MeasureString Method (ITextMetricsProvider)

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Measures string content based on currently selected font, device capabilities, string format.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Function MeasureString( _
   ByVal font As FontInfo, _
   ByVal contentText As String, _
   ByVal stringFormat As StringFormatEx, _
   Optional ByVal boundWidth As Single, _
   Optional ByVal boundHeight As Single _
) As TextMetrics

TextMetrics MeasureString( 
   FontInfo font,
   string contentText,
   StringFormatEx stringFormat,
   float boundWidth,
   float boundHeight
)

Parameters

font
contentText
stringFormat
boundWidth
boundHeight

Return Value

The TextMetrics structure that contains numbers of lines of text and total chars fitted in available bounds and minimal desired bounds to fit the text.

Reference

ITextMetricsProvider Interface
ITextMetricsProvider Members