Provides the size, in pixels, of the specified text when drawn with the specified device context, font, and formatting instructions, using the specified size to create the initial bounding rectangle for the text.
Syntax
Parameters
- dc
- text
- font
- proposedSize
- flags
Returns
The System.Drawing.Size, in pixels, of text drawn with the specified font and format.
Remarks
The TextRenderer.MeasureText(System.Drawing.IDeviceContext, string, System.Drawing.Font, System.Drawing.Size, TextFormatFlags) method uses the proposedSize and flags parameters to indicate the relationship of height to width when determining the text size. When measuring text on a single line, if the proposedSize parameter represents a System.Drawing.Size with a height dimension greater than int.MaxValue, the returned System.Drawing.Size will be adjusted to reflect the actual height of the text.
You can manipulate how the text is drawn by using one of the TextRenderer.DrawText(System.Drawing.IDeviceContext, string, System.Drawing.Font, System.Drawing.Rectangle, System.Drawing.Color, TextFormatFlags) overloads that takes a System.Windows.Forms.TextFormatFlags parameter. For example, the default behavior of the System.Windows.Forms.TextRenderer is to add padding to the bounding rectangle of the drawn text to accommodate overhanging glyphs. If you need to draw a line of text without these extra spaces, use the versions of TextRenderer.DrawText(System.Drawing.IDeviceContext, string, System.Drawing.Font, System.Drawing.Point, System.Drawing.Color) and TextRenderer.MeasureText(System.Drawing.IDeviceContext, string, System.Drawing.Font) that take a System.Drawing.Size and System.Windows.Forms.TextFormatFlags parameter, as shown in the example.
Requirements
Assembly: System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)
Assembly Versions: 2.0.0.0
Since: .NET 2.0