StringAlignment Enumeration
Specifies the alignment of a text string relative to its layout rectangle.
Assembly: System.Drawing (in System.Drawing.dll)
| Member name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | Near | Specifies the text be aligned near the layout. In a left-to-right layout, the near position is left. In a right-to-left layout, the near position is right. |
![]() | Center | Specifies that text is aligned in the center of the layout rectangle. |
![]() | Far | Specifies that text is aligned far from the origin position of the layout rectangle. In a left-to-right layout, the far position is right. In a right-to-left layout, the far position is left. |
When used with the LineAlignment property, this enumeration sets the vertical alignment for a drawn string. When used with the Alignment property, this enumeration sets the horizontal alignment.
The following code example demonstrates how to use the LineAlignment and Alignment properties and the StringAlignment enumeration to align strings. This example is designed to be used with Windows Forms. Paste the code into a form and call the ShowLineAndAlignment method when handling the form's Paint event, passing e as PaintEventArgs .
Private Sub ShowLineAndAlignment(ByVal e As PaintEventArgs) ' Construct a new Rectangle. Dim displayRectangle _ As New Rectangle(New Point(40, 40), New Size(80, 80)) ' Construct two new StringFormat objects Dim format1 As New StringFormat(StringFormatFlags.NoClip) Dim format2 As New StringFormat(format1) ' Set the LineAlignment and Alignment properties for ' both StringFormat objects to different values. format1.LineAlignment = StringAlignment.Near format1.Alignment = StringAlignment.Center format2.LineAlignment = StringAlignment.Center format2.Alignment = StringAlignment.Far ' Draw the bounding rectangle and a string for each ' StringFormat object. e.Graphics.DrawRectangle(Pens.Black, displayRectangle) e.Graphics.DrawString("Showing Format1", Me.Font, Brushes.Red, _ RectangleF.op_Implicit(displayRectangle), format1) e.Graphics.DrawString("Showing Format2", Me.Font, Brushes.Red, _ RectangleF.op_Implicit(displayRectangle), format2) End Sub
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