Resize To Text Width
Resizes width of a Windows control to the text that contains.
Source
/// <summary>
/// Resizes the control width to the content text
/// </summary>
/// <param name="control"></param>
/// <param name="text"></param>
/// <param name="font"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static void ResizeToTextWidth(this Control control)
{
using (System.Drawing.Graphics g = control.CreateGraphics())
{
control.Width = (int)Math.Ceiling(g.MeasureString(control.Text, control.Font).Width);
}
}
Example
private void AddLabel()
{
Label lbl= new Label();
lbl.Name = "myName";
lbl.Padding = new Padding(0);
lbl.Margin = new Padding(0);
lbl.TextAlign = ContentAlignment.MiddleCenter;
lbl.Font = new Font(this.Font.FontFamily, 8, FontStyle.Bold);
lbl.Text = "Some Random Text";
lbl.ResizeToTextWidth();
this.Controls.Add(lbl);
}
Author: Gabriel Espinoza
Submitted on: 15 jul. 2013
Language: C#
Type: System.Windows.Forms.Control
Views: 5166