Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import android.graphics.Paint; public class Main { public static int getTextWidth(Paint paint, String str) { int iRet = 0; if (str != null && str.length() > 0) { int len = str.length(); float[] widths = new float[len]; paint.getTextWidths(str, widths); for (int j = 0; j < len; j++) { iRet += (int) Math.ceil(widths[j]); } } return iRet; } }