# Any workaround for deprecated getTextExtent?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/any-workaround-for-deprecated-gettextextent/218961>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [March 12, 2007, 8:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/any-workaround-for-deprecated-gettextextent/218961 "2007-03-12T20:26:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![graylensman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/5f9b8f/32.png) [@graylensman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/graylensman)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2007, 8:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/any-workaround-for-deprecated-gettextextent/218961/1 "2007-03-12T20:26:15Z")

</div>

Is there any workaround for the deprecated getTextExtent method? I have need of such a thing. And the Flash docs section on the Adobe website is down for “scheduled maintenance”. \>:P

thanks