Csharp/C Sharp/2D Graphics/Text Justify

a long string that will wrap and centered both vertically and horizontally

 
    
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ruponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
public class Form1 : Form {
    protected override void OnPaint(PaintEventArgs e) {
    Graphics g = e.Graphics;
    g.FillRectangle(Brushes.White, this.ClientRectangle);
    String s = "This is a long string that will wrap. ";
    s += "It will be centered both vertically and horizontally.";
    Font f = new Font("Arial", 12);
    StringFormat sf = new StringFormat();
    sf.Alignment = StringAlignment.Center;        
    sf.LineAlignment = StringAlignment.Center;    
    Rectangle r = new Rectangle(10, 10, 300, f.Height * 4);
    g.DrawRectangle(Pens.Black, r);
    g.DrawString(s, f, Brushes.Black, r, sf);
    f.Dispose();
    }
    public static void Main() {
        Application.Run(new Form1());
    }
}

Draw left justified text

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Collections;
using System.ruponentModel;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Data;
public class Form1 : System.Windows.Forms.Form{
  public Form1()
  {
        InitializeComponent();
        SetStyle(ControlStyles.Opaque, true);
        Bounds = new Rectangle(0, 0, 500, 300);
  }
    protected override void OnPaint(PaintEventArgs e) {
         Graphics g = e.Graphics;
   
         g.FillRectangle(Brushes.White, ClientRectangle);
         // Draw left justified text
         Rectangle rect = new Rectangle(0, 0, 400, Font.Height);
         g.DrawRectangle(Pens.Blue, rect);
         g.DrawString("www.nfex.ru", Font,
            Brushes.Black, rect);
      }
    private void InitializeComponent()
    {
      this.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(300,300);
      this.Text = "Form1";
    }
    static void Main() 
    {
      Application.Run(new Form1());
    }
}

Draw Rectangle surrounding the Text

 
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ruponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Drawing.Drawing2D;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
public class Form1 : Form {
    protected override void OnPaint(PaintEventArgs e) {
    Graphics g = e.Graphics;
    g.PageUnit = GraphicsUnit.Inch;
    Pen p = new Pen(Color.Black, 1 / 96f);
    Font f = new Font("Times New Roman", 16);
    String s = "Abc";
    SizeF sf = g.MeasureString(s, f);
    g.DrawRectangle(p, 1, 1, sf.Width, sf.Height);
    g.DrawString(s, f, Brushes.Black, 1, 1);
    f.Dispose();
    p.Dispose();
    }
    public static void Main() {
        Application.Run(new Form1());
    }
}

Draw right justified text

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Collections;
using System.ruponentModel;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Data;
public class Form1 : System.Windows.Forms.Form{
  public Form1()
  {
        InitializeComponent();
        SetStyle(ControlStyles.Opaque, true);
        Bounds = new Rectangle(0, 0, 500, 300);
  }
    protected override void OnPaint(PaintEventArgs e) {
         Graphics g = e.Graphics;
   
         g.FillRectangle(Brushes.White, ClientRectangle);

         // Draw right justified text
         Font aFont = new Font("Arial", 16, FontStyle.Bold | FontStyle.Italic);
         Rectangle rect = new Rectangle(0, 0, 400, aFont.Height);
         g.DrawRectangle(Pens.Blue, rect);
         
         StringFormat sf = new StringFormat();
         sf.Alignment = StringAlignment.Far;
         g.DrawString("www.nfex.ru", aFont, Brushes.Blue,
            rect, sf);
      }
    private void InitializeComponent()
    {
      this.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(300,300);
      this.Text = "Form1";
    }
    static void Main() 
    {
      Application.Run(new Form1());
    }
}

Draw the rectangle and draw the string, using the rectangle as a bounding box

 
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ruponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
public class Form1 : Form {
    protected override void OnPaint(PaintEventArgs e) {
    Graphics g = e.Graphics;
    g.FillRectangle(Brushes.White, this.ClientRectangle);
    String s = "This string is long enough to wrap. ";
    Font f = new Font("Arial", 12);
    Rectangle r = new Rectangle(20, 20, 150, f.Height * 4);
    StringFormat sf = new StringFormat();
    sf.FormatFlags = StringFormatFlags.NoWrap;
    g.DrawRectangle(Pens.Black, r);
    g.DrawString(s, f, Brushes.Black, r, sf);
    f.Dispose();
    }
    public static void Main() {
        Application.Run(new Form1());
    }
}

Rotate the text 45 degrees clockwise and translate the text 150 pixels horizontally

