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Draw Character Outline
Draw Character Outline

Imports System.Drawing.Drawing2D
Imports System
Imports System.Drawing.Text
Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.Windows.Forms
Imports System.Math

Public Class MainClass

   Shared Sub Main()
       Dim form1 As Form = New Form1()
       Application.Run(form1)
   End Sub 

End Class
 
Public Class Form1
    Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgsHandles MyBase.Load
        Me.ResizeRedraw = True
    End Sub

    Private Sub Form1_Paint(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.PaintEventArgsHandles MyBase.Paint
        Dim txt As String = "www.java2java.com"
        Dim the_font As New Font("Times New Roman"50, _
            FontStyle.Bold, GraphicsUnit.Pixel)
        Dim layout_rect As New RectangleF(00, _
            Me.ClientSize.Width, Me.ClientSize.Height)
        Dim string_format As New StringFormat
        string_format.LineAlignment = StringAlignment.Center
        string_format.Alignment = StringAlignment.Center

        e.Graphics.TextRenderingHint = System.Drawing.Text.TextRenderingHint.AntiAliasGridFit

        Dim character_ranges(txt.Length - 1As CharacterRange
        For i As Integer = To txt.Length - 1
            character_ranges(i= New CharacterRange(i, 1)
        Next i

        string_format.SetMeasurableCharacterRanges(character_ranges)

        Dim character_regions() As Region = _
            e.Graphics.MeasureCharacterRanges(txt, _
            the_font, layout_rect, string_format)

        For Each rgn As Region In character_regions
            Dim character_bounds As RectangleF = rgn.GetBounds(e.Graphics)
            Dim character_rect As Rectangle = _
                Rectangle.Round(character_bounds)
            e.Graphics.DrawRectangle(Pens.White, character_rect)
        Next rgn

        e.Graphics.DrawString(txt, the_font, Brushes.Black, _
            layout_rect, string_format)
    End Sub
End Class
 
 
<Global.Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.DesignerGenerated()> _
Partial Public Class Form1
    Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form

    'Form overrides dispose to clean up the component list.
    <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCode()> _
    Protected Overloads Overrides Sub Dispose(ByVal disposing As Boolean)
        If disposing AndAlso components IsNot Nothing Then
            components.Dispose()
        End If
        MyBase.Dispose(disposing)
    End Sub

    'Required by the Windows Form Designer
    Private components As System.ComponentModel.IContainer

    'NOTE: The following procedure is required by the Windows Form Designer
    'It can be modified using the Windows Form Designer.  
    'Do not modify it using the code editor.
    <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThrough()> _
    Private Sub InitializeComponent()
        Me.SuspendLayout()
        '
        'Form1
        '
        Me.AutoScaleDimensions = New System.Drawing.SizeF(6.0!, 13.0!)
        Me.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font
        Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(200200)
        Me.Name = "Form1"
        Me.Text = ""
        Me.ResumeLayout(False)

    End Sub

End Class


           
       
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