StringFormat Class (System.Drawing)

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StringFormat Class

Encapsulates text layout information (such as alignment, orientation and tab stops) display manipulations (such as ellipsis insertion and national digit substitution) and OpenType features. This class cannot be inherited.

Namespace: System.Drawing
Assembly: System.Drawing (in System.Drawing.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public NotInheritable Class StringFormat _
    Inherits MarshalByRefObject _
    Implements ICloneable, IDisposable

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As StringFormat

public sealed class StringFormat : MarshalByRefObject, 
    ICloneable, IDisposable

Visual C++

public ref class StringFormat sealed : public MarshalByRefObject, 
    ICloneable, IDisposable

JScript

public final class StringFormat extends MarshalByRefObject implements ICloneable, IDisposable

Remarks

Many common formats are provided through the StringFormatFlags enumeration. StringFormat objects can be changed.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System..::.Object
System..::.MarshalByRefObject
System.Drawing..::.StringFormat

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98, Windows CE, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 2.0

Reference

StringFormat Members

System.Drawing Namespace

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