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  • johnb41
    #1

    Drawstring question...

    I need to print out a string of text and obviously i'm using the
    DrawString command.

    But the string must be placed AFTER some "programmatical ly generated
    text" (also printed using DrawString). That text would range from a
    single line, to maybe up to 10 lines. So i cannot hard code the
    position for the Drawstring command... it must come AFTER the generated
    text, where ever that might be.

    Is there any way to determine the position (x,y) of the end of the auto
    generated text? I could then take that value and then add a little bit
    to it.

    I'm totally stumped with this and would appreciate some help or
    direction.

    Thanks,
    John

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    • Mythran
      #2
      Re: Drawstring question...


      "johnb41" <jsbuchmann@gma il.comwrote in message
      news:1155144202 .591285.306250@ i3g2000cwc.goog legroups.com...
      >I need to print out a string of text and obviously i'm using the
      DrawString command.
      >
      But the string must be placed AFTER some "programmatical ly generated
      text" (also printed using DrawString). That text would range from a
      single line, to maybe up to 10 lines. So i cannot hard code the
      position for the Drawstring command... it must come AFTER the generated
      text, where ever that might be.
      >
      Is there any way to determine the position (x,y) of the end of the auto
      generated text? I could then take that value and then add a little bit
      to it.
      >
      I'm totally stumped with this and would appreciate some help or
      direction.
      >
      Thanks,
      John
      >
      Use the MeasureString method of the Graphics object to obtain the rectangle
      that contains the size of the text. Add this to the x and y positions you
      passed to the DrawString of the original text and voila, the ending x and y
      positions you want :)

      HTH,
      Mythran


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        • johnb41
          #3
          Re: Drawstring question...

          Thanks! I got it to work. The MeasureString method actually returns a
          PointF, not a rectangle. But from that i can get the "height" which is
          what i need. :)

          John

          Use the MeasureString method of the Graphics object to obtain the rectangle
          that contains the size of the text. Add this to the x and y positions you
          passed to the DrawString of the original text and voila, the ending x and y
          positions you want :)
          >
          HTH,
          Mythran

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            • Mythran
              #4
              Re: Drawstring question...


              "johnb41" <jsbuchmann@gma il.comwrote in message
              news:1155152387 .349414.136530@ 75g2000cwc.goog legroups.com...
              Thanks! I got it to work. The MeasureString method actually returns a
              PointF, not a rectangle. But from that i can get the "height" which is
              what i need. :)
              >
              John
              >
              >
              >Use the MeasureString method of the Graphics object to obtain the
              >rectangle
              >that contains the size of the text. Add this to the x and y positions
              >you
              >passed to the DrawString of the original text and voila, the ending x and
              >y
              >positions you want :)
              >>
              >HTH,
              >Mythran
              >
              Hmm, .Net 2005 ... MeasureString returns a PointF? PointF contains Height?
              Hmm, I thought a PointF was a floating point version of a Point structure
              which contains 2 members, X and Y (hence, Point...since a single point in
              space has no physical dimensions, just a location [x and y]).

              Mythran


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                • johnb41
                  #5
                  Re: Drawstring question...

                  Oops, my bad! It returns a SizeF, which from that you can get the
                  width and height properties. Not PointF, sorry!

                  John

                  Hmm, .Net 2005 ... MeasureString returns a PointF? PointF contains Height?
                  Hmm, I thought a PointF was a floating point version of a Point structure
                  which contains 2 members, X and Y (hence, Point...since a single point in
                  space has no physical dimensions, just a location [x and y]).
                  >
                  Mythran

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                    • Mythran
                      #6
                      Re: Drawstring question...


                      "johnb41" <jsbuchmann@gma il.comwrote in message
                      news:1155218380 .162897.48490@p 79g2000cwp.goog legroups.com...
                      Oops, my bad! It returns a SizeF, which from that you can get the
                      width and height properties. Not PointF, sorry!
                      >
                      John
                      >
                      >
                      >Hmm, .Net 2005 ... MeasureString returns a PointF? PointF contains
                      >Height?
                      >Hmm, I thought a PointF was a floating point version of a Point structure
                      >which contains 2 members, X and Y (hence, Point...since a single point in
                      >space has no physical dimensions, just a location [x and y]).
                      >>
                      >Mythran
                      >
                      Aye, makes sense :) I could have checked it out myself and would probably
                      wouldn't have needed this discussion. The funny thing is, I was using
                      MeasureString extensively the other day, and it slipped my mind lol

                      Glad it works for ya :)

                      Mythran


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