AppearanceObject.CalcTextSize(Graphics, String, Int32) Method

Calculates the size of the specified string.

Namespace: DevExpress.Utils

Assembly: DevExpress.Utils.v19.1.dll

Declaration

C#

[Browsable(false)]
public SizeF CalcTextSize(
    Graphics g,
    string s,
    int width
)

VB.NET

<Browsable(False)>
Public Function CalcTextSize(
    g As Graphics,
    s As String,
    width As Integer
) As SizeF

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
g	Graphics	A Graphics object which provides painting facilities.
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#

gridview-text-automatically-scrolls-horizontally-when-it-doesnt-fit-into-cell-bounds-e2438/CS/GridCellsCreepingLine/Form1.cs#L45

{
    SizeF szCellValue = e.Appearance.CalcTextSize(e.Graphics, Convert.ToString(e.CellValue) + ".", 1000);
    if(szCellValue.Width > e.Bounds.Width)

VB.NET

gridview-text-automatically-scrolls-horizontally-when-it-doesnt-fit-into-cell-bounds-e2438/VB/GridCellsCreepingLine/Form1.vb#L44

If creep AndAlso e.Column Is column AndAlso e.RowHandle = rowHandle Then
    Dim szCellValue As SizeF = e.Appearance.CalcTextSize(e.Graphics, Convert.ToString(e.CellValue) & ".", 1000)