VB.Net Tutorial/2D Graphics/StringFormatFlags

Vertical Direction

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