xstringl - compute a box which surrounds strings

Calling Sequence

rect=xstringl(x,y,str)

Parameters

• rect : vector of 4 real scalars defining the box.
• x,y : real scalars, coordinates of the lower-left point of the strings.
• str : matrix of strings.

Description

xstringl returns in rect=[x,y,w,h] (upper-left point, width, height) the size of a rectangle in the current graphic scale which would surround the strings str drawn at location x,y (lower-left point).

The result can be approximative when using the Postscript driver.

Examples

plot2d([0;1],[0;1],0)
str=["Scilab" "is";"not" "elisaB"];
r=xstringl(0.5,0.5,str)
xrects([r(1) r(2)+r(4) r(3) r(4)]')
xstring(r(1),r(2),str)
 

See Also

titlepage  xstring  xstringl  xtitle  

Author

J.Ph.C.