MeasureItemEventArgs Class

Provides data for the MeasureItem event of the ListBox, ComboBox, CheckedListBox, and MenuItem controls.

Namespace: System.Windows.Forms
Assembly: System.Windows.Forms (in system.windows.forms.dll)

'Declaration
Public Class MeasureItemEventArgs
	Inherits EventArgs
'Usage
Dim instance As MeasureItemEventArgs

public class MeasureItemEventArgs extends EventArgs
public class MeasureItemEventArgs extends EventArgs

This event is sent when the OwnerDraw property of ListBox, ComboBox, CheckedListBox, or MenuItem is set to true. It is used to tell the drawing function how to size an item.

For information about the event model, see Events and Delegates.

Public Class Form1
   Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form
   Private WithEvents listBox1 As System.Windows.Forms.ListBox
   Private components As System.ComponentModel.Container = Nothing

   Private FontSize As Single = 12.0F

   '
   '  This sample displays a ListBox that contains a list of all the fonts
   '  installed on the system and draws each item in its respective font.
   '
   Public Sub New()
      InitializeComponent()

      ' Populate control with the fonts installed on the system.
      Dim families As FontFamily() = FontFamily.Families

      Dim family As FontFamily
      For Each family In families
         Dim style As FontStyle = FontStyle.Regular

         ' Monotype Corsiva is only available in italic
         If family.Name = "Monotype Corsiva" Then
            style = style Or FontStyle.Italic
         End If

         listBox1.Items.Add(New ListBoxFontItem(New Font(family.Name, FontSize, style, GraphicsUnit.Point)))
      Next family
   End Sub


   Protected Overloads Overrides Sub Dispose(ByVal disposing As Boolean)
      If disposing Then
         If Not (components Is Nothing) Then
            components.Dispose()
         End If

         If Not (foreColorBrush Is Nothing) Then
            foreColorBrush.Dispose()
         End If
      End If

      MyBase.Dispose(disposing)
   End Sub

   Private Sub InitializeComponent()
      Me.listBox1 = New System.Windows.Forms.ListBox()
      Me.SuspendLayout()
      ' 
      ' listBox1
      ' 
      Me.listBox1.DrawMode = System.Windows.Forms.DrawMode.OwnerDrawVariable
      Me.listBox1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(16, 48)
      Me.listBox1.Name = "listBox1"
      Me.listBox1.SelectionMode = System.Windows.Forms.SelectionMode.MultiExtended
      Me.listBox1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(256, 134)
      Me.listBox1.TabIndex = 0
      ' 
      ' Form1
      ' 
      Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(292, 273)
      Me.Controls.AddRange(New System.Windows.Forms.Control() {Me.listBox1})
      Me.Name = "Form1"
      Me.Text = "Form1"
      Me.ResumeLayout(False)
   End Sub

   <STAThread()> Shared Sub Main()
      Application.Run(New Form1())
   End Sub

   Private Sub listBox1_MeasureItem(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.MeasureItemEventArgs) Handles listBox1.MeasureItem
      Dim font As Font = CType(listBox1.Items(e.Index), ListBoxFontItem).Font
      Dim stringSize As SizeF = e.Graphics.MeasureString(font.Name, font)

      ' Set the height and width of the item
      e.ItemHeight = CInt(stringSize.Height)
      e.ItemWidth = CInt(stringSize.Width)
   End Sub

   ' For efficiency, cache the brush used for drawing.
   Private foreColorBrush As SolidBrush

   Private Sub listBox1_DrawItem(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.DrawItemEventArgs) Handles listBox1.DrawItem
      Dim brush As Brush

      ' Create the brush using the ForeColor specified by the DrawItemEventArgs
      If foreColorBrush Is Nothing Then
         foreColorBrush = New SolidBrush(e.ForeColor)
      Else
         If Not foreColorBrush.Color.Equals(e.ForeColor) Then
            ' The control's ForeColor has changed, so dispose of the cached brush and
            ' create a new one.
            foreColorBrush.Dispose()
            foreColorBrush = New SolidBrush(e.ForeColor)
         End If
      End If

      ' Select the appropriate brush depending on if the item is selected.
      ' Since State can be a combinateion (bit-flag) of enum values, you can't use
      ' "==" to compare them.
      If (e.State And DrawItemState.Selected) = DrawItemState.Selected Then
         brush = SystemBrushes.HighlightText
      Else
         brush = foreColorBrush
      End If

      ' Perform the painting.
      Dim font As Font = CType(listBox1.Items(e.Index), ListBoxFontItem).Font
      e.DrawBackground()
      e.Graphics.DrawString(font.Name, font, brush, e.Bounds.X, e.Bounds.Y)
      e.DrawFocusRectangle()
   End Sub

   '
   '  A wrapper class for use with storing Fonts in a ListBox.  Since ListBox uses the
   '  ToString() of its items for the text it displays, this class is needed to return
   '  the name of the font, rather than its ToString() value.
   '
   Public Class ListBoxFontItem
      Public Font As Font

