GdiGraphics.MeasureString Method (String, Font, SizeF)

Measures the specified string when drawn with the specified Font object within the specified layout area.

Namespace: MindFusion.Drawing
Package: MindFusion.Common

 Syntax

C#

public virtual SizeF MeasureString (
    string text,
    Font font,
    SizeF layoutArea
)

Visual Basic

Public Overridable Function MeasureString( _
    text As String, _
    font As Font, _
    layoutArea As SizeF _
) As SizeF

 Parameters

text

The string to measure.

font

A .NET Font object defines the text format of the string.

layoutArea

A .NET SizeF structure that specifies the maximum layout area for the text.

 Return Value

This method returns a .NET SizeF structure that represents the size, in pixels, of the string specified in the text parameter as drawn with the font parameter.