Text Columns : String Format « 2D Graphics « C# / C Sharp

1. C# / C Sharp
2. 2D Graphics
3. String Format

Text Columns

 


using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Drawing.Drawing2D;
using System.Drawing.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
   
class TextColumns: Form
{
     public static void Main()
     {
          Application.Run(new TextColumns());
     }
     public TextColumns()
     {
          Font = new Font("Times New Roman", 10);
          ResizeRedraw = true; 
     }
     protected override void OnPaint(PaintEventArgs pea)
     {
          DoPage(pea.Graphics, ForeColor,ClientSize.Width, ClientSize.Height);
     }     
     protected void DoPage(Graphics grfx, Color clr, int cx, int cy)
     {
          Brush        brush  = new SolidBrush(clr);
          int          iChars, iLines;
          string       str    = "Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text ";
          StringFormat strfmt = new StringFormat();
   
  
          PointF[] aptf = { new PointF(cx, cy) };
          grfx.TransformPoints(CoordinateSpace.Device, 
                               CoordinateSpace.Page, aptf);
   
          grfx.PageUnit  = GraphicsUnit.Point;
   
          grfx.TransformPoints(CoordinateSpace.Page, 
                               CoordinateSpace.Device, aptf);
          float fcx = aptf[0].X;
          float fcy = aptf[0].Y;
   
          strfmt.HotkeyPrefix = HotkeyPrefix.Show;
          strfmt.Trimming     = StringTrimming.Word;
          strfmt.FormatFlags |= StringFormatFlags.NoClip; 
          strfmt.SetTabStops(0, new float[] { 18 });
   
          for (int x = 0; x < fcx && str.Length > 0; x += 156)
          {
               RectangleF rectf = new RectangleF(x, 0, 144, 
                                                 fcy - Font.GetHeight(grfx));
   
               grfx.DrawString(str, Font, brush, rectf, strfmt);
               grfx.MeasureString(str, Font, rectf.Size, strfmt, 
                                  out iChars, out iLines);
   
               str = str.Substring(iChars);
          }
   
     }
}

 

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