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

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

Namespace: DevExpress.Pdf

Assembly: DevExpress.Pdf.v19.1.Drawing.dll

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 String to measure.
font	Font	A Font object that defines the text format of the string.
format	PdfStringFormat	A PdfStringFormat object that represents formatting information, such as line spacing, for the string.
dpiX	Single	A Single object that represents the value, in dots per inch, for the horizontal resolution.
dpiY	Single	A Single object that represents the value, in dots per inch, for the vertical resolution.

Returns

Type	Description
SizeF	A SizeF structure that represents the measured size of the string.

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)