DrawText(String,Single,Single,Single,Single) Method

Draws the specified string within the specified coordinates.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Sub DrawText( _
   ByVal strText As System.String, _
   ByVal left As System.Single, _
   ByVal top As System.Single, _
   ByVal width As System.Single, _
   ByVal height As System.Single _
)

public void DrawText( 
   System.string strText,
   System.float left,
   System.float top,
   System.float width,
   System.float height
)

Parameters

strText: Text string to be drawn on the page.
left: Left position of the text.
top: Top position of the text.
width: Width of the text area (in inches).
height: Height of the text area (in inches).

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;

    arv.Document.Pages[0].DrawText("Confidential", 1, 1, 6.5f, 9);
}

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)

    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", 1, 1, 6.5, 9)
    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

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Overload List