PdfGraphics.DrawString(String, Font, SolidBrush, Single, Single) Method
Draws text with the specified brush and font parameters at the specified point on a page.
Namespace: DevExpress.Pdf
Assembly: DevExpress.Pdf.v24.2.Drawing.dll
NuGet Package: DevExpress.Pdf.Drawing
#Declaration
public void DrawString(
string text,
Font font,
SolidBrush brush,
float x,
float y
)
#Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
text | String | A text to draw. |
font | Font | A Font object that defines the text format. |
brush | Solid |
A Solid |
x | Single | The x-coordinate in the world coordinate system of a point where you can draw text. |
y | Single | The y-coordinate in the world coordinate system of a point where you can draw text. |
#Remarks
Use the MeasureString method to calculate a size of the drawn text and a point where you can draw text.
The x and y parameters define the point where the text’s upper-left corner is located. Set the TextOrigin property to Baseline
to make the x and y parameters define the point where the start of the text’s baseline is located. Set this property before the DrawString
method call.
Use the UseKerning property to enable kerning in drawn text.
To draw a string on the PDF page, use one of the following methods:
- PdfGraphics.AddToPageForeground, PdfGraphics.AddToPageBackground
- These methods allow you to draw content on an existing page.
- PdfDocumentProcessor.RenderNewPage
- Draws content on a new page.
The code sample below draws text in the center of an empty page:
using DevExpress.Pdf;
using System.Drawing;
//...
using (var processor = new PdfDocumentProcessor())
{
processor.CreateEmptyDocument();
using (PdfGraphics graphics = processor.CreateGraphics())
{
// Obtain the first document page
PdfPage page = processor.AddNewPage(PdfPaperSize.A4);
PdfRectangle pageSize = page.CropBox;
// Specify text to draw
string text = "PDF Document API";
using (SolidBrush textBrush = new SolidBrush(Color.FromArgb(255, Color.DarkOrange)))
{
using (Font font = new Font("Segoe UI", 20, FontStyle.Regular))
{
// Calculate text size
SizeF textSize = graphics.MeasureString(text, font);
// Calculate a point where to draw text
float x = (float)((pageSize.Width - textSize.Width) / 2);
float y = (float)((pageSize.Height - textSize.Height) / 2);
// Draw text at the calculated point
graphics.DrawString(text, font, textBrush, x,y);
// Add graphics content to the page foreground
graphics.AddToPageForeground(page, 72, 72);
}
}
}
processor.SaveDocument("result.pdf");
}
#Related GitHub Examples
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