How can you find the position of the last string character on the screen?

bonkybincer · October 3, 2021, 8:34pm

The title is somewhat confusing, and I’m having trouble figuring out how to find the UI position of the last character inside of a string, if it’s even possible. Can anyone help me or lead me in the right direction because I’m pretty lost at this point.

MdoxxxDSQa · October 3, 2021, 8:37pm

(ScalarX, PixelX, ScalarY, PixelY)

MdoxxxDSQa · October 3, 2021, 8:40pm

like this

local gui = gui.Position ----- gui here
 obj =  gui.UDim2.Y
print(obj)

bonkybincer · October 3, 2021, 8:47pm

I’m not trying to find the position of the GUI object itself. I’m looking for the position of the last character inside the textlabel. Essentially, I’m creating a cursor that flashes right in front of the last character in the label as it types out. I’m going for something along the lines of what I just attached. (Apologies for the low resolution image)

MdoxxxDSQa · October 3, 2021, 8:50pm

idont think you can get character inside the textlabel position try other way like adding a green icon

bonkybincer · October 3, 2021, 8:55pm

Alright, thanks. I’ll try to substitute it with something easier to work with.

Rare_tendo · October 3, 2021, 9:07pm

Perhaps using TextService:GetTextSize, you can find the position of the last element and if you have the green cursor as a child of the text label, you can set its position to the size of the text:

local TextService = game:GetService("TextService")
local label = -- text label reference
local size = TextService:GetTextSize(label.Text, label.TextSize, label.Font, Vector2.new(9e4, 9e4))
cursor.Position = UDim2.fromOffset(size.x, 0)

bonkybincer · October 3, 2021, 9:48pm

I’ll give it a shot! Thanks for your help!