BestSizeEstimator.GetFontToFitBounds(String, BrickStyle, RectangleF, ReportUnit) Method

Gets the font with which the specified text fits the specified boundaries.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraReports.UI

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraReports.v19.1.dll

NuGet Packages: DevExpress.Reporting.Core, DevExpress.WindowsDesktop.Core

Declaration

C#

public static Font GetFontToFitBounds(
    string text,
    BrickStyle style,
    RectangleF bounds,
    ReportUnit reportUnit
)

VB.NET

Public Shared Function GetFontToFitBounds(
    text As String,
    style As BrickStyle,
    bounds As RectangleF,
    reportUnit As ReportUnit
) As Font

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
text	String	A string that specifies the text used in calculations.
style	BrickStyle	A BrickStyle object that specifies a drawing style.
bounds	RectangleF	A RectangleF structure specifying the initial boundaries which the text should fit.
reportUnit	ReportUnit	A ReportUnit enumeration value that specifies the system of measurement.

Returns

Type	Description
Font	The Font object that specifies an optimal font.

Remarks

The GetFontToFitBounds method allows you to calculate an optimal font for the specified text to occupy the entire specified area.

The code snippet below demonstrates how to use this method to draw a LabelBrick with maximum possible text size.

C#

using DevExpress.XtraReports.UI;

// Prepare for creating a document.
printingSystem.Begin();
BrickGraphics gr = printingSystem.Graph;
gr.Modifier = BrickModifier.Detail;

// Create a new brick instance and specify its settings.
LabelBrick brick = new LabelBrick();
brick.Text = "Some text";
brick.Rect = new RectangleF(0, 0, 200, 100);
Font font = BestSizeEstimator.GetFontToFitBounds(brick.Text, brick.Style, brick.Rect, ReportUnit.Pixels);
brick.Style.Font = font;
gr.DrawBrick(brick);

// Finish creating the document.
printingSystem.End();

VB.NET

Imports DevExpress.XtraReports.UI

' Prepare for creating a document.
printingSystem.Begin
Dim gr As BrickGraphics = printingSystem.Graph
gr.Modifier = BrickModifier.Detail

' Create a new brick instance and specify its settings.
Dim brick As LabelBrick = New LabelBrick
brick.Text = "Some text"
brick.Rect = New RectangleF(0, 0, 200, 100)
Dim font As Font = BestSizeEstimator.GetFontToFitBounds(brick.Text, brick.Style, brick.Rect, ReportUnit.Pixels)
brick.Style.Font = font
gr.DrawBrick(brick)

' Finish creating the document.
printingSystem.End

To perform the opposite operation (that is get the boundaries to fit the specified text), call the BestSizeEstimator.GetBoundsToFitText method.