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Text Shadow
Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.Drawing.Drawing2D
Imports System.Windows.Forms

public class TextShadow
   public Shared Sub Main
        Application.Run(New ShadowFontsForm)
   End Sub
End class

Public Class ShadowFontsForm
    Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form

#Region " Windows Form Designer generated code "

    Public Sub New()
        MyBase.New()

        'This call is required by the Windows Form Designer.
        InitializeComponent()

        'Add any initialization after the InitializeComponent() call

    End Sub

    'Form overrides dispose to clean up the component list.
    Protected Overloads Overrides Sub Dispose(ByVal disposing As Boolean)
        If disposing Then
            If Not (components Is Nothing) Then
                components.Dispose()
            End If
        End If
        MyBase.Dispose(disposing)
    End Sub

    'Required by the Windows Form Designer
    Private components As System.ComponentModel.IContainer

    'NOTE: The following procedure is required by the Windows Form Designer
    'It can be modified using the Windows Form Designer.  
    'Do not modify it using the code editor.
    <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThrough()> Private Sub InitializeComponent()
        '
        'ShadowFontsForm
        '
        Me.AutoScaleBaseSize = New System.Drawing.Size(46, 109)
        Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(800, 266)
        Me.Font = New System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 72.0!)

    End Sub

#End Region

    Private Function GetStringPath(ByVal s As String, ByVal dpi As Single, ByVal rect As RectangleF, ByVal font As Font, ByVal format As StringFormat) As GraphicsPath
        Dim path As GraphicsPath = New GraphicsPath()
        Dim emSize As Single = dpi * font.SizeInPoints / 72
        path.AddString(s, font.FontFamily, CInt(font.Style), emSize, rect, format)
        Return path
    End Function


    Private Sub ShadowFontsForm_Paint(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.PaintEventArgs) Handles MyBase.Paint
        Dim g As Graphics = e.Graphics

        Dim s As String = "www.java2s.com"
        
        Dim size As SizeF = New SizeF(Me.ClientRectangle.Width - 4, Me.ClientRectangle.Height - 4)
        
        Dim rect As RectangleF = New RectangleF(0, 0, size.Width, size.Height)

        Dim pathShadow As GraphicsPath = GetStringPath(s, g.DpiY, New RectangleF(4, 4, size.Width, size.Height), Me.Font, StringFormat.GenericTypographic)
        Dim path As GraphicsPath = GetStringPath(s, g.DpiY, rect, Me.Font, StringFormat.GenericTypographic)

        g.FillPath(Brushes.Black, pathShadow)
        g.FillPath(Brushes.Red, path)
    End Sub
End Class








17.28.Draw string
17.28.1.Print string in 3DPrint string in 3D
17.28.2.Draw string with Brush and Font settingsDraw string with Brush and Font settings
17.28.3.Text outlineText outline
17.28.4.Text ShadowText Shadow
17.28.5.Text ContrastText Contrast
17.28.6.Rotate and Transoform in Text paintingRotate and Transoform in Text painting
17.28.7.Transform TextTransform Text
17.28.8.Use LinearGradientBrush to draw stringUse LinearGradientBrush to draw string
17.28.9.Transparent stringTransparent string