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StringAlignment enumeration

Applies to: desktop apps only

The StringAlignment enumeration specifies how a string is aligned in reference to the bounding rectangle. A bounding rectangle is used to define the area in which the text displays.

Syntax

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typedef enum  {
  StringAlignmentNear     = 0,
  StringAlignmentCenter   = 1,
  StringAlignmentFar      = 2 
} StringAlignment;

Constants

StringAlignmentNear: Specifies that alignment is towards the origin of the bounding rectangle. May be used for alignment of characters along the line or for alignment of lines within the rectangle. For a right to left bounding rectangle (StringFormatFlagsDirectionRightToLeft), the origin is at the upper right.
StringAlignmentCenter: Specifies that alignment is centered between origin and extent (width) of the formatting rectangle.
StringAlignmentFar: Specifies that alignment is to the far extent (right side) of the formatting rectangle.

Requirements

Minimum supported client	Windows XP, Windows 2000 Professional
Minimum supported server	Windows 2000 Server
Product	GDI+ 1.0
Header	Gdiplusenums.h (include Gdiplus.h)

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