PdfGraphics.MeasureString(String, Font, SizeF) Method

Measures the specified string when drawn with the specified font settings.

Namespace: DevExpress.Pdf

Assembly: DevExpress.Pdf.v24.1.Drawing.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Pdf.Drawing

Declaration

C#

public SizeF MeasureString(
    string text,
    Font font,
    SizeF layoutSize
)

VB.NET

Public Function MeasureString(
    text As String,
    font As Font,
    layoutSize As SizeF
) As SizeF

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
text	String	A text to measure.
font	Font	An object that contains font parameters.
layoutSize	SizeF	The maximum layout area for the text.

Returns

Type	Description
SizeF	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.