Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.Drawing.Drawing2D
Imports System.Windows.Forms
Imports System.Math
public class DirectionVertical
public Shared Sub Main
Application.Run(New Form1)
End Sub
End class
public class Form1
Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form
Protected Overrides Sub OnPaint(ByVal e As PaintEventArgs)
Dim txt As String = "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog."
Dim the_font As New Font("Times New Roman", 30, FontStyle.Bold, GraphicsUnit.Pixel)
Dim layout_rect As New RectangleF(0, 0, Me.ClientSize.Width - 1, Me.ClientSize.Height - 1)
Dim string_format As New StringFormat
string_format.Alignment = StringAlignment.Center
string_format.LineAlignment = StringAlignment.Center
string_format.FormatFlags = StringFormatFlags.DirectionVertical Or StringFormatFlags.DirectionRightToLeft
e.Graphics.TextRenderingHint = System.Drawing.Text.TextRenderingHint.AntiAliasGridFit
e.Graphics.DrawString(txt, the_font, Brushes.Black, layout_rect, string_format)
End Sub
Public Sub New()
MyBase.New()
Me.AutoScaleBaseSize = New System.Drawing.Size(5, 13)
Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(292, 273)
Me.StartPosition = System.Windows.Forms.FormStartPosition.CenterScreen
End Sub
End Class