Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import android.graphics.Paint; import android.graphics.Rect; public class Main { /** * calculates the approximate height of a text, depending on a demo text * avoid repeated calls (e.g. inside drawing methods) * * @param paint * @param demoText * @return */ public static int calcTextHeight(Paint paint, String demoText) { Rect r = new Rect(); paint.getTextBounds(demoText, 0, demoText.length(), r); return r.height(); } }