TcxCanvas.DrawTexT(string,TRect,TAlignment,TcxAlignmentVert,Boolean,Boolean) Method

Draws formatted text within a specified rectangle on the canvas.

Declaration

procedure DrawTexT(const Text: string; R: TRect; AAlignmentHorz: TAlignment; AAlignmentVert: TcxAlignmentVert; AMultiLine: Boolean; AShowEndEllipsis: Boolean); overload;

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
Text	string	A drawn text string.
R	TRect	The target rectangle on the canvas.
AAlignmentHorz	TAlignment	Specifies the required horizontal alignment for the drawn text string (Text).
AAlignmentVert	TcxAlignmentVert	Specifies the required vertical alignment for the drawn text string (Text).
AMultiLine	Boolean	Specifies if the procedure can split up displayed text into multiple lines.
AShowEndEllipsis	Boolean	Specifies if the procedure displays an ellipsis at the end of the displayed text string if it does not fit into the target rectangle.

Remarks

Call the DrawTexT procedure to draw a text string within the target rectangle on the current canvas. The DrawTexT procedure uses canvas background color and font settings to draw text.

Code Example: Draw a Multi-Line Caption

The following code example demonstrates a TcxCustomGridTableView.OnCustomDrawPartBackground event handler that wraps a caption into multiple lines and displays an ellipsis at the end of the caption if it does not fit into the Group By box:

Delphi

procedure TMyForm.cxgFilmsDBTableViewCustomDrawPartBackground(
  Sender: TcxCustomGridTableView; ACanvas: TcxCanvas;
  AViewInfo: TcxCustomGridCellViewInfo; var ADone: Boolean);
var
  ABounds: TRect;
begin
  ABounds := AViewInfo.Bounds;
  ACanvas.FillRect(ABounds);
  InflateRect(ABounds, -150, -4);
  OffsetRect(ABounds, 140, 0);
  ACanvas.DrawTexT('This is the Group By box. ' +
                   'It is used to group records by field values. ' +
                   'Drag a column header here to group by that field.',
                   ABounds, cxWordBreak or cxShowEndEllipsis);
  ADone := True;
end;

C++

void __fastcall TMyForm::cxgFilmsDBTableViewCustomDrawPartBackground(TcxCustomGridTableView *Sender,
  TcxCanvas *ACanvas, TcxCustomGridCellViewInfo *AViewInfo, bool &ADone)
{
  TRect ABounds = AViewInfo->Bounds;
  ACanvas->FillRect(ABounds);
  InflateRect(ABounds, -150, -4);
  OffsetRect(ABounds, 140, 0);
  ACanvas->DrawTexT("This is the Group By box. " +
                    "It is used to group records by field values. " +
                    "Drag a column header here to group by that field.",
                    ABounds, cxWordBreak | cxShowEndEllipsis);
  ADone = true;
}