Get actual text width

[Mats-Lennart Hansson]

Hi,
I want to calculate the actual text width. The word "init" is for example
smaller than the word "wimp". Is there an easy way to do this?

Thanks,
Mats-Lennart

[Sean Hederman]

"Mats-Lennart Hansson" <ap********@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Hi,
I want to calculate the actual text width. The word "init" is for example
smaller than the word "wimp". Is there an easy way to do this?
Have a look at Graphics.MeasureString

Thanks,
Mats-Lennart

[Cor Ligthert]

Mats,

Do you mean this

int strp = "wimp".Length;

I hope this helps?

Cor

[Cor Ligthert]

wrong answer

Sorry

Cor

[JACK FENG]

i think he want to measure a string width ;)

[Morten Wennevik]

On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 13:08:27 +0200, Sean Hederman <us***@blogentry.com>
wrote:

"Mats-Lennart Hansson" <ap********@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:eZ**************@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...

Hi,
I want to calculate the actual text width. The word "init" is for
example
smaller than the word "wimp". Is there an easy way to do this?

Have a look at Graphics.MeasureString

MeasureString returns an approximation of the size of the string.
If you need exact measurement you need to use
Graphics.MeasureCharacterRanges
This code demonstrates the difference inside a paint event

Graphics g = e.Graphics;
string s1 = "init";
string s2 = "wimp";
string s3 = "initwimp";

StringFormat format = new StringFormat();
format.SetMeasurableCharacterRanges(new CharacterRange[]{new
CharacterRange(0, s1.Length)});
Region[] r = g.MeasureCharacterRanges(s1, this.Font, new Rectangle(0, 0,
1000, 1000), format);
RectangleF rect = r[0].GetBounds(g);

// using MeasureCharacterRanges
g.DrawString(s1, this.Font, SystemBrushes.ControlText, 0, 0);
g.DrawString(s2, this.Font, SystemBrushes.ControlText, rect.Width, 0);

// the assmbled string
g.DrawString(s3, this.Font, SystemBrushes.ControlText, 0, 20);

// using MeasureString
SizeF sf = g.MeasureString(s1, this.Font);
g.DrawString(s1, this.Font, SystemBrushes.ControlText, 0, 40);
g.DrawString(s2, this.Font, SystemBrushes.ControlText, sf.Width, 40);
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Happy Coding!
Morten Wennevik [C# MVP]

[Mats-Lennart Hansson]

Thanks to both Morten and Sean. MeasureString solved my problems.

/Mats-Lennart

"Morten Wennevik" <Mo************@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 13:08:27 +0200, Sean Hederman <us***@blogentry.com>
wrote:

"Mats-Lennart Hansson" <ap********@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:eZ**************@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...

Hi,
I want to calculate the actual text width. The word "init" is for
example
smaller than the word "wimp". Is there an easy way to do this?

Have a look at Graphics.MeasureString

MeasureString returns an approximation of the size of the string.
If you need exact measurement you need to use
Graphics.MeasureCharacterRanges
This code demonstrates the difference inside a paint event

Graphics g = e.Graphics;
string s1 = "init";
string s2 = "wimp";
string s3 = "initwimp";

StringFormat format = new StringFormat();
format.SetMeasurableCharacterRanges(new CharacterRange[]{new
CharacterRange(0, s1.Length)});
Region[] r = g.MeasureCharacterRanges(s1, this.Font, new Rectangle(0, 0,
1000, 1000), format);
RectangleF rect = r[0].GetBounds(g);

// using MeasureCharacterRanges
g.DrawString(s1, this.Font, SystemBrushes.ControlText, 0, 0);
g.DrawString(s2, this.Font, SystemBrushes.ControlText, rect.Width, 0);

// the assmbled string
g.DrawString(s3, this.Font, SystemBrushes.ControlText, 0, 20);

// using MeasureString
SizeF sf = g.MeasureString(s1, this.Font);
g.DrawString(s1, this.Font, SystemBrushes.ControlText, 0, 40);
g.DrawString(s2, this.Font, SystemBrushes.ControlText, sf.Width, 40);
--
Happy Coding!
Morten Wennevik [C# MVP]