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isxaker
isxaker

Reputation: 9506

How I can get size of text?

I want to create a Rectangle for text. But I don't know size of string. Now I get size as follow(it is not valid for string with upper case):

var textSize = e.Graphics.MeasureString(text, e.Appearance.Font);

But if my string will be uppercase this function will return wrong value.

How to get the size of the string if the string in uppercase?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 551

Answers (2)

S.N
S.N

Reputation: 5140

MeasureString works for me. Find the following code.

public partial class Form1 : Form
        {
        public Form1()
            {
            InitializeComponent();
            }

        private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
            {

            }
        protected override void OnPaint(PaintEventArgs e)
            {
            base.OnPaint(e);
            MeasureStringMin(e);
            }
        private void MeasureStringMin(PaintEventArgs e)
            {

            // Set up string. 
            string measureString = "MEASURE STRING";
            Font stringFont = new Font("Arial", 16);

            // Measure string.
            SizeF stringSize = new SizeF();
            stringSize = e.Graphics.MeasureString(measureString, stringFont);

            // Draw rectangle representing size of string.
            e.Graphics.DrawRectangle(new Pen(Color.Red, 1), 0.0F, 0.0F, stringSize.Width, stringSize.Height);

            // Draw string to screen.
            e.Graphics.DrawString(measureString, stringFont, Brushes.Black, new PointF(0, 0));
            }
        }

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Upvotes: 5

dovid
dovid

Reputation: 6481

From Msdn

To obtain metrics suitable for adjacent strings in layout (for example, when implementing formatted text), use the MeasureCharacterRanges method or one of the MeasureString methods that takes a StringFormat, and pass GenericTypographic. Also, ensure the TextRenderingHint for the Graphics is AntiAlias.

Upvotes: 1

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