# C1.Framework.Drawing.Gdi.DeviceContexts.DeviceContext.MeasureText

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<h1 id="C1_Framework_Drawing_Gdi_DeviceContexts_DeviceContext_MeasureText_" data-uid="C1.Framework.Drawing.Gdi.DeviceContexts.DeviceContext.MeasureText*">MeasureText Method
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<h4 id="C1_Framework_Drawing_Gdi_DeviceContexts_DeviceContext_MeasureText_System_String_System_Drawing_Size_C1_Framework_Drawing_Gdi_DeviceContexts_TextFormat_" data-uid="C1.Framework.Drawing.Gdi.DeviceContexts.DeviceContext.MeasureText(System.String,System.Drawing.Size,C1.Framework.Drawing.Gdi.DeviceContexts.TextFormat)">MeasureText(string, Size, TextFormat)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Draws formatted text in the specified rectangle.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public Size MeasureText(string text, Size proposedSize, TextFormat format)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Function MeasureText(text As String, proposedSize As Size, format As TextFormat) As Size</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">text</span></td>
      <td><p>The string that specifies the text to be drawn.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.drawing.size">Size</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">proposedSize</span></td>
      <td><p>Contains the proposed size in which the text is to be formatted.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="C1.Framework.Drawing.Gdi.DeviceContexts.TextFormat.html">TextFormat</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">format</span></td>
      <td><p>Specifies the method of formatting the text.</p>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.drawing.size">Size</a></td>
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