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

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<h1 id="C1_Framework_Drawing_Gdi_DeviceContexts_DeviceContext_TextExtent_" data-uid="C1.Framework.Drawing.Gdi.DeviceContexts.DeviceContext.TextExtent*">TextExtent Method
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<h4 id="C1_Framework_Drawing_Gdi_DeviceContexts_DeviceContext_TextExtent_System_String_" data-uid="C1.Framework.Drawing.Gdi.DeviceContexts.DeviceContext.TextExtent(System.String)">TextExtent(string)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Computes the width and height of the specified string of text.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public Size TextExtent(string text)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Function TextExtent(text As String) 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>A <b>string</b> that saves a character string to be computed.</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>
      <td><p>If the function succeeds, the return value is the dimensions of the string in logical units.</p>
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