PdfGraphics.MeasureString(String, DXFont, SizeF, PdfStringFormat, Single, Single, out Int32, out Int32) Method

Measures a string when it is drawn with the specific font and text formatting settings.

Namespace: DevExpress.Pdf

Assembly: DevExpress.Pdf.v25.1.Drawing.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Pdf.Drawing

Declaration

C#

public SizeF MeasureString(
    string text,
    DXFont font,
    SizeF layoutSize,
    PdfStringFormat format,
    float dpiX,
    float dpiY,
    out int charactersFitted,
    out int linesFilled
)

VB.NET

Public Function MeasureString(
    text As String,
    font As DXFont,
    layoutSize As SizeF,
    format As PdfStringFormat,
    dpiX As Single,
    dpiY As Single,
    ByRef charactersFitted As Integer,
    ByRef linesFilled As Integer
) As SizeF

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
text	String	A string to measure.
font	DXFont	An object that contains font parameters.
layoutSize	SizeF	Specifies the maximum layout area for the text.
format	PdfStringFormat	An object that contains text formatting parameters.
dpiX	Single	The horizontal resolution (in dots per inch). The default value is 96.
dpiY	Single	The vertical resolution (in dots per inch). The default value is 96.
charactersFitted	Int32	The number of characters in the string.
linesFilled	Int32	The number of lines in the string.

Returns

Type	Description
SizeF	The string’s measured size.

Remarks

Use this method to calculate the size of the drawn text. Use the returned SizeF object to calculate a page area or a point where you can draw text.