+ * @brief Gets layoutDirection type value.
+ * @param[in] actor The actor which will get the layout direction type.
+ * @return The value of the layout direction type.
+ */
+ Dali::LayoutDirection::Type GetLayoutDirection(Dali::Actor& actor) const;
+
+ /**
+ * @brief Get the rendered size of a specific text range.
+ * if the requested text is at multilines, multiple sizes will be returned for each text located in a separate line.
+ * if a line contains characters with different directions, multiple sizes will be returned for each block of contiguous characters with the same direction.
+ *
+ * @param[in] startIndex start index of the text requested to calculate size for.
+ * @param[in] endIndex end index(included) of the text requested to calculate size for.
+ * @return list of sizes of the reuested text.
+ */
+ Vector<Vector2> GetTextSize(CharacterIndex startIndex, CharacterIndex endIndex);
+
+ /**
+ * @brief Get the top/left rendered position of a specific text range.
+ * if the requested text is at multilines, multiple positions will be returned for each text located in a separate line.
+ * if a line contains characters with different directions, multiple positions will be returned for each block of contiguous characters with the same direction.
+ *
+ * @param[in] startIndex start index of the text requested to get position to.
+ * @param[in] endIndex end index(included) of the text requested to get position to.
+ * @return list of positions of the requested text.