ActiveReports 8
DrawText(String,RectangleF) Method
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GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Document.v8 Assembly > GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Document.Section Namespace > Page Class > DrawText Method : DrawText(String,RectangleF) Method

strText
Text string to be drawn on the page.
text
Bounds of the text.

Glossary Item Box

Draws the specified string within the specified bounds.

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration) 
Public Overloads Sub DrawText( _
   ByVal strText As System.String, _
   ByVal text As RectangleF _
) 
C# 
public void DrawText( 
   System.string strText,
   RectangleF text
)

Parameters

strText
Text string to be drawn on the page.
text
Bounds of the text.

Remarks

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

Example

C#Copy Code
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);
}
Visual BasicCopy Code
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)
    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

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