MeasureText Method

Determines the width and height of text string.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Function MeasureText( _
   ByVal strText As String _
) As SizeF

public SizeF MeasureText( 
   string strText
)

Parameters

strText: Text string to be measured.

Return Value

SizeF structure that specifies the width and height of the string in inches.

Example

private void arv_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    rptDD rpt = new rptDD();
    rpt.Run();
    arv.Document = rpt.Document;

    SizeF sz = arv.Document.Pages[0].MeasureText("This is my string. How long is it?");
    arv.Document.Pages[0].DrawText("This is my string. How long is it? " + sz.ToString(),0,0,6f,9f);
    arv.Document.Pages[0].DrawLine(0,sz.Height,sz.Width,sz.Height);
}

Visual Basic

Private Sub arv_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles arv.Load
    Dim rpt As New rptDD
    rpt.Run()
    arv.Document = rpt.Document

    Dim sz As SizeF = arv.Document.Pages(0).MeasureText("This is my string. How long is it?")
    arv.Document.Pages(0).DrawText("This is my string. How long is it? " + sz.ToString(), 0, 0, 6.0F, 9.0F)
    arv.Document.Pages(0).DrawLine(0, sz.Height, sz.Width, sz.Height)
End Sub

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

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