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

Measures the height and width of the specified text string.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraPrinting

Assembly: DevExpress.Printing.v18.2.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.