TextRenderer.MeasureText Method (IDeviceContext, String, Font)

public static Size MeasureText (
	IDeviceContext dc,
	string text,
	Font font
)

public static Size MeasureText (
	IDeviceContext dc, 
	String text, 
	Font font
)

public static function MeasureText (
	dc : IDeviceContext, 
	text : String, 
	font : Font
) : Size

private static void DrawALineOfText(PaintEventArgs e)
{
    // Declare strings to render on the form.
    string[] stringsToPaint = { "Tail", "Spin", " Toys" };

    // Declare fonts for rendering the strings.
    Font[] fonts = { new Font("Arial", 14, FontStyle.Regular), 
        new Font("Arial", 14, FontStyle.Italic), 
        new Font("Arial", 14, FontStyle.Regular) };

    Point startPoint = new Point(10, 10);

    // Set TextFormatFlags to no padding so strings are drawn together.
    TextFormatFlags flags = TextFormatFlags.NoPadding;

    // Declare a proposed size with dimensions set to the maximum integer value.
    Size proposedSize = new Size(int.MaxValue, int.MaxValue);

    // Measure each string with its font and NoPadding value and 
    // draw it to the form.
    for (int i = 0; i < stringsToPaint.Length; i++)
    {
        Size size = TextRenderer.MeasureText(e.Graphics, stringsToPaint[i], 
            fonts[i], proposedSize, flags);
        Rectangle rect = new Rectangle(startPoint, size);
        TextRenderer.DrawText(e.Graphics, stringsToPaint[i], fonts[i],
            startPoint, Color.Black, flags);
        startPoint.X += size.Width;
    }
    
}