> if necessary.<div class="mdetail-params"><strong>Parameters:</strong><ul><li><code>text</code> : String<div class="sub-desc">The text to measure</div></li></ul><strong>Returns:</strong><ul><li><code>Number</code><div class="sub-desc">height The height in pixels</div></li></ul></div></div></div></td><td class="msource">TextMetrics</td></tr><tr class="method-row expandable "><td class="micon"><a href="#expand" class="exi"> </a></td><td class="sig"><a id="Ext.util.TextMetrics-getSize"></a><b><a href="source/TextMetrics.html#method-Ext.util.TextMetrics-getSize">getSize</a></b>( <code>String text</code> )
20 Object<div class="mdesc"><div class="short">Only available on the instance returned from createInstance, not on the singleton.
21 Returns the size of the specified ...</div><div class="long"><p><b>Only available on the instance returned from <a href="output/Ext.util.TextMetrics.html#Ext.util.TextMetrics-createInstance" ext:member="createInstance" ext:cls="Ext.util.TextMetrics">createInstance</a>, <u>not</u> on the singleton.</b></p>
22 Returns the size of the specified text based on the internal element's style and width properties<div class="mdetail-params"><strong>Parameters:</strong><ul><li><code>text</code> : String<div class="sub-desc">The text to measure</div></li></ul><strong>Returns:</strong><ul><li><code>Object</code><div class="sub-desc">An object containing the text's size {width: (width), height: (height)}</div></li></ul></div></div></div></td><td class="msource">TextMetrics</td></tr><tr class="method-row expandable "><td class="micon"><a href="#expand" class="exi"> </a></td><td class="sig"><a id="Ext.util.TextMetrics-getWidth"></a><b><a href="source/TextMetrics.html#method-Ext.util.TextMetrics-getWidth">getWidth</a></b>( <code>String text</code> )
24 Number<div class="mdesc"><div class="short">Only available on the instance returned from createInstance, not on the singleton.
25 Returns the measured width of the ...</div><div class="long"><p><b>Only available on the instance returned from <a href="output/Ext.util.TextMetrics.html#Ext.util.TextMetrics-createInstance" ext:member="createInstance" ext:cls="Ext.util.TextMetrics">createInstance</a>, <u>not</u> on the singleton.</b></p>
26 Returns the measured width of the specified text<div class="mdetail-params"><strong>Parameters:</strong><ul><li><code>text</code> : String<div class="sub-desc">The text to measure</div></li></ul><strong>Returns:</strong><ul><li><code>Number</code><div class="sub-desc">width The width in pixels</div></li></ul></div></div></div></td><td class="msource">TextMetrics</td></tr><tr class="method-row expandable "><td class="micon"><a href="#expand" class="exi"> </a></td><td class="sig"><a id="Ext.util.TextMetrics-measure"></a><b><a href="source/TextMetrics.html#method-Ext.util.TextMetrics-measure">measure</a></b>( <code>String/HTMLElement el</code>, <code>String text</code>, <span title="Optional" class="optional">[<code>Number fixedWidth</code>]</span> )
28 Object<div class="mdesc"><div class="short">Measures the size of the specified text</div><div class="long">Measures the size of the specified text<div class="mdetail-params"><strong>Parameters:</strong><ul><li><code>el</code> : String/HTMLElement<div class="sub-desc">The element, dom node or id from which to copy existing CSS styles
29 that can affect the size of the rendered text</div></li><li><code>text</code> : String<div class="sub-desc">The text to measure</div></li><li><code>fixedWidth</code> : Number<div class="sub-desc">(optional) If the text will be multiline, you have to set a fixed width
30 in order to accurately measure the text height</div></li></ul><strong>Returns:</strong><ul><li><code>Object</code><div class="sub-desc">An object containing the text's size {width: (width), height: (height)}</div></li></ul></div></div></div></td><td class="msource">TextMetrics</td></tr><tr class="method-row expandable "><td class="micon"><a href="#expand" class="exi"> </a></td><td class="sig"><a id="Ext.util.TextMetrics-setFixedWidth"></a><b><a href="source/TextMetrics.html#method-Ext.util.TextMetrics-setFixedWidth">setFixedWidth</a></b>( <code>Number width</code> )
32 void<div class="mdesc"><div class="short">Only available on the instance returned from createInstance, not on the singleton.
33 Sets a fixed width on the internal...</div><div class="long"><p><b>Only available on the instance returned from <a href="output/Ext.util.TextMetrics.html#Ext.util.TextMetrics-createInstance" ext:member="createInstance" ext:cls="Ext.util.TextMetrics">createInstance</a>, <u>not</u> on the singleton.</b></p>
34 Sets a fixed width on the internal measurement element. If the text will be multiline, you have
35 to set a fixed width in order to accurately measure the text height.<div class="mdetail-params"><strong>Parameters:</strong><ul><li><code>width</code> : Number<div class="sub-desc">The width to set on the element</div></li></ul><strong>Returns:</strong><ul><li>void</li></ul></div></div></div></td><td class="msource">TextMetrics</td></tr></tbody></table><a id="Ext.util.TextMetrics-events"></a><h2>Public Events</h2><div class="no-members">This class has no public events.</div></div>