FontBase:getAdvanceX

Available since: Gideros 2011.6

Description

Returns the width of the first `size` characters of `text`.
Note that this value is not equal to the 3rd return value (width) of `getBounds()`.
`getBounds()` returns a rectangle describing the bounds this string will cover
whereas `getAdvanceX()` returns the distance to where the next string should be drawn.

(number) = FontBase:getAdvanceX(text,letterSpacing,size)

'text: (string) '
'letterSpacing: (number, default = 0) '
'size: (number, optional) '
Returns (number) The width of the first size characters of text.