ScaleFontDown Method

Scales a font down, if necessary, to a given maximum size.

Syntax

Visual Basic

'Declaration
 
Public Shared Function ScaleFontDown( _
   ByVal text As String, _
   ByVal font As Font, _
   ByVal maximumSize As SizeF _
) As Font

C#

public static Font ScaleFontDown( 
   string text,
   Font font,
   SizeF maximumSize
)

Parameters

text

The text of the label under consideration.

font

The font to use when measuring the string and scaling the font down.

maximumSize

The maximum size of the target label.

Return Value

The Font to use for fitting the given string.

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, 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