Calculate string display width in C #?

Question

The Java version of this question has been answered, and, well, I don’t know how to do this in .net.

So how do you calculate the display width of a string in C # /. Net?

Answer 1

You have the same problem on this issue as on the Java question - not enough information! It will be different between WinForms and WPF.

For WinForms: Graphics.MeasureString

For WPF, I'm not sure, but I suspect that it will depend on how you draw the text ...

Answer 2

An alternative for Windows Forms is the static TextRenderer.MeasureText method.

Although limited to integer sizes, this one (in tandem with TextRenderer.DrawText) displays a more accurate and significantly better ClearType text than the Graphics.MeasureString / DrawString duo.

Answer 3

In WPF you should use FormattedText .

Answer 4

Graphics.MeasureString , but it's a little flabby, as explained and improved; here

Answer 5

You would use Graphics.MeasureString.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/6xe5hazb.aspx

Answer 6

Graphics.MeasureString ([text to measure], [font used to measure text]);

The resulting object will provide the following:

Other MeasureString overloads are also available.