 
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ruponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Drawing.Drawing2D;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
public class Form1 : Form {
    protected override void OnPaint(PaintEventArgs e) {
    Graphics g = e.Graphics;
    g.FillRectangle(Brushes.White, this.ClientRectangle);
    Font f = new Font("Times New Roman", 24);
    g.DrawString("Rotate then Translate", f, Brushes.Black, 0, 0);
    g.RotateTransform(45);
    g.TranslateTransform(150, 0);
    g.DrawString("Rotate  then Translate ", f, Brushes.Black, 0, 0);
    }
    public static void Main() {
        Application.Run(new Form1());
    }
}

String Rectangle

 
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ruponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
public class Form1 : Form {
    protected override void OnPaint(PaintEventArgs e) {
    Graphics g = e.Graphics;
    g.FillRectangle(Brushes.White, this.ClientRectangle);
    String s = "AAAAAAAAAA";
    StringFormat sf = new StringFormat(StringFormatFlags.DirectionVertical);
    Font f = new Font("Times New Roman", 14);
    SizeF sizef = g.MeasureString(s, f, Int32.MaxValue, sf);
    RectangleF rf = new RectangleF(20, 20, sizef.Width, sizef.Height);
    g.DrawRectangle(Pens.Black, rf.Left, rf.Top, rf.Width, rf.Height);
    g.DrawString(s, f, Brushes.Black, rf, sf);
    f.Dispose();
    }
    public static void Main() {
        Application.Run(new Form1());
    }
}

This text is centered and underlined

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Collections;
using System.ruponentModel;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Data;
public class Form1 : System.Windows.Forms.Form{
  public Form1()
  {
        InitializeComponent();
        SetStyle(ControlStyles.Opaque, true);
        Bounds = new Rectangle(0, 0, 500, 300);
  }
    protected override void OnPaint(PaintEventArgs e) {
         Graphics g = e.Graphics;
   
         g.FillRectangle(Brushes.White, ClientRectangle);
         // draw centered text
         Font cFont = new Font("Courier New", 12, FontStyle.Underline);
         Rectangle rect = new Rectangle(0, 0, 400, cFont.Height);
         g.DrawRectangle(Pens.Blue, rect);
         StringFormat sf = new StringFormat();
         sf.Alignment = StringAlignment.Center;
         g.DrawString("This text is centered  and underlined.", cFont,
            Brushes.Red, rect, sf);

      }
    private void InitializeComponent()
    {
      this.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(300,300);
      this.Text = "Form1";
    }
    static void Main() 
    {
      Application.Run(new Form1());
    }
}

use a 12pt font, and assume the text string must fit into a width of 150 pixels

 
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ruponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
public class Form1 : Form {
    protected override void OnPaint(PaintEventArgs e) {
    Graphics g = e.Graphics;
    g.FillRectangle(Brushes.White, this.ClientRectangle);
    String s = "This string is long enough to wrap. ";
    Font f = new Font("Arial", 12);
    SizeF sf = g.MeasureString(s, f, 150);
    RectangleF rf = new RectangleF(20, 20, sf.Width, sf.Height);
    g.DrawRectangle(Pens.Black, rf.Left, rf.Top, rf.Width, rf.Height);
    g.DrawString(s, f, Brushes.Black, rf); 
    f.Dispose();
    }
    public static void Main() {
        Application.Run(new Form1());
    }
}

Use tab to control the DrawString

 
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ruponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
public class Form1 : Form {
    protected override void OnPaint(PaintEventArgs e) {
    Graphics g = e.Graphics;
    g.FillRectangle(Brushes.White, this.ClientRectangle);
    Font f = new Font("Times New Roman", 12);
    Font bf = new Font(f, FontStyle.Bold);
    StringFormat sf = new StringFormat();
    float[] ts = { 10.0f, 70.0f, 100.0f, 90.0f };
    sf.SetTabStops(0.0f, ts);
    string s1 = "\tA\tAAA\tAAAAA\tAAAAAAAAAA";
    string s2 = "\tAAAAAAA\tAAAAA\tAA\tAAA";
    g.DrawString(s1, bf, Brushes.Black, 20, 20, sf);
    g.DrawString(s2, f, Brushes.Blue, 20, 20 + bf.Height, sf);
    f.Dispose();
    bf.Dispose();
    }
    public static void Main() {
        Application.Run(new Form1());
    }
}

With a 200px-width rectangle, and a 12pt font, it requires six lines to display the string in its entirety

 
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ruponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
public class Form1 : Form {
    protected override void OnPaint(PaintEventArgs e) {
    Graphics g = e.Graphics;
    g.FillRectangle(Brushes.White, this.ClientRectangle);
    String s = "This string is long enough to wrap. ";
    Font f = new Font("Arial", 12);
    Rectangle r = new Rectangle(20, 20, 200, f.Height * 6);
    g.DrawRectangle(Pens.Black, r);
    g.DrawString(s, f, Brushes.Black, r);
    f.Dispose();
    }
    public static void Main() {
        Application.Run(new Form1());
    }
}