To draw text at an angle, use the Graphics object and create a subroutine to rotate text.
1. Navigate to the Toolbox and add the C1PrintPreviewControl and C1PrintDocument controls to your project.
2. Click C1PrintPreviewControl1 to select it and in the Properties window set its Document property to C1PrintDocument1.
3. Add the following code to the Form_Load event:
Me.C1PrintDocument1.StartDoc()
Me.C1PrintDocument1.RenderBlockGraphicsBegin()
' Declare the graphics object.
Dim g As System.Drawing.Graphics
g = Me.C1PrintDocument1.CurrentBlockGraphics
Dim fontb = New Font("Arial", 12, FontStyle.Bold)
' Subroutine to alter text angle.
RotateText(g, fontb, "Hello World", -45, Brushes.CadetBlue, 10, 100)
Me.C1PrintDocument1.RenderBlockGraphicsEnd()
Me.C1PrintDocument1.EndDoc()
• C#
this.c1PrintDocument1.StartDoc();
this.c1PrintDocument1.RenderBlockGraphicsBegin();
// Declare the graphics object.
System.Drawing.Graphics g;
g = this.c1PrintDocument1.CurrentBlockGraphics;
Font fontb = new Font("Arial", 12, FontStyle.Bold);
// Subroutine to alter text angle.
RotateText(g, fontb, "Hello World", -45, Brushes.CadetBlue, 10, 100);
this.c1PrintDocument1.RenderBlockGraphicsEnd();
this.c1PrintDocument1.EndDoc();
4. Add the following RotateText subroutine, which draws the text at an angle:
Public Sub RotateText(ByVal g As Graphics, ByVal f As Font, ByVal s As String, ByVal angle As Single, ByVal b As Brush, ByVal x As Single, ByVal y As Single)
If angle > 360 Then
While angle > 360
angle = angle - 360
End While
ElseIf angle < 0 Then
While angle < 0
angle = angle + 360
End While
End If
' Create a matrix and rotate it n degrees.
Dim myMatrix As New System.Drawing.Drawing2D.Matrix
myMatrix.Rotate(angle, Drawing2D.MatrixOrder.Append)
' Draw the text to the screen after applying the transform.
g.Transform = myMatrix
g.DrawString(s, f, b, x, y)
End Sub
• C#
public void RotateText(Graphics g, Font f, string s, Single angle, Brush b, Single x, Single y)
{
if (angle > 360)
{
while (angle > 360)
{
angle = angle - 360;
}
}
else if (angle < 0)
{
while (angle < 0)
{
angle = angle + 360;
}
}
// Create a matrix and rotate it n degrees.
System.Drawing.Drawing2D.Matrix myMatrix = new System.Drawing.Drawing2D.Matrix();
myMatrix.Rotate(angle, System.Drawing.Drawing2D.MatrixOrder.Append);
// Draw the text to the screen after applying the transform.
g.Transform = myMatrix;
g.DrawString(s, f, b, x, y);
}
What You've Accomplished
The text you added appears at a 45 degree angle:
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