Length of a string (in pixels)
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I'm working in managed DX in VB.net. After a bit of fooling around I've gotten my surfaces to let me draw text on them in whatever font i want, (using the font class), now assuming i have a fully filled out font class, how do i go about figuring out how long a string of text would be if it were drawn using that font?
I've done this in VB6 using an api, but it used structures i don't think exist in .net. If i'm wrong, could someone point me at how to use a non-managed api in .net?
Thanks.
[edited by - ZenDarva on June 4, 2004 9:07:22 PM]
Use DrawTextFormat.CalculateRect as a flag to Font.DrawText and it will return the size the text needs.
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Hmm, i think we must be talking about different font classes. The one i''m using doesn''t have any drawtext method. And the drawtext method for the directdraw.surface only has one manner to be called in: surface.drawtext(x as integer, y as integer, text as string, drawatlastposition as boolean).
Is there some way i can use the DC from the surface to use the GDI functions to draw on the surface? Might be messy, but i suppose i''ll take it.
Is there some way i can use the DC from the surface to use the GDI functions to draw on the surface? Might be messy, but i suppose i''ll take it.
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I''m really confused now. 
I''ve looked at using GDI+ to draw onto the directX sufrace i''m using, since i can''t find any actual way of determining the width of the text i wanna draw. It doesn''t look possible to use gdi+ either. GAH, anyone, help please!!?
I''ve looked at using GDI+ to draw onto the directX sufrace i''m using, since i can''t find any actual way of determining the width of the text i wanna draw. It doesn''t look possible to use gdi+ either. GAH, anyone, help please!!?
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After some more research i re-discovered the api call i used last time i had to do this:
Unfortuantly, it wants hdc as a long, and directdraw.surface.getdc returns system.intptr. How would i go about converting it? I''ve already tried using clng(surface.getdc) and it didn''t like that at all. So next i tried the following:
I''m getting a nullreference error when it hits the gettextextentpoint32 call. Now, everything is defined... csurf''s fine, it''s been drawn to extensivly in the sub before this, stitle is set, and i new''d blah right before (Yes, blah''s a stupid variable name, and i''ll change it, it''s just for testing right now) i tried to use it. Anyone have any advice, or perhaps a .net equivilent??
Declare Auto Function GetTextExtentPoint32 Lib "gdi32" Alias "GetTextExtentPoint32A" (ByVal hdc As Long, ByVal lpsz As String, ByVal cbString As Long, ByVal lpSize As Size) As Long Unfortuantly, it wants hdc as a long, and directdraw.surface.getdc returns system.intptr. How would i go about converting it? I''ve already tried using clng(surface.getdc) and it didn''t like that at all. So next i tried the following:
Dim blah As New System.Drawing.Size GetTextExtentPoint32(cSurf.Surf.GetDc.ToInt64, sTitle, sTitle.Length, blah) Debug.WriteLine(blah.Width & " Height " & blah.Height) I''m getting a nullreference error when it hits the gettextextentpoint32 call. Now, everything is defined... csurf''s fine, it''s been drawn to extensivly in the sub before this, stitle is set, and i new''d blah right before (Yes, blah''s a stupid variable name, and i''ll change it, it''s just for testing right now) i tried to use it. Anyone have any advice, or perhaps a .net equivilent??
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Well, i got it, but it's a bit fugly. what i did was dim a friend object of type graphics in the engine. Then when I create my backbuffer I intilize the graphics obj like so
Parent is a system.windows.forms.form object, a reference to the form creating the directx object.
Then, any time i need to know the width of a string i just:
Like i said, hackish. And it wastes resources, :( But it was the only thing i could find.
cGraph = parent.CreateGraphicsParent is a system.windows.forms.form object, a reference to the form creating the directx object.
Then, any time i need to know the width of a string i just:
Dim size As SizeFsize = cGraph.MeasureString(templine, cFont)Like i said, hackish. And it wastes resources, :( But it was the only thing i could find.
Quote:Original post by ZenDarva
Well, i got it, but it's a bit fugly. what i did was dim a friend object of type graphics in the engine. Then when I create my backbuffer I intilize the graphics obj like socGraph = parent.CreateGraphics
Parent is a system.windows.forms.form object, a reference to the form creating the directx object.
Then, any time i need to know the width of a string i just:Dim size As SizeFsize = cGraph.MeasureString(templine, cFont)
Like i said, hackish. And it wastes resources, :( But it was the only thing i could find.
Why not make a table with the lengths of each character (256 in total), at initialization. Then make your own function which calculates the length.
hey i got this
Declare Auto Function GetTextExtentPoint32 Lib "gdi32" Alias "GetTextExtentPoint32offuckthisissolongA" (ByVal hdc As veryLong, ByVal lpsz As String, ByVal cbString As Long, ByVal lpSize As Size) As Long
But as somebody else said..its a bit fuckkish
Declare Auto Function GetTextExtentPoint32 Lib "gdi32" Alias "GetTextExtentPoint32offuckthisissolongA" (ByVal hdc As veryLong, ByVal lpsz As String, ByVal cbString As Long, ByVal lpSize As Size) As Long
But as somebody else said..its a bit fuckkish
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