Graphics.DrawString Method (String, Font, Brush, RectangleF)
Draws the specified text string in the specified rectangle with the specified Brush and Font objects.
Assembly: System.Drawing (in System.Drawing.dll)
Public Sub DrawString ( s As String, font As Font, brush As Brush, layoutRectangle As RectangleF )
Parameters
- s
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Type:
System.String
String to draw.
- font
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Type:
System.Drawing.Font
Font that defines the text format of the string.
- brush
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Type:
System.Drawing.Brush
Brush that determines the color and texture of the drawn text.
- layoutRectangle
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Type:
System.Drawing.RectangleF
RectangleF structure that specifies the location of the drawn text.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentNullException | brush is null. -or- s is null. |
The text represented by the s parameter is drawn inside the rectangle represented by the layoutRectangle parameter. If the text does not fit inside the rectangle, it is truncated at the nearest word. To further manipulate how the string is drawn inside the rectangle use the DrawString overload that takes a StringFormat.
The following code example is designed for use with Windows Forms, and it requires PaintEventArgse, which is a parameter of the Paint event handler. The code performs the following actions:
Creates a text string to draw.
Defines the font as Arial (16pt).
Creates a solid, black brush to draw with.
Creates a rectangle in which to draw the text.
Draws the rectangle to the screen.
Draws the string to the screen using the font, brush, and destination rectangle.
Public Sub DrawStringRectangleF(ByVal e As PaintEventArgs) ' Create string to draw. Dim drawString As [String] = "Sample Text" ' Create font and brush. Dim drawFont As New Font("Arial", 16) Dim drawBrush As New SolidBrush(Color.Black) ' Create rectangle for drawing. Dim x As Single = 150.0F Dim y As Single = 150.0F Dim width As Single = 200.0F Dim height As Single = 50.0F Dim drawRect As New RectangleF(x, y, width, height) ' Draw rectangle to screen. Dim blackPen As New Pen(Color.Black) e.Graphics.DrawRectangle(blackPen, x, y, width, height) ' Draw string to screen. e.Graphics.DrawString(drawString, drawFont, drawBrush, drawRect) End Sub
Available since 1.1