Class FontMetrics

Simple font metrics class, independent of graphics subsystems and installed fonts.

Inheritance

object

FontMetrics

Inherited Members

object.Equals(object)

object.Equals(object, object)

object.GetHashCode()

object.GetType()

object.MemberwiseClone()

object.ReferenceEquals(object, object)

object.ToString()

Namespace: Codecrete.SwissQRBill.Generator.Canvas

Assembly: Codecrete.SwissQRBill.Core.dll

Syntax

public class FontMetrics

Constructors

FontMetrics(string)

Initializes a new instance for the given list of font families.

If more than one family is specified, the first family is used for metrics.

Declaration

public FontMetrics(string fontFamilyList)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	fontFamilyList	The font families, separated by comma (syntax as in CSS).

Properties

FirstFontFamily

Gets the first font family (from the font family list).

Declaration

public string FirstFontFamily { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
string	The first font family name.

FontFamilyList

Gets the font family list (comma separated, same syntax as for CSS).

Declaration

public string FontFamilyList { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
string	The font family list, comma separated.

Methods

Ascender(int)

Gets the distance between the baseline and the top of tallest letter.

Declaration

public double Ascender(int fontSize)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
int	fontSize	The font size (in pt).

Returns

Type	Description
double	The distance (in mm).

Descender(int)

Gets the distance between the baseline and the bottom of letter extending the farthest below the baseline.

Declaration

public double Descender(int fontSize)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
int	fontSize	The font size (in pt).

Returns

Type	Description
double	The distance (in mm).

LineHeight(int)

Gets the distance between the baselines of two consecutive text lines.

Declaration

public double LineHeight(int fontSize)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
int	fontSize	The font size (in pt).

Returns

Type	Description
double	The distance (in mm).

SplitLines(string, double, int)

Splits the text into lines.

The text is split such that no line is wider the specified maximum width. If possible, the text is split at whitespace characters. If a word is wider than the specified maximum width, the word is split and put onto two or more lines. The text is always split at newlines.

Declaration

public string[] SplitLines(string text, double maxLength, int fontSize)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	text	The text to split into lines.
double	maxLength	The maximum line length (in pt).
int	fontSize	The font size (in pt).

Returns

Type	Description
string[]	The resulting array of text lines.

TextWidth(string, int, bool)

Returns the width of the specified text for the specified font size.

Declaration

public double TextWidth(string text, int fontSize, bool isBold)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	text	The text to measure.
int	fontSize	The font size (in pt).
bool	isBold	The flag indicating if the text is in bold or regular weight.

Returns

Type	Description
double	The text's width (in mm).