DrawArea.text4

ChartDirector 7.1 (.NET Edition)

Usage

`[C#]`	`public TTFText text4(string text, string font, int fontIndex, double fontHeight, double fontWidth, double angle, bool vertical);`
`[VB]`	`Public Function text4(text As String, font As String, fontIndex As Integer, fontHeight As Double, fontWidth As Double, angle As Double, vertical As Boolean) As TTFText`

Description

Creates a TTFText object representing a text block.

The TTFText object contains methods to measure and draw the text. This method is useful if the size of the text is needed before deciding where the draw it.

Arguments

Argument	Default	Description
text	(Mandatory)	A string representing the text to be drawn. CDML
font	(Mandatory)	The font name. See Font Specification for details on various font attributes.
fontIndex	(Mandatory)	The font index in case the font name refers to a font collection. An index of 0 means the first font.
fontHeight	(Mandatory)	The font height in points.
fontWidth	(Mandatory)	The font width in points.
angle	(Mandatory)	The rotation angle of the text.
vertical	(Mandatory)	This argument is for compatibility with older versions of ChartDirector. Always set it to false.

Return Value

The TTFText object created.