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Tag Archives: draw strings
Use a custom dash pattern with WPF and XAML in C#
My post Render dashed lines in a WPF program using C# explains how a WPF program can use C# code to render lines with a custom dash pattern onto a bitmap. This post shows how to use a custom dash … Continue reading
Posted in drawing, geometry, graphics, wpf, XAML
Tagged C#, C# programming, custom dash pattern, dash, DashDot, dashed lines, dotted lines, draw strings, draw text, drawing, example, example program, geometry, graphics, OnRender, render, rendering, strings, text, Windows Forms programming, WPF, XAML
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Easily draw rotated text on a form in C#
The example Draw rotated text in C# shows how to draw rotated text. Unfortunately that method requires you to use code at run time to position the text. It’s not too hard but it’s inconvenient if you’re trying to draw … Continue reading
Posted in fonts, forms, graphics
Tagged C#, C# programming, draw rotated strings, draw rotated text, draw strings, draw text, example, example program, fonts, forms, graphics, rotated text, Windows Forms programming
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Get font metrics in a WPF program using C#
This example explains how to get font metrics in a WPF application. It’s actually not too hard, it’s just hard to figure out how to do it. The font metrics are tucked away inside the FormattedText object and the Typeface … Continue reading
Posted in drawing, geometry, graphics, wpf, XAML
Tagged C#, C# programming, draw strings, draw text, drawing, DrawText, example, example program, extension methods, font metrics, geometry, graphics, measure font, measure text, OnRender, render, rendering, strings, text, Windows Forms programming, WPF, XAML
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Easily render rotated text in a WPF program using C#
The example Render text easily in a WPF program using C# shows how to make an extension method that makes rendering text easy in WPF. This example makes a similar extension method that helps you render rotated text. This is … Continue reading
Posted in drawing, extension methods, geometry, graphics, wpf, XAML
Tagged C#, C# programming, draw strings, draw text, drawing, example, example program, extension methods, geometry, graphics, OnRender, render, render rotated text, rendering, rotated text, strings, text, Windows Forms programming, WPF, XAML
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Render text filled with an image in a WPF program using C#
The example Render outlined text in a WPF program using C# shows how to draw text that is filled with one color and outlined with another. This example uses the following overridden OnRender to render text filled with an image. … Continue reading
Posted in drawing, geometry, graphics, wpf, XAML
Tagged C#, C# programming, draw strings, draw text, drawing, example, example program, filled text, geometry, graphics, OnRender, outline, outlined text, render, rendering, strings, text, Windows Forms programming, WPF, XAML
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Render outlined text in a WPF program using C#
The example Render text in a WPF program using C# shows how to draw basic text. This example uses the following overridden OnRender to draw outlined text. protected override void OnRender(DrawingContext drawingContext) { // Clear the background. Rect bg_rect = … Continue reading
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Tagged C#, C# programming, draw strings, draw text, drawing, example, example program, geometry, graphics, OnRender, outline, outlined text, render, rendering, strings, text, Windows Forms programming, WPF, XAML
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Render text easily in a WPF program using C#
The example Render text in a WPF program using C# explains how to draw text in WPF code. This example uses the following extension method to make drawing text easier. // Draw text at the indicated location. public static void … Continue reading
Posted in drawing, extension methods, geometry, graphics, wpf, XAML
Tagged C#, C# programming, draw strings, draw text, drawing, example, example program, extension methods, geometry, graphics, OnRender, render, rendering, strings, text, Windows Forms programming, WPF, XAML
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Render text in a WPF program using C#
Normally to display text in WPF you use some sort of object such as a Label or TextBlock, but you can draw text yourself if necessary. To make this easier, at design time I set the window’s Background property to … Continue reading
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Tagged C#, C# programming, draw strings, draw text, drawing, example, example program, geometry, graphics, HitTestResult, OnRender, render, rendering, strings, text, VisualTreeHelper, Windows Forms programming, WPF, XAML
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Render polygons and polylines in a WPF program using C#
WPF lets you do all sorts of interesting things that are much harder in Windows Forms applications. However sometimes, as in this example, it makes simple things much harder. (WPF’s slogan should be, “Twice as flexible and only five times … Continue reading
Posted in drawing, extension methods, geometry, graphics, wpf, XAML
Tagged C#, C# programming, draw polygon, draw polyline, draw strings, draw text, drawing, DrawPolygon, DrawPolyline, example, example program, extension methods, geometry, graphics, OnRender, polygon, Polyline, render, rendering, strings, text, Windows Forms programming, WPF, XAML
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Render dashed lines in a WPF program using C#
When you draw in WPF, you create a Pen object. You can set that object’s DashStyle to make the pen draw dashed or dotted lines. The following code shows how this example draws the second line from the top. Pen … Continue reading
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Tagged C#, C# programming, dash, DashDot, dashed lines, dotted lines, draw strings, draw text, drawing, example, example program, geometry, graphics, OnRender, render, rendering, strings, text, Windows Forms programming, WPF, XAML
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