Question

I have overridden the OnPaint method of my Label control in VS2008:

void Label_OnPaint(object sender, PaintEventArgs e) {
  base.OnPaint(e);
  dim lbl = sender as Label;
  if (lbl != null) {
    string Text = lbl.Text;
    e.Graphics.SmoothingMode = System.Drawing.Drawing2D.SmoothingMode.AntiAlias;
    if (myShowShadow) { // draw the shadow first!
      e.Graphics.DrawString(Text, lbl.Font, new SolidBrush(myShadowColor), myShadowOffset, StringFormat.GenericDefault);
    }
    e.Graphics.DrawString(Text, lbl.Font, new SolidBrush(lbl.ForeColor), 0, 0, StringFormat.GenericDefault);
  }
}

This works, but I really want to find out how to center the text both vertically and horizontally. I’ve heard of the MeasureString() method, but my “Text” complicates matters because it could include page breaks.

Could someone guide me with how to do this?

Answer 1

Here is the code i’m using at the moment,

SizeF size;
string text = "Text goes here";
size = e.Graphics.MeasureString(text, font);
x = (lineWidth / 2) - (size.Width / 2);
y = top;
e.Graphics.DrawString(text, font, Brushes.Black, x, y);