Label label = new Label("Some Text)");
RootPanel.get().add(label);
int length = label.getOffsetWidth();
Ian
http://examples.roughian.com
2009/8/16 Mike Jacobs <[email protected]>
>
> There is no method to get the width on the Label widget or any of the
> super classes. How would I get the width?
>
> On Aug 16, 5:19 pm, Ian Bambury <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Just add it, get the width and then place it where you want it.
> > Ian
> >
> > http://examples.roughian.com
> >
> > 2009/8/16 Mike Jacobs <[email protected]>
> >
> >
> >
> > > I have a case where I am dynamically adding a Label widget with
> > > program determined label text. (It is adding a Label on top of a
> > > Google Map but this question is about GWT widgets). Since the label
> > > text can vary at run time and I would like to center the label at a
> > > specific pixel location, I need to figure out the pixel size of the
> > > label to position it properly.
> >
> > > I can specify a pixel width and height when creating the Label. Is it
> > > possible to determine the appropriate size of the Label based on the
> > > label text length? Is is possible to ask the label for it's pixel
> > > size afterward instead?
> >
> > > I have been using a simple approach of using width = text length * 11
> > > (since the font is 11px) but that appears to be off by a few pixels
> > > presumably due to varying width of characters.
> >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Mike
> >
>
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