C# Source Code: Determining the width and height of a string
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Determining the width and height of a string
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Andrew Baker
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Tuesday, May 04, 2004
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Windows Forms/GUI/Controls
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The code below returns the height and width of a string for a given font. /// <summary> /// Return the text height and width of a specified string, given it's font. /// This routine is equivalent to TextHeight and TextWidth functions in VB. /// </summary> void TextSize(string text, Font font, out float textWidth, out float textHeight) { using(Graphics g = this.CreateGraphics()) { SizeF textSize = g.MeasureString(text, font); textWidth = textSize.Width; textHeight = textSize.Height; } } //Demonstration routine void Test() { float txtHeight, txtWidth; Font fnt = new Font("MS Sans Serif",8); TextSize("TEST STRING", fnt, out txtWidth, out txtHeight); }
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