PdfGraphics.MeasureString(String, DXFont, PdfStringFormat) Method

Measures the specified string when drawn with the specified font and text formatting parameters.

Namespace : DevExpress.Pdf

Assembly : DevExpress.Pdf.v25.2.Drawing.dll

NuGet Package : DevExpress.Pdf.Drawing

Declaration

• C#
• VB.NET

public SizeF MeasureString(
    string text,
    DXFont font,
    PdfStringFormat format
)

Public Function MeasureString(
    text As String,
    font As DXFont,
    format As PdfStringFormat
) As SizeF

Parameters

A text to measure.

| | font | DXFont |

An object that contains font parameters.

| | format | PdfStringFormat |

An object that contains text formatting parameters.

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Returns

The string’s measured size.

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Remarks

Use this method to calculate a size of the drawn text. Use the returned SizeF object to calculate a page area or a point where you can draw text.

Related GitHub Examples

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• C#

office-file-api-ai-implementation/CS/BusinessObjects/Helpers.cs#L219

// Calculate text size
SizeF textSize = graphics.MeasureString(
    text,

See Also

PdfGraphics Class

PdfGraphics Members

DevExpress.Pdf Namespace