Resize label based on contents

[Matthew]

I have a label that displays the output of my program. I want to make the
label very close to the size of the text it contains. The problem is the
text changes.
So, can I dynamically resize the label based on its contents?
Note: the font size changes as well.

Thank you,

Matthew

[Cor Ligthert]

Matthew,

You can try it like this

\\\Most part typed in here so watch typos
Dim g As Graphics = Graphics.FromHwnd(textbox1.Handle)
Dim txtAvgCharWidth As Integer = _
CInt(g.MeasureString("Textbox1.text", textbox1.Font).Width /
Textbox1.lenght)
textbox1.width = mytext.length * txtbAvgCharWidth
////

It is by the way never exact doing this way.

I hope this helps?

Cor

[Cor Ligthert]

Matthew,

You can try it like this

\\\Most part typed in here so watch typos
Dim g As Graphics = Graphics.FromHwnd(textbox1.Handle)
Dim txtAvgCharWidth As Integer = _
CInt(g.MeasureString("Textbox1.text", textbox1.Font).Width /
Textbox1.lenght)
textbox1.width = mytext.length * txtbAvgCharWidth
////

It is by the way never exact doing this way.

I hope this helps?

Cor

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

"Matthew" <tu*************@alltel.net> schrieb:

I have a label that displays the output of my program. I want
to make the label very close to the size of the text it contains.
The problem is the text changes.
So, can I dynamically resize the label based on its contents?
Note: the font size changes as well.

Set the label's 'AutoSize' property to 'True'.

--
Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
<URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

"Matthew" <tu*************@alltel.net> schrieb:

I have a label that displays the output of my program. I want
to make the label very close to the size of the text it contains.
The problem is the text changes.
So, can I dynamically resize the label based on its contents?
Note: the font size changes as well.

Set the label's 'AutoSize' property to 'True'.

--
Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
<URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>

[Matthew]

> Set the label's 'AutoSize' property to 'True'.

You're a genius.

Thanks a million!

Matthew

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

"Matthew" <tu*************@alltel.net> schrieb:

Set the label's 'AutoSize' property to 'True'.

You're a genius.

In future, check a class's properties/methods in documentation before asking
here :-).

--
Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
<URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>