Topic: TextBox extents in .NET

[Kerry]

I needed to know programmatically the width of various textstrings using various  Styles.
The Text is just strings, not the value of a database resident object.

Persistance paid off ....
There are several nice  methods in the Autodesk.AutoCAD.GraphicsInterface namespace

This is a tester to prove the concept :
I haven't idiot-proofed it yet, so don't take it to the bank without some testing.

Code - C#: [Select]

1.         //================================================
2.         [CommandMethod("TextExtentsTest2")]
3.         static public void TextWidth() {
4.             var ed = AcadApp.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument.Editor;
5.             var ts = new Autodesk.AutoCAD.GraphicsInterface.TextStyle();
6.             ts.FromTextStyleTableRecord("Standard");
7.             ts.TextSize = 25;
8.             ed.WriteMessage("AP " + ts.ExtentsBox("AP", true, false, null).MaxPoint.X);
9.             ed.WriteMessage("\nAPPLE " + ts.ExtentsBox("APPLE", true, false, null).MaxPoint.X);
10.             ed.WriteMessage("\nAPPLESAUCE " + ts.ExtentsBox("APPLESAUCE", true, false, null).MaxPoint.X);
11.         }
12.         //================================================
13.  

[MexicanCustard]

Thanks Kerry!  I've been doing this the hard way.  Didn't know about these methods in Autodesk.AutoCAD.GraphicsInterface.

[sybold]

oh wow, great find!