PdfGraphics.MeasureString(String, DXFont, SizeF, PdfStringFormat, out Int32, out Int32) Method

Measures a string when it is drawn with the specific font and text formatting settings.

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

NuGet Package : DevExpress.Pdf.Drawing

Declaration

C#
VB.NET

csharp

public SizeF MeasureString(
    string text,
    DXFont font,
    SizeF layoutSize,
    PdfStringFormat format,
    out int charactersFitted,
    out int linesFilled
)

Public Function MeasureString(
    text As String,
    font As DXFont,
    layoutSize As SizeF,
    format As PdfStringFormat,
    ByRef charactersFitted As Integer,
    ByRef linesFilled As Integer
) As SizeF

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
text	String

A string to measure.

| | font | DXFont |

An object that contains font parameters.

| | layoutSize | SizeF |

Specifies the maximum layout area for the text.

| | format | PdfStringFormat |

An object that contains text formatting parameters.

| | charactersFitted | Int32 |

The number of characters in the string.

| | linesFilled | Int32 |

The number of lines in the string.

Returns

Type	Description
SizeF

The string’s measured size.

Remarks

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