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BaseButton.CalcBestFit(Graphics) Method

Calculates the button’s size needed to fit its content.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraEditors

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraEditors.v24.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.Navigation

#Declaration

public virtual Size CalcBestFit(
    Graphics g
)

#Parameters

Name Type Description
g Graphics

A System.Drawing.Graphics object used to paint.

#Returns

Type Description
Size

A System.Drawing.Size object representing the button’s size that will best fit its content.

#Remarks

This method returns the minimum button size required to fit the button’s content including the offset from each button’s border.

Basically, the CalcBestFit method is used internally by editors to specify the size of buttons they display. You can also use this method when creating buttons at runtime to guarantee that the buttons’ contents are completely visible.

#Example

The following code creates a SimpleButton at a specific location and subscribes to the button’s Click event. The BaseButton.CalcBestFit method is used to calculate the button size that fits the button’s contents.

SimpleButton - CalcBestFit

using DevExpress.XtraEditors;
// ...
CreateSimpleButton(30, 30);
// ...
private void CreateSimpleButton(int left, int top) {
    SimpleButton simpleButton = new SimpleButton();
    Controls.Add(simpleButton);
    simpleButton.Text = "Show Settings Page";
    simpleButton.ImageOptions.ImageList = imageCollection1;
    simpleButton.ImageOptions.ImageIndex = 0;
    simpleButton.Padding = new Padding(10);
    using(var graphics = simpleButton.CreateGraphics())
        simpleButton.Size = simpleButton.CalcBestFit(graphics);
    simpleButton.Location = new Point(left, top);
    simpleButton.Click += SimpleButton_Click;
}

private void SimpleButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
    // ...
}
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