AppearanceObject.CalcTextSize(GraphicsCache, String, Int32) Method

Calculates the size of the specified string.

Namespace: DevExpress.Utils

Assembly: DevExpress.Utils.v19.2.dll

Declaration

C#

public SizeF CalcTextSize(
    GraphicsCache cache,
    string s,
    int width
)

VB.NET

Public Function CalcTextSize(
    cache As GraphicsCache,
    s As String,
    width As Integer
) As SizeF

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
cache	GraphicsCache	A GraphicsCache object which provides storage for pens, fonts and brushes.
s	String	The string to be measured.
width	Int32	An integer value specifying the maximum width of the string (in pixels).

Returns

Type	Description
SizeF	The measured size of the string, in pixels.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

xtragrid-how-to-specify-short-captions-for-columns-e5085/CS/WindowsFormsApplication42/Form1.cs#L30

if (e.Column == null) return;
SizeF s = e.Appearance.CalcTextSize(e.Cache, e.Info.Caption, e.Info.CaptionRect.Width);
if (s.Width >= e.Info.CaptionRect.Width) {

how-to-emulate-windows-7-taskbar-recent-list-using-gridcontrol-e3144/CS/GridRecentItemsHelper.cs#L156

e.Appearance.DrawString(e.Cache, text, bounds);
SizeF size = e.Appearance.CalcTextSize(e.Cache, text, bounds.Width);
bounds.Offset(size.ToSize().Width, 0);

VB.NET

xtragrid-how-to-specify-short-captions-for-columns-e5085/VB/WindowsFormsApplication42/Form1.vb#L34

End If
Dim s As SizeF = e.Appearance.CalcTextSize(e.Cache, e.Info.Caption, e.Info.CaptionRect.Width)
If s.Width >= e.Info.CaptionRect.Width Then

how-to-emulate-windows-7-taskbar-recent-list-using-gridcontrol-e3144/VB/GridRecentItemsHelper.vb#L140

e.Appearance.DrawString(e.Cache, text, bounds)
Dim size As SizeF = e.Appearance.CalcTextSize(e.Cache, text, bounds.Width)
bounds.Offset(size.ToSize().Width, 0)