PdfGraphics.MeasureString(String, Font, SizeF) Method
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Measures the specified string when drawn with the specified font settings.
Namespace: DevExpress.Pdf
Assembly: DevExpress.Pdf.v24.2.Drawing.dll
NuGet Package: DevExpress.Pdf.Drawing
#Declaration
#Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
text | String | A text to measure. |
font | Font | An object that contains font parameters. |
layout |
Size |
The maximum layout area for the text. |
#Returns
Type | Description |
---|---|
Size |
The string’s measured size. |
#Remarks
Use this method to calculate a size of the drawn text. Use the returned SizeF object to calculate a page area or a point where you can draw text.
The MeasureString
method overload measures a string with 96 DPI. Use the PdfGraphics.MeasureString(String, Font, SizeF, PdfStringFormat, Single, Single) method overload to obtain text size with 72 DPI to calculate its size on a PDF page.
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