GraphicsCache.DrawVString(String, Font, Brush, Rectangle, StringFormat, Int32) Method

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

Namespace: DevExpress.Utils.Drawing

Assembly: DevExpress.Utils.v18.2.dll

Declaration

C#

public void DrawVString(
    string s,
    Font font,
    Brush foreBrush,
    Rectangle bounds,
    StringFormat strFormat,
    int angle
)

VB.NET

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

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
s	String	A String value which represents 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.
angle	Int32	An integer value specifying the angle in degrees at which the text should be drawn.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

xtratabcontrol-how-to-manually-paint-tab-headers-text-t257076/CS/WindowsFormsApplication907/MySkinTabPainter.cs#L40

        strFormat.HotkeyPrefix = hotkeyDrawModeOverride.Value;
    cache.DrawVString(text, font, foreBrush, bounds, strFormat, angle);
}

scheduler-reporting-custom-painting-using-customdraw-events-e2758/CS/SchedulerReportCustomDraw/XtraSchedulerReport1.cs#L73

sf.LineAlignment = StringAlignment.Center;
e.Cache.DrawVString(TimeZoneInfo.Local.DisplayName,
    e.Cache.GetFont(new Font(Font.FontFamily, 20, FontStyle.Bold), FontStyle.Bold),

how-to-draw-a-vertical-caption-in-a-column-header-t142821/CS/MyXtraGrid/Form1.cs#L34

{
    e.Cache.DrawVString(e.Column.GetTextCaption(), e.Appearance.Font, e.Appearance.GetForeBrush(e.Cache), e.Info.CaptionRect, stringFormat, 90);
}

how-to-calculate-and-display-totals-for-visible-appointments-e977/CS/Form1.cs#L70

if (schedulerControl1.ActiveViewType == SchedulerViewType.Timeline) {
    e.Cache.DrawVString(newcaption, rh.Appearance.HeaderCaption.Font, Brushes.Black, e.Bounds, sf, 270);
} else {

VB.NET

scheduler-reporting-custom-painting-using-customdraw-events-e2758/VB/SchedulerReportCustomDraw/XtraSchedulerReport1.vb#L61

sf.LineAlignment = StringAlignment.Center
e.Cache.DrawVString(TimeZoneInfo.Local.DisplayName, e.Cache.GetFont(New Font(Font.FontFamily, 20, FontStyle.Bold), FontStyle.Bold), e.Cache.GetSolidBrush(Color.Gray), e.Bounds, sf, -90)
e.Handled = True

how-to-draw-a-vertical-caption-in-a-column-header-t142821/VB/MyXtraGrid/Form1.vb#L37

If e.Column IsNot Nothing Then
    e.Cache.DrawVString(e.Column.GetTextCaption(), e.Appearance.Font, e.Appearance.GetForeBrush(e.Cache), e.Info.CaptionRect, stringFormat, 90)
End If

how-to-calculate-and-display-totals-for-visible-appointments-e977/VB/Form1.vb#L72

If schedulerControl1.ActiveViewType = SchedulerViewType.Timeline Then
    e.Cache.DrawVString(newcaption, rh.Appearance.HeaderCaption.Font, Brushes.Black, e.Bounds, sf, 270)
Else