MeasureString(Graphics,String,Font,SizeF,StringFormat,Int32,Int32) Method

Wraps the MeasureText method of the TextRenderer class.

Syntax

Visual Basic

'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Shared Function MeasureString( _
   ByVal gr As Graphics, _
   ByVal text As String, _
   ByVal font As Font, _
   ByVal layoutArea As SizeF, _
   ByVal stringFormat As StringFormat, _
   ByRef charactersFitted As Integer, _
   ByRef linesFilled As Integer _
) As SizeF

C#

public static SizeF MeasureString( 
   Graphics gr,
   string text,
   Font font,
   SizeF layoutArea,
   StringFormat stringFormat,
   out int charactersFitted,
   out int linesFilled
)

Parameters

gr

The Graphics object

text

The text to measure

font

The font to use for the measurement

layoutArea

The maximum layout area for the measurement

stringFormat

The StringFormat to use for the measurement

charactersFitted

[out] The number of characters that were fitted into the layoutArea

linesFilled

[out] The number of text lines that were filled into the layoutArea.

Return Value

A SizeF struct that describes the size required to contain the text.

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2