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

Measures the height and width of the specified text string.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraPrinting

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

Declaration

C#

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

VB.NET

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

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
text	String	String to measure.
font	Font	A Font object that defines the text format of the string.
width	Int32	An integer value specifying the maximum width of the measured string.
stringFormat	StringFormat	A StringFormat object that represents the string’s formatting.
pageUnit	GraphicsUnit	A GraphicsUnit enumeration value that specifies the unit of measurement for the return value.

Returns

Type	Description
SizeF	This method returns a SizeF structure that represents the size, measured in pixels.

Remarks

This method is similar to the standard MeasureString method, and is used for more precise calculations.

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, DXGraphicsUnit) overload in non-Windows environments.