GraphicsCache.DrawString(String, Font, Brush, Rectangle, StringFormat) Method

Draws a text string at the specified position using the specified font, color and format.

Namespace: DevExpress.Utils.Drawing

Assembly: DevExpress.Utils.v24.1.dll

NuGet Packages: DevExpress.Utils, DevExpress.Wpf.Core

Declaration

C#

public void DrawString(
    string s,
    Font font,
    Brush foreBrush,
    Rectangle bounds,
    StringFormat strFormat
)

VB.NET

Public Sub DrawString(
    s As String,
    font As Font,
    foreBrush As Brush,
    bounds As Rectangle,
    strFormat As StringFormat
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
s	String	A String value representing the text to be drawn.
font	Font	A Font object which defines the font and associated settings of the text to be drawn.
foreBrush	Brush	A Brush object which specifies the color and texture of the drawn text.
bounds	Rectangle	A Rectangle structure which represents the drawing area.
strFormat	StringFormat	A StringFormat object which specifies formatting attributes, such as the line spacing and alignment, that are applied to the drawn text.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

winforms-scheduler-customize-appointment-flyout/CS/CustomAppointmentFlyoutExample/Form1.cs#L62

    cache.DrawImage(GetWarningIcon(new Size(statusRect.Height, statusRect.Height)), statusRect.Location);
    cache.DrawString("Status is unacceptable", fontStorage.StatusFont, Brushes.Red, statusRect, stringFormat);
}

winforms-custom-buttonedit-display-editvalue-on-button/CS/TestMyButtonEdit/MyButtonEditPainter.cs#L55

Color captionColor = EditorsSkins.GetSkin(viewInfo.LookAndFeel.ActiveLookAndFeel)[EditorsSkins.SkinEditorButton].Color.GetForeColor();
info.Cache.DrawString(str_value, viewInfo.Appearance.Font, new SolidBrush(captionColor), info.Bounds, info.Appearance.GetStringFormat());
return;

winforms-combobox-with-close-and-clear-buttons-in-dropdown/CS/WindowsApplication3/CustomPopupBaseSizeableFormPainter.cs#L40

    format.Alignment = StringAlignment.Center;
    cache.DrawString("Clear", app.Font, br, rect, format);
}

winforms-grid-show-editor-buttons-on-cell-hover/CS/WindowsApplication3/Form1.cs#L48

info.EditorButtonPainter.DrawObject(args);
e.Cache.DrawString(e.DisplayText, e.Appearance.Font, e.Appearance.GetForeBrush(e.Cache), textRect, e.Appearance.GetStringFormat());
e.Handled = true;

winforms-xtraform-center-caption/CS/WindowsApplication1/Custom Form Painter/CustomFormPainter.cs#L43

    DrawTextShadow(cache, appearance, r);
    cache.DrawString(text, appearance.Font, appearance.GetForeBrush(cache), r, appearance.GetStringFormat());
}

VB.NET

winforms-scheduler-customize-appointment-flyout/VB/CustomAppointmentFlyoutExample/Form1.vb#L67

    cache.DrawImage(GetWarningIcon(New Size(statusRect.Height, statusRect.Height)), statusRect.Location)
    cache.DrawString("Status is unacceptable", fontStorage.StatusFont, Brushes.Red, statusRect, stringFormat)
End If

winforms-custom-buttonedit-display-editvalue-on-button/VB/TestMyButtonEdit/MyButtonEditPainter.vb#L54

Dim captionColor As Color = EditorsSkins.GetSkin(viewInfo.LookAndFeel.ActiveLookAndFeel)(EditorsSkins.SkinEditorButton).Color.GetForeColor()
info.Cache.DrawString(str_value, viewInfo.Appearance.Font, New SolidBrush(captionColor), info.Bounds, info.Appearance.GetStringFormat())
Return

winforms-combobox-with-close-and-clear-buttons-in-dropdown/VB/WindowsApplication3/CustomPopupBaseSizeableFormPainter.vb#L35

    format.Alignment = StringAlignment.Center
    cache.DrawString("Clear", app.Font, br, rect, format)
End Sub

winforms-grid-show-editor-buttons-on-cell-hover/VB/WindowsApplication3/Form1.vb#L51

info.EditorButtonPainter.DrawObject(args)
e.Cache.DrawString(e.DisplayText, e.Appearance.Font, e.Appearance.GetForeBrush(e.Cache), textRect, e.Appearance.GetStringFormat())
e.Handled = True

winforms-xtraform-center-caption/VB/WindowsApplication1/Custom Form Painter/CustomFormPainter.vb#L49

    DrawTextShadow(cache, appearance, r)
    cache.DrawString(text, appearance.Font, appearance.GetForeBrush(cache), r, appearance.GetStringFormat())
End Sub