.. highlightlang:: us

.. _tablegettextext:

TableGetTextExt
===============

.. index:: TableGetTextExt

.. us.tag  TableGetTextExt table.get New400

:ref:`TableGetTextExt` returns the width and height of cell text. 

.. function::  rmExtend = TableGetTextExt(hTable, iCol)
    rmExtend = TableGetTextExt(hTable, iCol, iRow)

.. us.return

**Return Value**

*rmExtend* is a matrix with the width in the first column and the height 
in the second column in centimeters. If called with the parameter *iRow* 
the the function returns width and height of specified cell.

   .. list-table::
      :header-rows: 1

      * - Value
        - Meaning
      * - rmExtend[;1]
        - Width of the text element in cm.
      * - rmExtend[;2]
        - Height of the text element in cm.

.. us.params

**Parameters**

.. uparam:: hTable

   Identifies the table object.

.. uparam:: iCol

   *iCol* is the column index starting with 1. 

.. uparam:: iRow

   *iRow* is the row index starting with 1. 

.. us.comment

**Comment**

The table object must already have been added to a layer (diagram).

.. seealso::
   :ref:`overview-table`,
   :ref:`TableGetText`

:sub:`id-196858`