AppearanceObject.DrawString(GraphicsCache, String, Rectangle, Brush, StringFormat) Method

Draws a text string at the specified position using the specified color and format.

Namespace : DevExpress.Utils

Assembly : DevExpress.Utils.v25.2.dll

NuGet Packages : DevExpress.Utils, DevExpress.Wpf.Core

Declaration

• C#
• VB.NET

public virtual void DrawString(
    GraphicsCache cache,
    string text,
    Rectangle bounds,
    Brush foreBrush,
    StringFormat format
)

Public Overridable Sub DrawString(
    cache As GraphicsCache,
    text As String,
    bounds As Rectangle,
    foreBrush As Brush,
    format As StringFormat
)

Parameters

A GraphicsCache object providing storage for the pens, fonts and brushes used during painting.

| | text | String |

A String value representing the text to be drawn.

| | bounds | Rectangle |

A Rectangle value representing the drawing area.

| | foreBrush | Brush |

A Brush object which determines the color and texture of the drawn text.

| | format | StringFormat |

A StringFormat object which specifies formatting attributes, such as the line spacing and alignment, that are applied to the drawn text.

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Related GitHub Examples

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winforms-custom-buttonedit-display-editvalue-on-button/CS/TestMyButtonEdit/MyButtonEditPainter.cs#L42

bounds = new Rectangle(bounds.X, bounds.Y, text_width, bounds.Height);
    appearance.DrawString(info.Cache, text, bounds, appearance.GetForeBrush(info.Cache), appearance.GetTextOptions().GetStringFormat(info.ViewInfo.DefaultTextOptions));
}

winforms-custom-buttonedit-display-editvalue-on-button/VB/TestMyButtonEdit/MyButtonEditPainter.vb#L41

bounds = New Rectangle(bounds.X, bounds.Y, text_width, bounds.Height)
    appearance.DrawString(info.Cache, text, bounds, appearance.GetForeBrush(info.Cache), appearance.GetTextOptions().GetStringFormat(info.ViewInfo.DefaultTextOptions))
End Sub

See Also

AppearanceObject Class

AppearanceObject Members

DevExpress.Utils Namespace