Font.MeasureString(Sprite,String,DrawTextFormat,Color) Method (Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D)

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06/30/2006

Measures the rectangular dimensions of the specified text string when drawn with the specified Sprite object and formatted with the specified DrawTextFormat method of formatting text.

Definition

Visual Basic Public Function MeasureString( _
    ByVal sprite As Sprite, _
    ByVal text As String, _
    ByVal format As DrawTextFormat, _
    ByVal color As Color _
) As Rectangle

C# public Rectangle MeasureString(
    Sprite sprite,
    string text,
    DrawTextFormat format,
    Color color
);

C++ public:
Rectangle MeasureString(
    Sprite^ sprite,
    String^ text,
    DrawTextFormat format,
    Color color
);

JScript public function MeasureString(
    sprite : Sprite,
    text : String,
    format : DrawTextFormat,
    color : Color
) : Rectangle;

Parameters

sprite Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D.Sprite
A Sprite object that contains the string.

text System.String
String to measure.

format Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D.DrawTextFormat
Method of formatting the text; can be any combination of values from the DrawTextFormat enumeration.

color System.Drawing.Color
Color of the text. For more information, see Color.

Return Value

System.Drawing.Rectangle
A Rectangle structure that contains the rectangle, in logical coordinates, that encompasses the formatted text string.

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Additional resources

Visual Basic	Public Function MeasureString( _ ByVal sprite As Sprite, _ ByVal text As String, _ ByVal format As DrawTextFormat, _ ByVal color As Color _ ) As Rectangle
C#	public Rectangle MeasureString( Sprite sprite, string text, DrawTextFormat format, Color color );
C++	public: Rectangle MeasureString( Sprite^ sprite, String^ text, DrawTextFormat format, Color color );
JScript	public function MeasureString( sprite : Sprite, text : String, format : DrawTextFormat, color : Color ) : Rectangle;

sprite	Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D.Sprite A Sprite object that contains the string.
text	System.String String to measure.
format	Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D.DrawTextFormat Method of formatting the text; can be any combination of values from the DrawTextFormat enumeration.
color	System.Drawing.Color Color of the text. For more information, see Color.