'Declaration
 
Public Shared Function MeasureString( _
   ByVal graphics As Graphics, _
   ByVal text As String, _
   ByVal font As Font, _
   ByVal format As StringFormat _
) As SizeF

'Usage
 
Dim graphics As Graphics
Dim text As String
Dim font As Font
Dim format As StringFormat
Dim value As SizeF
 
value = SmartPaint.MeasureString(graphics, text, font, format)

public static SizeF MeasureString( 
   Graphics graphics,
   string text,
   Font font,
   StringFormat format
)

Parameters

graphics

The Graphics that will be used to draw the string.

text

The string to measure.

font

The font object that defines the text format of the string.

format

A StringFormat object that represents formatting information, such as line spacing, for the string.

Return Value

Graphics.MeasureString always returns a value that accommodates the maximum size the text can take in the "worst case scenario". This means that if the text is regular (no bold nor italic), this size will include some padding space. This method will try to always give this spacing no matter what the FontStyle is.

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

Reference

SmartPaint Class
SmartPaint Members