C#: Graphics DrawString to Exactly Place Text on a System.Label

Question

I have overridden the OnPaint method of my Label control in VS2008:

void Label_OnPaint(object sender, PaintEventArgs e) {
  base.OnPaint(e);
  Label lbl = sender as Label;
  if (lbl != null) {
    string Text = lbl.Text;
    e.Graphics.SmoothingMode = System.Drawing.Drawing2D.SmoothingMode.AntiAlias;
    if (myShowShadow) { // draw the shadow first!
      e.Graphics.DrawString(Text, lbl.Font, new SolidBrush(myShadowColor), myShadowOffset, StringFormat.GenericDefault);
    }
    e.Graphics.DrawString(Text, lbl.Font, new SolidBrush(lbl.ForeColor), 0, 0, StringFormat.GenericDefault);
  }
}

This works, but I really want to find out how to center the text both vertically and horizontally. I've heard of the MeasureString() method, but my "Text" complicates matters because it could include page breaks.

Could someone guide me with how to do this?

Answer 1

You can call TextRenderer.DrawText with the HorizontalCenter and VerticalCenter flags.

Answer 2

Alternatively you can create your own StringFormat object and pass it in using an overload of DrawString that supports a RectangleF:

StringFormat formatter = new StringFormat();
formatter.LineAlignment = StringAlignment.Center;
formatter.Alignment = StringAlignment.Center;

RectangleF rectangle = new RectangleF(0, 0, lbl.Width, lbl.Height);

e.Graphics.DrawString(Text, lbl.Font, new SolidBrush(lbl.ForeColor), rectangle, formatter);