AppearanceObject.DrawString(GraphicsCache, String, Rectangle, Brush) Method

Draws a text string at the specified position using the specified color.

Namespace: DevExpress.Utils

Assembly: DevExpress.Utils.v19.2.dll

Declaration

C#

public void DrawString(
    GraphicsCache cache,
    string text,
    Rectangle bounds,
    Brush foreBrush
)

VB.NET

Public Sub DrawString(
    cache As GraphicsCache,
    text As String,
    bounds As Rectangle,
    foreBrush As Brush
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
cache	GraphicsCache	A GraphicsCache object providing storage for the pens, fonts and brushes used during painting.
text	String	A String value representing the text to be drawn.
bounds	Rectangle	A Rectangle value representing the drawing area.
foreBrush	Brush	A Brush object which determines the color and texture of the drawn text.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

how-to-custom-paint-navbar-links-e4128/CS/NavBarSample/Form1.cs#L42

}
e.Appearance.DrawString(e.Cache, e.Caption, linkInfo.RealCaptionRectangle, Brushes.White);
e.Handled = true;

how-to-create-a-custom-editor-that-looks-like-an-iphone-toggle-button-e4569/CS/IPhoneCheckEditSample/IPhoneCheckEdit/IPhoneCheckEditPainter.cs#L33

    SkinElement e = CommonSkins.GetSkin(view.LookAndFeel)[CommonSkins.SkinButton];
    view.PaintAppearance.DrawString(info.Cache, view.InfoText, new Rectangle(infoTextLocation, infoTextSize), new SolidBrush(e.Color.GetForeColor()));
}

VB.NET

how-to-custom-paint-navbar-links-e4128/VB/NavBarSample/Form1.vb#L42

End If
e.Appearance.DrawString(e.Cache, e.Caption, linkInfo.RealCaptionRectangle, Brushes.White)
e.Handled = True

how-to-create-a-custom-editor-that-looks-like-an-iphone-toggle-button-e4569/VB/IPhoneCheckEditSample/IPhoneCheckEdit/IPhoneCheckEditPainter.vb#L33

    Dim e As SkinElement = CommonSkins.GetSkin(view.LookAndFeel)(CommonSkins.SkinButton)
    view.PaintAppearance.DrawString(info.Cache, view.InfoText, New Rectangle(infoTextLocation, infoTextSize), New SolidBrush(e.Color.GetForeColor()))
End Sub