Added String overload to getTextBounds() #90

Author: vortigont

Adafruit_GFX.cpp

@@ -1392,7 +1392,7 @@ void Adafruit_GFX::charBounds(char c, int16_t *x, int16_t *y,
     @param    h      The boundary height, set by function
 */
 /**************************************************************************/
-void Adafruit_GFX::getTextBounds(char *str, int16_t x, int16_t y,
+void Adafruit_GFX::getTextBounds(const char *str, int16_t x, int16_t y,
         int16_t *x1, int16_t *y1, uint16_t *w, uint16_t *h) {
     uint8_t c; // Current character
 
@@ -1415,6 +1415,15 @@ void Adafruit_GFX::getTextBounds(char *str, int16_t x, int16_t y,
     }
 }
 
+// Overload for the same as above, but for String strings
+void Adafruit_GFX::getTextBounds(const String &str, int16_t x, int16_t y,
+        int16_t *x1, int16_t *y1, uint16_t *w, uint16_t *h) {
+    if (str.length() != 0) {
+        getTextBounds(const_cast<char*>(str.c_str()), x, y, x1, y1, w, h);
+    }
+}
+
+
 /**************************************************************************/
 /*!
     @brief    Helper to determine size of a PROGMEM string with current font/size. Pass string and a cursor position, returns UL corner and W,H.

Adafruit_GFX.h

@@ -102,11 +102,14 @@ class Adafruit_GFX : public Print {
     setTextWrap(boolean w),
     cp437(boolean x=true),
     setFont(const GFXfont *f = NULL),
-    getTextBounds(char *string, int16_t x, int16_t y,
+    getTextBounds(const char *string, int16_t x, int16_t y,
       int16_t *x1, int16_t *y1, uint16_t *w, uint16_t *h),
     getTextBounds(const __FlashStringHelper *s, int16_t x, int16_t y,
+      int16_t *x1, int16_t *y1, uint16_t *w, uint16_t *h),
+    getTextBounds(const String &str, int16_t x, int16_t y,
       int16_t *x1, int16_t *y1, uint16_t *w, uint16_t *h);
 
+
 #if ARDUINO >= 100
   virtual size_t write(uint8_t);
 #else