Determining length of a string in pixels

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HaySeed - 08 Dec 2005 22:27 GMT

I am drawing text on a screen using graphicsObject.DrawString().

Prior to doing this I need to determine the length in pixels that the string
will be when it is rendered. I know I've read this before but can not find
it now that I need it.

Also - is there a simple way to center the text within a rectangel?

And - Thanks for your responses I really appreciate it!

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Herfried K. Wagner [MVP] - 08 Dec 2005 22:49 GMT

Hi,

"HaySeed" <HaySeed@discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb:

>I am drawing text on a screen using graphicsObject.DrawString().
>
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> find
> it now that I need it.

Check out the 'Graphics' object's 'MeasureString' method.

> Also - is there a simple way to center the text within a rectangel?

There is an overloaded version of 'DrawString' which has parameters
'layoutRectangle' and 'format'. You can specify the alignment in the
'StringFormat' passed to the 'format' parameter.

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