PdfGraphics.MeasureString(String, Font, PdfStringFormat, Single, Single) Method

Measures the specified string when drawn with the specified font and format parameters, horizontal and vertical resolutions.

Namespace: DevExpress.Pdf

Assembly: DevExpress.Pdf.v23.2.Drawing.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Pdf.Drawing

Declaration

C#

public SizeF MeasureString(
    string text,
    Font font,
    PdfStringFormat format,
    float dpiX,
    float dpiY
)

VB.NET

Public Function MeasureString(
    text As String,
    font As Font,
    format As PdfStringFormat,
    dpiX As Single,
    dpiY As Single
) As SizeF

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
text	String	A text to measure.
font	Font	An object that defines font settings.
format	PdfStringFormat	An object that specifies 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.

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.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

pdf-document-api-add-graphics-to-landscape-and-portrait-pages/CS/CreateGraphics/Program.cs#L25

using (Font font = new Font("Segoe UI", 20, FontStyle.Regular)) {
    SizeF textSize = graphics.MeasureString(text, font, PdfStringFormat.GenericDefault, DrawingDpi, DrawingDpi);
    PointF topLeft = new PointF(0, 0);

VB.NET

pdf-document-api-add-graphics-to-landscape-and-portrait-pages/VB/CreateGraphics/Program.vb#L29

Using font As Font = New Font("Segoe UI", 20, FontStyle.Regular)
    Dim textSize As SizeF = graphics.MeasureString(text, font, PdfStringFormat.GenericDefault, DrawingDpi, DrawingDpi)
    Dim topLeft As PointF = New PointF(0, 0)