Graphics.MeasureString Method (System.Drawing)

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MeasureString Method

MeasureString Method (String, ...
MeasureString Method (String, ...
MeasureString Method (String, ...
MeasureString Method (String, ...
MeasureString Method (String, ...
MeasureString Method (String, ...
MeasureString Method (String, ...

Graphics Methods

AddMetafileComment Method
BeginContainer Method
Clear Method
CopyFromScreen Method
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DrawBezier Method
DrawBeziers Method
DrawClosedCurve Method
DrawCurve Method
DrawEllipse Method
DrawIcon Method
DrawIconUnstretched Method
DrawImage Method
DrawImageUnscaled Method
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DrawLine Method
DrawLines Method
DrawPath Method
DrawPie Method
DrawPolygon Method
DrawRectangle Method
DrawRectangles Method
DrawString Method
EndContainer Method
EnumerateMetafile Method
ExcludeClip Method
FillClosedCurve Method
FillEllipse Method
FillPath Method
FillPie Method
FillPolygon Method
FillRectangle Method
FillRectangles Method
FillRegion Method
Flush Method
FromHdc Method
FromHdcInternal Method
FromHow Method
FromHwnd Method
FromHwndInternal Method
FromImage Method
GetHalftonePalette Method
GetHdc Method
GetNearestColor Method
IntersectClip Method
IsVisible Method
MeasureCharacterRanges Method
MeasureString Method
MultiplyTransform Method
ReleaseHdc Method
ReleaseHdcInternal Method
ResetClip Method
ResetTransform Method
Restore Method
RotateTransform Method
Save Method
ScaleTransform Method
SetClip Method
TransformPoints Method
TranslateClip Method
TranslateTransform Method

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Graphics.MeasureString Method

Measures the specified string when drawn with the specified Font.

Overload List

Name	Description
Graphics.MeasureString (String, Font)	Measures the specified string when drawn with the specified Font. Supported by the .NET Compact Framework.
Graphics.MeasureString (String, Font, Int32)	Measures the specified string when drawn with the specified Font.
Graphics.MeasureString (String, Font, SizeF)	Measures the specified string when drawn with the specified Font within the specified layout area.
Graphics.MeasureString (String, Font, Int32, StringFormat)	Measures the specified string when drawn with the specified Font and formatted with the specified StringFormat.
Graphics.MeasureString (String, Font, PointF, StringFormat)	Measures the specified string when drawn with the specified Font and formatted with the specified StringFormat.
Graphics.MeasureString (String, Font, SizeF, StringFormat)	Measures the specified string when drawn with the specified Font and formatted with the specified StringFormat.
Graphics.MeasureString (String, Font, SizeF, StringFormat, Int32, Int32)	Measures the specified string when drawn with the specified Font and formatted with the specified StringFormat.

See Also

Reference

Graphics Class
Graphics Members
System.Drawing Namespace
TextRenderer.MeasureText

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David M. Kean - MSFT

More information on rendering text with GDI+

For more information on rendering text with GDI+, including how to measure the real size of a character with MeasureString, see the following article:

http://windowsforms.net/articles/gdiptext.aspx

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