How to truncate text

[Mark B]

I am using DrawString to write the value of a variable, Text1 (email
address), on a square.

If the text is greater than 200 pixels in length, I want to truncate the end
of the text and display three periods:

someones_long_email@somew...

Any help appreciated:

{
var lngText1Length = g.MeasureString(Text1, rectangleArialFont12).Width;
g.DrawString(Text1, rectangleArialFont12, SystemBrushes.WindowText, new
PointF(40, 218));
}

 

[Jeff Johnson]

If the text is greater than 200 pixels in length, I want to truncate the
end of the text and display three periods:

Take a look at the System.Drawing.StringFormat class.

 

[RobinDotNet]

I am using DrawString to write the value of a variable, Text1 (email
address), on a square.

If the text is greater than 200 pixels in length, I want to truncate the
end of the text and display three periods:

someones_long_email@somew...

Any help appreciated:

{
var lngText1Length = g.MeasureString(Text1,
rectangleArialFont12).Width;
g.DrawString(Text1, rectangleArialFont12, SystemBrushes.WindowText, new
PointF(40, 218));
}

Here's an example:

StringFormat sf = new StringFormat();
sf.Trimming = StringTrimming.EllipsisCharacter;
Rectangle textRect =
new Rectangle(textPositionX, textPositionY, containerWidth,
containerHeight);
gfx.DrawString(thisIsMyText, thisIsMyFont, thisIsMyBrush, textRect, sf);

sf.Dispose();
gfx.Dispose();

//also don't forget to dispose of your font and brush
//gfx is the graphics instance I am using

RobinS.
GoldMail.com