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Gene Vital

What is the easiest way to get the width of a string based on font metrics?

Nov 17 '05 #1

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Gene Vital wrote:

What is the easiest way to get the width of a string based on font metrics?

System.Drawing.Graphics has an instance method MeasureString that takes
a Font and a String and returns a SizeF.

Adam

Nov 17 '05 #2

Bob Powell [MVP]

In addition to Adam's answer you can use MeasureCharacterRanges for a more
accurate result in some cases.

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Gene Vital wrote:
What is the easiest way to get the width of a string based on font
metrics?

System.Drawing.Graphics has an instance method MeasureString that takes
a Font and a String and returns a SizeF.

Adam

Nov 17 '05 #3

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