# C1.C1Pdf.C1PdfDocument.MeasureString

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<h1 id="C1_C1Pdf_C1PdfDocument_MeasureString_" data-uid="C1.C1Pdf.C1PdfDocument.MeasureString*">MeasureString Method
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<h4 id="C1_C1Pdf_C1PdfDocument_MeasureString_System_String_System_Drawing_Font_System_Single_System_Drawing_StringFormat_System_Int32_" data-uid="C1.C1Pdf.C1PdfDocument.MeasureString(System.String,System.Drawing.Font,System.Single,System.Drawing.StringFormat,System.Int32)">MeasureString(string, Font, float, StringFormat, int)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Measures the specified string when drawn with the specified <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.drawing.font">Font</a>
object and formatted with the specified <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.drawing.stringformat">StringFormat</a> object.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public SizeF MeasureString(string text, Font font, float width, StringFormat sf, int firstChar = 0)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Function MeasureString(text As String, font As Font, width As Single, sf As StringFormat, Optional firstChar As Integer = 0) As SizeF</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
<table class="table table-bordered table-condensed">
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      <th>Type</th>
      <th>Name</th>
      <th>Description</th>
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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>String to measure.</p>
</td>
    </tr>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.drawing.font">Font</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">font</span></td>
      <td><p><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.drawing.font">Font</a> object that defines the appearance and size of the text.</p>
</td>
    </tr>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.single">float</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">width</span></td>
      <td><p>Maximum width of the string.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.drawing.stringformat">StringFormat</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">sf</span></td>
      <td><p>A <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.drawing.stringformat">StringFormat</a> object that determines whether word wrapping is allowed.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.int32">int</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">firstChar</span></td>
      <td><p>The zero-based starting character position of a string.</p>
</td>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <th>Type</th>
      <th>Description</th>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.drawing.sizef">SizeF</a></td>
      <td><p>The size of the string expressed in points.</p>
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    </tr>
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<h4 id="C1_C1Pdf_C1PdfDocument_MeasureString_System_String_System_Drawing_Font_System_Single_" data-uid="C1.C1Pdf.C1PdfDocument.MeasureString(System.String,System.Drawing.Font,System.Single)">MeasureString(string, Font, float)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Measures the specified string when drawn with a given <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.drawing.font">Font</a> object
into a rectangle with the specified width.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public SizeF MeasureString(string text, Font font, float width)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Function MeasureString(text As String, font As Font, width As Single) As SizeF</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
<table class="table table-bordered table-condensed">
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      <th>Type</th>
      <th>Name</th>
      <th>Description</th>
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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>String to measure.</p>
</td>
    </tr>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.drawing.font">Font</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">font</span></td>
      <td><p><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.drawing.font">Font</a> object that defines the appearance and size of the text.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.single">float</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">width</span></td>
      <td><p>Maximum width of the string.</p>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
<table class="table table-bordered table-condensed">
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th>Type</th>
      <th>Description</th>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.drawing.sizef">SizeF</a></td>
      <td><p>The size of the string expressed in points.</p>
</td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
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<h5 id="C1_C1Pdf_C1PdfDocument_MeasureString_System_String_System_Drawing_Font_System_Single__remarks">Remarks</h5>
<div class="markdown level1 remarks"><p>This overload wraps the string to prevent any lines from getting
wider than the <code class="paramref">width</code> parameter. The value returned contains
the given width and the height needed to render the entire string.</p>
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<h4 id="C1_C1Pdf_C1PdfDocument_MeasureString_System_String_System_Drawing_Font_" data-uid="C1.C1Pdf.C1PdfDocument.MeasureString(System.String,System.Drawing.Font)">MeasureString(string, Font)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Measures the specified string when drawn with a given <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.drawing.font">Font</a> object.</p>
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<div class="markdown level1 conceptual"></div>
<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public SizeF MeasureString(string text, Font font)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Function MeasureString(text As String, font As Font) As SizeF</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
<table class="table table-bordered table-condensed">
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th>Type</th>
      <th>Name</th>
      <th>Description</th>
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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>String to measure.</p>
</td>
    </tr>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.drawing.font">Font</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">font</span></td>
      <td><p><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.drawing.font">Font</a> object that defines the appearance and size of the text.</p>
</td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
<table class="table table-bordered table-condensed">
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th>Type</th>
      <th>Description</th>
    </tr>
  </thead>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.drawing.sizef">SizeF</a></td>
      <td><p>The size of the string expressed in points.</p>
</td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>
<h5 id="C1_C1Pdf_C1PdfDocument_MeasureString_System_String_System_Drawing_Font__remarks">Remarks</h5>
<div class="markdown level1 remarks"><p>This overload returns the width and height of the string without wrapping.
Unless the <code class="paramref">text</code> parameter contains line break characters, the
height returned corresponds to the font height.</p>
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