Adjusting a field size based upon its contents

[Martin Baxter]

Francis Nugent Dixon wrote:
> Hi from Paris,
> 
> I have a hidden field that I want to display after I have put a specific
> text in it. The text is of variable size.
> 
> The size of field required is obviously based on the "textSize",
> "textFont" and "number of characters" values. I need to set the size of
> the field (rect) so that it is just big enough for the text to be
> displayed.
> 
> If I had a few days available, I could surely work out an algorithm to
> do this, but I need to get the new version of my application out of the
> door quickly.
> 
> Has anybody come across this problem (and solved it) ?
> 
> Many Thanks
> 
> -Francis

Hi Francis,
see the formattedheight and formattedwidth properties. These should give
you the information you need to resize the field before displaying it.

Martin Baxter