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StringFormat.Trimming Property

.NET Framework 4

Other Versions

Gets or sets the StringTrimming enumeration for this StringFormat object.

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

Syntax

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public StringTrimming Trimming { get; set; }

Property Value

Type: System.Drawing.StringTrimming
A StringTrimming enumeration that indicates how text drawn with this StringFormat object is trimmed when it exceeds the edges of the layout rectangle.

Examples

The following example shows how to set the Trimming property and how to use the StringTrimming enumeration. This example is designed to be used with a Windows Form. Paste this code into a form and call the ShowStringTrimming method when handling the form's Paint event, passing e as PaintEventArgs.

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private void ShowStringTrimming(PaintEventArgs e)
{

    StringFormat format1 = new StringFormat();
    string quote = "Not everything that can be counted counts," +
        " and not everything that counts can be counted.";
    format1.Trimming = StringTrimming.EllipsisWord;
    e.Graphics.DrawString(quote, this.Font, Brushes.Black, 
        new RectangleF(10.0F, 10.0F, 90.0F, 50.0F), format1);
}

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

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

Reference

StringFormat Class

System.Drawing Namespace

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