BrickGraphics.MeasureString(String, Font, Int32, StringFormat) Method

Calculates the length of a specified text.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraPrinting

Assembly: DevExpress.Printing.v24.2.Core.dll

Declaration

C#

public SizeF MeasureString(
    string text,
    Font font,
    int width,
    StringFormat stringFormat
)

VB.NET

Public Function MeasureString(
    text As String,
    font As Font,
    width As Integer,
    stringFormat As StringFormat
) As SizeF

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
text	String	A String value.
font	Font	A Font object.
width	Int32	An integer value.
stringFormat	StringFormat	A StringFormat object.

Returns

Type	Description
SizeF	A SizeF structure, specifying the string length.

Remarks

This method overload uses GDI/GDI+ rendering and works only on Windows OS. The PlatformNotSupportedException is thrown on other operating systems. Use the BrickGraphics.MeasureString(String, DXFont, Int32, DXStringFormat) overload in non-Windows environments.