drawing an elipse around some text

[ian]

Hello,

does anyone know how I can draw a ring (it needs to be an elipse) around
some text. (The text is three characters long)

Thanks.

 

[Fitim Skenderi]

Where is the text located. Is it a label on your form, or somwhere else. If
it is a label on your form, you can use GDI+. Check the code below :

Graphics g = Graphics.FromHwnd(this.Handle);
g.DrawEllipse(new Pen(Color.Blue, 3), 10, 10, 40, 40);

hope this helps

Fitim Skenderi

 

[Bob Powell [MVP]]

To draw an ellipse around an arbitrary rectangle you need to make the
ellipse 1.414 (root 2) times the length of the side so obtain the rectangle
that the text will fit in using MeasureString and then create the ellipse to
go around it using 1.414*Rect.Width and 1.414*Rect.Height for the
dimensions.

--
Bob Powell [MVP]
Visual C#, System.Drawing

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[DotNetJunkies User]

Thanks,
This one was bothering me forever.