GraphicsCache.CalcTextSize(String, Font, StringFormat, Int32) Method

Calculates the size of the specified string when it’s drawn with the specified font and using the specified formatting.

Namespace: DevExpress.Utils.Drawing

Assembly: DevExpress.Utils.v18.2.dll

Declaration

C#

public SizeF CalcTextSize(
    string text,
    Font font,
    StringFormat strFormat,
    int maxWidth
)

VB.NET

Public Function CalcTextSize(
    text As String,
    font As Font,
    strFormat As StringFormat,
    maxWidth As Integer
) As SizeF

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
text	String	A String value which represents a string to measure.
font	Font	A Font object which defines the font and the associated settings of the text.
strFormat	StringFormat	A StringFormat object which represents formatting information, such as the line spacing and alignment of the string.
maxWidth	Int32	An integer value specifying the maximum width of the string (in pixels).

Returns

Type	Description
SizeF	A SizeF structure which represents the size (in pixels) of the string.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

how-to-add-a-custom-drawbutton-event-for-buttonedit-e4089/CS/CustomDrawButtonEvent/Form1.cs#L65

using ( SolidBrush yellowBrush = new SolidBrush(Color.Yellow)) {
    SizeF size = e.Cache.CalcTextSize(e.Caption, e.Appearance.GetFont(), new StringFormat(), e.Bounds.Size.Width);
    e.Graphics.DrawString("...", e.Appearance.GetFont(), yellowBrush, new Point(e.Bounds.X + textOffset + 2 + (int)size.Width, e.Bounds.Y + 1));

how-to-manually-draw-navbarcontrols-links-e1050/CS/CustomDrawLinkSample/Form1.cs#L19

private void navBarControl1_CustomDrawLink(object sender, CustomDrawNavBarElementEventArgs e) {
    SizeF textSize = e.Cache.CalcTextSize(e.Caption, e.Appearance.Font, StringFormat.GenericDefault, e.RealBounds.Width);
    NavLinkInfoArgs args = (NavLinkInfoArgs)e.ObjectInfo;

VB.NET

how-to-add-a-custom-drawbutton-event-for-buttonedit-e4089/VB/CustomDrawButtonEvent/Form1.vb#L67

Using yellowBrush As New SolidBrush(Color.Yellow)
    Dim size As SizeF = e.Cache.CalcTextSize(e.Caption, e.Appearance.GetFont(), New StringFormat(), e.Bounds.Size.Width)
    e.Graphics.DrawString("...", e.Appearance.GetFont(), yellowBrush, New Point(e.Bounds.X + textOffset + 2 + CInt(Fix(size.Width)), e.Bounds.Y + 1))

how-to-manually-draw-navbarcontrols-links-e1050/VB/CustomDrawLinkSample/Form1.vb#L21

Private Sub navBarControl1_CustomDrawLink(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As CustomDrawNavBarElementEventArgs) Handles navBarControl1.CustomDrawLink
    Dim textSize As SizeF = e.Cache.CalcTextSize(e.Caption, e.Appearance.Font, StringFormat.GenericDefault, e.RealBounds.Width)
    Dim args As NavLinkInfoArgs = CType(e.ObjectInfo, NavLinkInfoArgs)