Text Extent?

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3 total messages Started by Ron Sawyer Thu, 06 Apr 2006 22:06

Author: Ron Sawyer
Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2006 22:06

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I am using C# to do some graphics development.  I have to output a small
graphic to a canvas and center a string under it.  In the windows API world
I would get the extent of the text (I think it was called GetTextExtent or
something similar, I'd have to look it up.)  I would use the resultant width
and height to help me center the text output.

For the life of me I can't figure out how to do this with .Net graphics
objects.

Can anyone tell me how or direct me to a resource to guide me?

Thanks!

Re: Text Extent?

Author: Marc Rohloff TeamB
Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2006 22:43

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On Thu, 6 Apr 2006 18:06:32 -0400, Ron Sawyer wrote:

> I am using C# to do some graphics development.  I have to output a small
> graphic to a canvas and center a string under it.  In the windows API world
> I would get the extent of the text (I think it was called GetTextExtent or
> something similar, I'd have to look it up.)  I would use the resultant width
> and height to help me center the text output.

Get hold of a Graphics object and call the MeasureString method.

-- 
Marc Rohloff [TeamB]
marc rohloff -at- myrealbox -dot- com

Re: Text Extent?

Author: Ron Sawyer
Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2006 00:26

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Excellent.  Thanks, I was looking for TextExtent, GetTextExtent, all kinds
of things like that.  I will try that first thing in the morning!

(wow, fast service too!  Thanks!)

> Get hold of a Graphics object and call the MeasureString method.
>
> -- 
> Marc Rohloff [TeamB]
> marc rohloff -at- myrealbox -dot- com

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