HighlightSubstring Method

HighlightSubstring(Graphics, Font, StringFormat, Brush, Rectangle, string, Brush, string, int)

Draws text and highlight a part of that text with a special background.

Declaration

public static void HighlightSubstring(Graphics graphics, Font font, StringFormat stringFormat, Brush foreBrush, Rectangle bounds, string text, Brush highlightBrush, string substring, int substringStartIndex)

Public Shared Sub HighlightSubstring(graphics As Graphics, font As Font, stringFormat As StringFormat, foreBrush As Brush, bounds As Rectangle, text As String, highlightBrush As Brush, substring As String, substringStartIndex As Integer)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Graphics	graphics	The device context in which to draw the text.
Font	font	The Font to apply to the drawn text.
StringFormat	stringFormat	The text layout information.
Brush	foreBrush	The Brush to apply to the drawn text.
Rectangle	bounds	The Rectangle that represents the bounds of the text.
string	text	The text to draw.
Brush	highlightBrush	The highlight Brush of substrings.
string	substring	The substring to highlight.
int	substringStartIndex	The position at which the substring starts.

HighlightSubstring(Graphics, Font, StringFormat, Brush, Rectangle, string, Brush, IList<CharacterRange>)

Draws text and highlight a parts of that text with a special background.

Declaration

public static void HighlightSubstring(Graphics graphics, Font font, StringFormat stringFormat, Brush foreBrush, Rectangle bounds, string text, Brush highlightBrush, IList<CharacterRange> substringRanges)

Public Shared Sub HighlightSubstring(graphics As Graphics, font As Font, stringFormat As StringFormat, foreBrush As Brush, bounds As Rectangle, text As String, highlightBrush As Brush, substringRanges As IList(Of CharacterRange))

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Graphics	graphics	The device context in which to draw the text.
Font	font	The Font to apply to the drawn text.
StringFormat	stringFormat	The text layout information.
Brush	foreBrush	The Brush to apply to the drawn text.
Rectangle	bounds	The Rectangle that represents the bounds of the text.
string	text	The text to draw.
Brush	highlightBrush	The highlight Brush of substrings.
IList<CharacterRange>	substringRanges	Positions and lengths of all occurrences of substrings to highlight.