VisualStyleRenderer.GetTextExtent Method
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Returns the size and location of the specified string when drawn with the font of the current visual style element.
| GetTextExtent(IDeviceContext, String, TextFormatFlags) |
Returns the size and location of the specified string when drawn with the font of the current visual style element. |
| GetTextExtent(IDeviceContext, Rectangle, String, TextFormatFlags) |
Returns the size and location of the specified string when drawn with the font of the current visual style element within the specified initial bounding rectangle. |
- Source:
- VisualStyleRenderer.cs
- Source:
- VisualStyleRenderer.cs
- Source:
- VisualStyleRenderer.cs
Returns the size and location of the specified string when drawn with the font of the current visual style element.
public:
System::Drawing::Rectangle GetTextExtent(System::Drawing::IDeviceContext ^ dc, System::String ^ textToDraw, System::Windows::Forms::TextFormatFlags flags);public System.Drawing.Rectangle GetTextExtent(System.Drawing.IDeviceContext dc, string textToDraw, System.Windows.Forms.TextFormatFlags flags);member this.GetTextExtent : System.Drawing.IDeviceContext * string * System.Windows.Forms.TextFormatFlags -> System.Drawing.RectanglePublic Function GetTextExtent (dc As IDeviceContext, textToDraw As String, flags As TextFormatFlags) As RectangleParameters
The IDeviceContext this operation will use.
- textToDraw
- String
The string to measure.
- flags
- TextFormatFlags
A bitwise combination of the TextFormatFlags values.
Returns
A Rectangle that contains the area required to fit the rendered text.
Exceptions
dc is null.
Applies to
.NET Framework 4.8.1 and other versions
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| .NET Framework | 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, 10 |
- Source:
- VisualStyleRenderer.cs
- Source:
- VisualStyleRenderer.cs
- Source:
- VisualStyleRenderer.cs
Returns the size and location of the specified string when drawn with the font of the current visual style element within the specified initial bounding rectangle.
public:
System::Drawing::Rectangle GetTextExtent(System::Drawing::IDeviceContext ^ dc, System::Drawing::Rectangle bounds, System::String ^ textToDraw, System::Windows::Forms::TextFormatFlags flags);public System.Drawing.Rectangle GetTextExtent(System.Drawing.IDeviceContext dc, System.Drawing.Rectangle bounds, string textToDraw, System.Windows.Forms.TextFormatFlags flags);member this.GetTextExtent : System.Drawing.IDeviceContext * System.Drawing.Rectangle * string * System.Windows.Forms.TextFormatFlags -> System.Drawing.RectanglePublic Function GetTextExtent (dc As IDeviceContext, bounds As Rectangle, textToDraw As String, flags As TextFormatFlags) As RectangleParameters
The IDeviceContext this operation will use.
- textToDraw
- String
The string to measure.
- flags
- TextFormatFlags
A bitwise combination of the TextFormatFlags values.
Returns
A Rectangle that contains the area required to fit the rendered text.
Exceptions
dc is null.
Applies to
.NET Framework 4.8.1 and other versions
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| .NET Framework | 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, 10 |
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