Background color for method Graphic.DrawString()

Question

Use VS 2010, VB.NET, .NET Framework 4, Windows 7

How I can set background color for method Graphic.DrawString()?

I use this code for write text on image:

Graphic.DrawString(Text, InstFont, InstBrush, TextPosition)<br/>

Answer 1

You don't specify a background color.

The background color is whatever you draw on (just like using a pen or pencil - the paper color is already set). If you need to have a different color, you can use FillRectangle() and use MeasureString() to determine how big a rectangle you need to draw.

 

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Stephen J Whiteley

Answer 2

Hi, I quoted this code from the msdn documentation found here

 

 

Public Sub DrawStringPointF(ByVal e As PaintEventArgs)

    ' Create string to draw.
    Dim drawString As [String] = "Sample Text"

    ' Create font and brush.
    Dim drawFont As New Font("Arial", 16)
    Dim drawBrush As New SolidBrush(Color.Black)

    ' Create point for upper-left corner of drawing.
    Dim drawPoint As New PointF(150.0F, 150.0F)

    ' Draw string to screen.
    e.Graphics.DrawString(drawString, drawFont, drawBrush, drawPoint)
End Sub

Make sure that you used the following code inside the paint event of your form.

 

Hope it helps

 

P.S: I thought you were wondering about the parameters passed to the method. Regarding your question, I do agree wth SJWhiteley.

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Waleed El-Badry, Mechatronics Department, College of Engineering, Misr University for Science and Technology View my MCP Certifications

Answer 3

You can do that using the HatchBrush.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.drawing.drawing2d.hatchbrush.aspx

Another way is drawing three times.

 

 

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Cor

Answer 4

How I can set background color for method Graphic.DrawString()?

I use this code for write text on image:

Graphic.DrawString(Text, InstFont, InstBrush, TextPosition)<br/>

Your question isn't clear.  "write text on image" inplies that the background for the text is the image.  What part of the background do you want to change?