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MeasureItemEventHandler Delegate

Definition

Represents the method that will handle the MeasureItem event of the ListBox, ComboBox, CheckedListBox, or MenuItem controls.

C#
public delegate void MeasureItemEventHandler(object sender, MeasureItemEventArgs e);
C#
public delegate void MeasureItemEventHandler(object? sender, MeasureItemEventArgs e);

Parameters

sender
Object

The source of the event.

e
MeasureItemEventArgs

A MeasureItemEventArgs that contains the event data.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates using the Graphics property to perform custom drawing of the items in a ListBox.

C#
public class Form1 : System.Windows.Forms.Form
{
   private System.Windows.Forms.ListBox listBox1;
   private System.ComponentModel.Container components = null;

   protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
   {
      if( disposing )
      {
         if ( components != null ) 
            components.Dispose();

         if ( foreColorBrush != null )
            foreColorBrush.Dispose();
      }
      base.Dispose(disposing);
   }

     #region Windows Form Designer generated code
   /// <summary>
   /// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
   /// the contents of this method with the code editor.
   /// </summary>
   private void InitializeComponent()
   {
      this.listBox1 = new System.Windows.Forms.ListBox();
      this.SuspendLayout();
      // 
      // listBox1
      // 
      this.listBox1.DrawMode = System.Windows.Forms.DrawMode.OwnerDrawVariable;
      this.listBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(16, 48);
      this.listBox1.Name = "listBox1";
      this.listBox1.SelectionMode = System.Windows.Forms.SelectionMode.MultiExtended;
      this.listBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(256, 134);
      this.listBox1.TabIndex = 0;
      this.listBox1.MeasureItem += new System.Windows.Forms.MeasureItemEventHandler(this.listBox1_MeasureItem);
      this.listBox1.DrawItem += new System.Windows.Forms.DrawItemEventHandler(this.listBox1_DrawItem);
      // 
      // Form1
      // 
      this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(292, 273);
      this.Controls.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.Control[] {
                                                                   this.listBox1});
      this.Name = "Form1";
      this.Text = "Form1";
      this.ResumeLayout(false);
   }
     #endregion

   [STAThread]
   static void Main() 
   {
      Application.Run(new Form1());
   }

   private void listBox1_MeasureItem(object sender, System.Windows.Forms.MeasureItemEventArgs e)
   {
      Font font = ((ListBoxFontItem)listBox1.Items[e.Index]).Font;
      SizeF stringSize = e.Graphics.MeasureString(font.Name, font);

      // Set the height and width of the item
      e.ItemHeight = (int)stringSize.Height;
      e.ItemWidth = (int)stringSize.Width;
   }

   // For efficiency, cache the brush to use for drawing.
   private SolidBrush foreColorBrush;

   private void listBox1_DrawItem(object sender, System.Windows.Forms.DrawItemEventArgs e)
   {
      Brush brush;

      // Create the brush using the ForeColor specified by the DrawItemEventArgs
      if ( foreColorBrush == null )
         {
             foreColorBrush = new SolidBrush(e.ForeColor);
         }
         else if ( foreColorBrush.Color != e.ForeColor )
      {
         // The control's ForeColor has changed, so dispose of the cached brush and
         // create a new one.
         foreColorBrush.Dispose();
         foreColorBrush = new SolidBrush(e.ForeColor);
      }

      // Select the appropriate brush depending on if the item is selected.
      // Since State can be a combinateion (bit-flag) of enum values, you can't use
      // "==" to compare them.
      if ( (e.State & DrawItemState.Selected) == DrawItemState.Selected )
         brush = SystemBrushes.HighlightText;
      else
         brush = foreColorBrush;

      // Perform the painting.
      Font font = ((ListBoxFontItem)listBox1.Items[e.Index]).Font;
      e.DrawBackground();
      e.Graphics.DrawString(font.Name, font, brush, e.Bounds);
      e.DrawFocusRectangle();
   }

   /// <summary>
   ///  A wrapper class for use with storing Fonts in a ListBox.  Since ListBox uses the
   ///  ToString() of its items for the text it displays, this class is needed to return
   ///  the name of the font, rather than its ToString() value.
   /// </summary>
   public class ListBoxFontItem 
   {
      public Font Font;

      public ListBoxFontItem(Font f) 
      {
         Font = f;
      }

      public override string ToString() 
      {
         return Font.Name;
      }
   }
}

Remarks

When you create a MeasureItemEventHandler delegate, you identify the method that will handle the event. To associate the event with your event handler, add an instance of the delegate to the event. The event handler is called whenever the event occurs, unless you remove the delegate. For more information about event handler delegates, see Handling and Raising Events.

Extension Methods

GetMethodInfo(Delegate)

Gets an object that represents the method represented by the specified delegate.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
Windows Desktop 3.0, 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

See also