MeasureString(Graphics,String,Font,Int32,StringFormat,EmbeddableEditorOwnerBase,Object) 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 width As Integer, _
   ByVal stringFormat As StringFormat, _
   ByVal owner As EmbeddableEditorOwnerBase, _
   ByVal ownerContext As Object _
) As SizeF

C#

public static SizeF MeasureString( 
   Graphics gr,
   string text,
   Font font,
   int width,
   StringFormat stringFormat,
   EmbeddableEditorOwnerBase owner,
   object ownerContext
)

Parameters

gr

The Graphics object

text

The text to measure

font

The font to use for the measurement

width

The constaining width for the measurement

stringFormat

The StringFormat to use for the measurement

owner

The embeddable editor owner.

ownerContext

The embeddable editor owner context.

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