DrawText(String,RectangleF,String) Method

Draws the specified string within the specified bounds and creates a hyperlink at the specified area.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Sub DrawText( _
   ByVal strText As System.String, _
   ByVal text As RectangleF, _
   ByVal strLink As System.String _
)

public void DrawText( 
   System.string strText,
   RectangleF text,
   System.string strLink
)

Parameters

strText: Text string to be drawn on the page.
text: Bounds of the text.
strLink: Hyperlink URL.

Remarks

Uses the page's Font, ForeColor, BackColor, TextAlignment, TextAngle and VerticalTextAlignment properties to draw the string.

Example

private void arv_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    rptDocument rpt = new rptDocument();
    rpt.Run();
    arv.Document=rpt.Document;

    System.Drawing.Font f = new System.Drawing.Font("Times New Roman", 36);
    arv.Document.Pages[0].ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.YellowGreen;
    arv.Document.Pages[0].Font = f;
    arv.Document.Pages[0].TextAlignment = GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Document.Section.TextAlignment.Center;
    arv.Document.Pages[0].TextAngle = 900;
    arv.Document.Pages[0].VerticalTextAlignment = GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Document.Section.VerticalTextAlignment.Middle;

    Single x = 1.0F;
    Single y = 1.0F;
    Single width = 6.5F;
    Single height = 9.0F;
    RectangleF drawRect = new RectangleF(x,y,width,height);

    arv.Document.Pages[0].DrawText("Confidential", drawRect, "www.grapecity.com");
}

Visual Basic

Private Sub arv_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles arv.Load
    Dim rpt As New rptDocument
    rpt.Run()
    arv.Document = rpt.Document

    Dim f As New System.Drawing.Font("Times New Roman", 36)
    Dim x As Single = 1.0F
    Dim y As Single = 1.0F
    Dim width As Single = 6.0F
    Dim height As Single = 9.0F
    Dim drawRect As New RectangleF(x, y, width, height)

    With arv.Document.Pages(0)
        .Font = f
        .ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.YellowGreen
        .TextAlignment = GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Document.Section.TextAlignment.Center
        .TextAngle = 900
        .VerticalTextAlignment = GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Document.Section.VerticalTextAlignment.Middle
        .DrawText("Confidential", drawRect, "www.grapecity.com")
    End With
End Sub

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

Reference

Page Class
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Overload List