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SharpLeaf.GetTextHeight Method

Measure the height taken by a paragraph of text, interpreting linebreaks, possibly wrapping inside a specified width.

Overloads

• public double GetTextHeight(string text);
• public double GetTextHeight(string text,ParagraphStyle style);
• public double GetTextHeight(string text,ParagraphStyle style,double width);

Result

Measured height.

Example

  // Measure height when wrapping text within an inch
   style = new ParagraphStyle(lf.Style,"Wrap=true");
   height = lf.GetTextHeight("Hello\nworld",style,72);

Description

Measurement assumes constant width, and ignores tab stops.

Width is ignored if ParagraphStyle.Wrap is false.

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