Function to measure text length

11 Nov 2006 2:09 AM

Kevin

I'm trying to create a function that will return the length of a text
string in inches.

e.Graphics.MeasureString(mString, mFont)

Seems to be what I'm looking for, but I don't know how to pass
PaintEventArgs (e).

I don't want to use it in a paint event, I just want it to return a
number when I pass it a string and a font. How do I do this?

11 Nov 2006 3:35 AM

Kevin

Never mind. I figured it out.

On Sat, 11 Nov 2006 02:09:51 GMT, Kevin <Kevinp@nospam.cfl.rr.com>
wrote:

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>I'm trying to create a function that will return the length of a text
>string in inches.
>
>e.Graphics.MeasureString(mString, mFont)
>
>Seems to be what I'm looking for, but I don't know how to pass
>PaintEventArgs (e).
>
>I don't want to use it in a paint event, I just want it to return a
>number when I pass it a string and a font. How do I do this?

11 Nov 2006 5:18 AM

Cor Ligthert [MVP]

Kevin,

Will you as you have figured it out show what you did, people are searching
in this newsgroup, there is quite a few about what you have asked, but now
you are blocking them because there is a new item without an answer in that.

Thanks in advance,

Cor

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"Kevin" <Kevinp@nospam.cfl.rr.com> schreef in bericht
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> Never mind. I figured it out.
>
>
>
> On Sat, 11 Nov 2006 02:09:51 GMT, Kevin <Kevinp@nospam.cfl.rr.com>
> wrote:
>
>>I'm trying to create a function that will return the length of a text
>>string in inches.
>>
>>e.Graphics.MeasureString(mString, mFont)
>>
>>Seems to be what I'm looking for, but I don't know how to pass
>>PaintEventArgs (e).
>>
>>I don't want to use it in a paint event, I just want it to return a
>>number when I pass it a string and a font. How do I do this?