FontMetrics

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[ CCode ( ref_function = "pango_font_metrics_ref" , type_id = "pango_font_metrics_get_type ()" , unref_function = "pango_font_metrics_unref" ) ]
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public class FontMetrics

A `PangoFontMetrics` structure holds the overall metric information for a font.

The information in a `PangoFontMetrics` structure may be restricted to a script. The fields of this structure are private to implementations of a font backend. See the documentation of the corresponding getters for documentation of their meaning.

For an overview of the most important metrics, see:

Namespace: Pango

Package: pango

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public unowned FontMetrics? @ref ()
Increase the reference count of a font metrics structure by one.
public int get_approximate_char_width ()
Gets the approximate character width for a font metrics structure.
public int get_approximate_digit_width ()
Gets the approximate digit width for a font metrics structure.
public int get_ascent ()
Gets the ascent from a font metrics structure.
public int get_descent ()
Gets the descent from a font metrics structure.
public int get_height ()
Gets the line height from a font metrics structure.
public int get_strikethrough_position ()
Gets the suggested position to draw the strikethrough.
public int get_strikethrough_thickness ()
Gets the suggested thickness to draw for the strikethrough.
public int get_underline_position ()
Gets the suggested position to draw the underline.
public int get_underline_thickness ()
Gets the suggested thickness to draw for the underline.
public void unref ()
Decrease the reference count of a font metrics structure by one.