      Public Sub New(ByVal f As Font)
         Font = f
      End Sub

      Public Overrides Function ToString() As String
         Return Font.Name
      End Function
   End Class
End Class

public class Form1 extends System.Windows.Forms.Form
{
    private System.Windows.Forms.ListBox listBox1;
    private System.ComponentModel.Container components = null;

    protected void Dispose(boolean disposing)
    {
        if (disposing) {
            if (components != null) {
                components.Dispose();
            }

            if (foreColorBrush != null) {
                foreColorBrush.Dispose();
            }
        }
        super.Dispose(disposing);
    } //Dispose
      
    #region Windows Form Designer generated code
    /// <summary>
    /// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
    /// the contents of this method with the code editor.
    /// </summary>
    private void InitializeComponent()
    {
        this.listBox1 = new System.Windows.Forms.ListBox();
        this.SuspendLayout();
        // 
        // listBox1
        // 
        this.listBox1.set_DrawMode(
            System.Windows.Forms.DrawMode.OwnerDrawVariable);
        this.listBox1.set_Location(new System.Drawing.Point(16, 48));
        this.listBox1.set_Name("listBox1");
        this.listBox1.set_SelectionMode(
            System.Windows.Forms.SelectionMode.MultiExtended);
        this.listBox1.set_Size(new System.Drawing.Size(256, 134));
        this.listBox1.set_TabIndex(0);
        this.listBox1.add_MeasureItem(
            new System.Windows.Forms.MeasureItemEventHandler(
            this.listBox1_MeasureItem));
        this.listBox1.add_DrawItem(
            new System.Windows.Forms.DrawItemEventHandler(
            this.listBox1_DrawItem));
        // 
        // Form1
        // 
        this.set_ClientSize(new System.Drawing.Size(292, 273));
        this.get_Controls().AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.Control[] 
            { this.listBox1 });
        this.set_Name("Form1");
        this.set_Text("Form1");
        this.ResumeLayout(false);
    } //InitializeComponent
    #endregion
      
    /** @attribute STAThread()
     */
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        Application.Run(new Form1());
    } //main

    private void listBox1_MeasureItem(Object sender, 
        System.Windows.Forms.MeasureItemEventArgs e)
    {
        Font font = ((ListBoxFontItem)listBox1.get_Items().
             get_Item(e.get_Index())).font;
        SizeF stringSize = 
            e.get_Graphics().MeasureString(font.get_Name(), font);

        // Set the height and width of the item
        e.set_ItemHeight((int)stringSize.get_Height());
        e.set_ItemWidth((int)stringSize.get_Width());
    } //listBox1_MeasureItem

    // For efficiency, cache the brush to use for drawing.
    private SolidBrush foreColorBrush;

    private void listBox1_DrawItem(Object sender, 
        System.Windows.Forms.DrawItemEventArgs e)
    {
        Brush brush;

        // Create the brush using the ForeColor specified by the 
        // DrawItemEventArgs
        if (foreColorBrush == null) {
            foreColorBrush = new SolidBrush(e.get_ForeColor());
        }
        else {
            if (!foreColorBrush.get_Color().Equals(e.get_ForeColor())) {
                // The control's ForeColor has changed, 
                // so dispose of the cached brush and
                // create a new one.
                foreColorBrush.Dispose();
                foreColorBrush = new SolidBrush(e.get_ForeColor());
            }
        }
        // Select the appropriate brush depending on if the item is selected.
        // Since State can be a combinateion (bit-flag) of enum values,
        // you can't use "==" to compare them.
        if ((e.get_State() & DrawItemState.Selected).
            Equals(DrawItemState.Selected)) {
            brush = SystemBrushes.get_HighlightText();
        }
        else {
            brush = foreColorBrush;
        }

        // Perform the painting.
        Font font = ((ListBoxFontItem)listBox1.get_Items().
            get_Item(e.get_Index())).font;
        e.DrawBackground();
        e.get_Graphics().DrawString(font.get_Name(), font, brush, 
            new PointF((float)e.get_Bounds().get_X(), 
            (float)e.get_Bounds().get_Y()));
        e.DrawFocusRectangle();
    } //listBox1_DrawItem

    /// <summary>
    ///  A wrapper class for use with storing Fonts in a ListBox.  
    ///  Since ListBox uses the ToString() of its items 
    ///  for the text it displays, this class is needed to return
    ///  the name of the font, rather than its ToString() value.
    /// </summary>
    public class ListBoxFontItem
    {
        public Font font;

        public ListBoxFontItem(Font f)
        {
            set_Font(f);
        } //ListBoxFontItem

        public String ToString()
        {
            return get_Font().get_Name();
        } //ToString
    } //ListBoxFontItem
} //Form1

System.Object
   System.EventArgs
    System.Windows.Forms.MeasureItemEventArgs

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

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

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

.NET Framework

Supported in: 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

Community Additions

ADD
Show: