Equivalent of Measurestring in javascript?

[intrepid_dw]

All;

As the subject implies, I'm wondering if there is anything resembling a
Javascript equivalent of a MeasureString method?

I am dynamically constructing a dialog box with a user-specified
message, and I might need to resize the box based on the length of the
message, but I've not found anything that might suggest how I can
determine the length of a string rendered in the current browser
window's font.

Thanks for any help.

-intrepid

[Evertjan.]

wrote on 24 okt 2006 in comp.lang.javascript:

As the subject implies, I'm wondering if there is anything resembling a
Javascript equivalent of a MeasureString method?

MeasureString method?

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<span id='q'>zzz</span>

<script type='text/javascript'>
var q = document.getElementById('q')
s = 'the quick brown fox'
q.innerHTML = s
alert(q.offsetWidth)
s = 'the quick brown fox jumps over the'
q.innerHTML = s
alert(q.offsetWidth)
q.innerHTML = ''
alert(q.offsetWidth)
</script>

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Evertjan.
The Netherlands.
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[intrepid_dw]

Evertjan,

Thanks very much! I appreciate your effort.

-intrepid

Evertjan. wrote:

wrote on 24 okt 2006 in comp.lang.javascript:

As the subject implies, I'm wondering if there is anything resembling a
Javascript equivalent of a MeasureString method?

MeasureString method?

===================================

<span id='q'>zzz</span>

<script type='text/javascript'>
var q = document.getElementById('q')
s = 'the quick brown fox'
q.innerHTML = s
alert(q.offsetWidth)
s = 'the quick brown fox jumps over the'
q.innerHTML = s
alert(q.offsetWidth)
q.innerHTML = ''
alert(q.offsetWidth)
</script>

--
Evertjan.
The Netherlands.
(Please change the x'es to dots in my emailaddress)