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Draw3dText(Graphics,String,Rectangle,SpecialEffectsTextStyle,SpecialEffectsTextAlignmentFlags,Int32,Int32,Color,Color,Color,Font,Image) Method

Summary

Draws three-dimensional text onto the target device context using the specified font, color, and style.

Syntax

C++

Public Overloads Sub Draw3dText( _ 
   ByVal graphics As Graphics, _ 
   ByVal text As String, _ 
   ByVal destRect As Rectangle, _ 
   ByVal textStyle As Leadtools.Specialeffects.SpecialEffectsTextStyle, _ 
   ByVal textAlignment As Leadtools.Specialeffects.SpecialEffectsTextAlignmentFlags, _ 
   ByVal xDepth As Integer, _ 
   ByVal yDepth As Integer, _ 
   ByVal textColor As Color, _ 
   ByVal shadowColor As Color, _ 
   ByVal hiliteColor As Color, _ 
   ByVal textFont As Font, _ 
   ByVal foreImage As Image _ 
)

public void Draw3dText(  
   Graphics graphics, 
   string text, 
   Rectangle destRect, 
   Leadtools.Specialeffects.SpecialEffectsTextStyle textStyle, 
   Leadtools.Specialeffects.SpecialEffectsTextAlignmentFlags textAlignment, 
   int xDepth, 
   int yDepth, 
   Color textColor, 
   Color shadowColor, 
   Color hiliteColor, 
   Font textFont, 
   Image foreImage 
)

public: 
void Draw3dText(  
   Graphics^ graphics, 
   String^ text, 
   Rectangle destRect, 
   Leadtools.Specialeffects.SpecialEffectsTextStyle textStyle, 
   Leadtools.Specialeffects.SpecialEffectsTextAlignmentFlags textAlignment, 
   int xDepth, 
   int yDepth, 
   Color textColor, 
   Color shadowColor, 
   Color hiliteColor, 
   Font^ textFont, 
   Image^ foreImage 
)

Parameters

graphics
The destination Graphics object.

text
Text string.

destRect
Rectangle to be used as the display destination rectangle.

textStyle
Text style. Use this parameter to control the style and justification of the three-dimensional text. For valid values refer to SpecialEffectsTextStyle.

textAlignment
Text Alignment, For valid values refer to SpecialEffectsTextAlignmentFlags.

xDepth
Horizontal shadow position.

yDepth
Vertical shadow position.

textColor
Value that specifies the text color.

shadowColor
Value that specifies the shadow color.

hiliteColor
Value that specifies the border color.

textFont
Font object that will be used for drawing the 3D text.

foreImage
Image object that will be used to place an image (such as a gradient) on the surface of the three-dimensional text. Use null to paint the color specified in textColor.

Remarks

Use the textStyle and textAlignment parameters to control the style and justification of the three-dimensional text. Use the textFont parameter to place an image (such as a gradient) on the surface of the three-dimensional text.

Drop shadows are available only for the following textStyle values:

DropShadow
BlockShadow
OutlineBlock

Shadow colors are available only for the following textStyle values:

InsetHeavy
InsetExtraHeavy
RaisedHeavy
RaisedExtraHeavy

Highlight colors are available only for the following textStyle values:

InsetLight
InsetExtraLight
InsetHeavy
InsetExtraHeavy
RaisedLight
RaisedExtraLight
RaisedHeavy
RaisedExtraHeavy
OutlineBlock

For general information, refer to Implementing Special Effects.

Example

This example shows the minimum requirements for using the Draw3dText(Graphics,String,Rectangle,SpecialEffectsTextStyle,SpecialEffectsTextAlignmentFlags,Int32,Int32,Color,Color,Color,Font,Image) method.

Imports Leadtools 
Imports Leadtools.Codecs 
Imports Leadtools.SpecialEffects 
Imports Leadtools.Drawing 
 
Public Sub Draw3dText(ByVal g As Graphics, ByVal destRect As Rectangle) 
   Dim processor As SpecialEffectsProcessor = New SpecialEffectsProcessor() 
   Dim textFont As Font = New Font("Arial", 24) 
 
   Dim img As Image = Image.FromFile(Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.ImagesDir, "Ulay1.bmp")) 
 
   processor.Draw3dText(g, "3D Text - LEADTOOLS", destRect, SpecialEffectsTextStyle.DropShadow, SpecialEffectsTextAlignmentFlags.HorizontalCenter Or _ 
                        SpecialEffectsTextAlignmentFlags.VerticalCenter, 2, 2, Color.Blue, Color.Black, Color.White, textFont, img) 
 
   img.Dispose() 
End Sub 
 
Public NotInheritable Class LEAD_VARS 
Public Const ImagesDir As String = "C:\Users\Public\Documents\LEADTOOLS Images" 
End Class

using Leadtools; 
using Leadtools.Codecs; 
using Leadtools.SpecialEffects; 
using Leadtools.Drawing; 
 
public void Draw3dText(Graphics g, Rectangle destRect) 
{ 
   SpecialEffectsProcessor processor = new SpecialEffectsProcessor(); 
   Font textFont = new Font("Arial", 24); 
 
   Image image = Image.FromFile(Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.ImagesDir, "Ulay1.bmp")); 
 
   processor.Draw3dText(g, 
                        "3D Text - LEADTOOLS", 
                        destRect, 
                        SpecialEffectsTextStyle.DropShadow, 
                        SpecialEffectsTextAlignmentFlags.HorizontalCenter |   SpecialEffectsTextAlignmentFlags.VerticalCenter, 
                        2, /* horizontal  shadow position */ 
                        2, /* vertical shadow position */ 
                        Color.Blue, /* text color, blue */ 
                        Color.Black,/* shadow color, black */ 
                        Color.White, /* border color, white */ 
                        textFont, 
                        image); 
 
   image.Dispose(); 
} 
 
static class LEAD_VARS 
{ 
public const string ImagesDir = @"C:\Users\Public\Documents\LEADTOOLS Images"; 
}

Requirements

Target Platforms

See Also

Reference

SpecialEffectsProcessor Class

SpecialEffectsProcessor Members

Overload List

Leadtools.SpecialEffects Assembly

Introduction

Getting Started

Namespaces

Leadtools.SpecialEffects Namespace