Question

I have code, similar to the following:

string myText = "This is a test";
Font myFont = new Font("Arial", 10);
Rectangle rect = new Rectangle(10,10,100,100);
Graphics g = e.Graphics;
g.DrawString(myText, myFont, rect.X, rect.Y);

Although this works, what I would like to do is have the text vertically and horizontally centered within the dimensions of the rectangle. In addition, if its possible, I’d like to wrap the text if its too big to fit on one line. How do I do this in C#/GDI+?

Answer 1

I would use one of the DrawString Overloads that takes a StringFormat You would have to check the Length of your Text using MeasureString to make sure it would fit and wrap it yourself. In looking further at the StringFormatFlags it has a NoWrap Flag implying that the default is to wrap:

from last link:

Text wrapping between lines when formatting within a rectangle is disabled. This flag is implied when a point is passed instead of a rectangle, or when the specified rectangle has a zero line length.