using System; using System.Drawing; using System.Windows.Forms; class TrimmingTheText: Form { public static void Main() { Application.Run(new TrimmingTheText()); } public TrimmingTheText() { Text = "Trimming the Text"; ResizeRedraw = true; } protected override void OnPaint(PaintEventArgs pea) { DoPage(pea.Graphics, ForeColor,ClientSize.Width, ClientSize.Height); } protected void DoPage(Graphics grfx, Color clr, int cx, int cy) { Brush brush = new SolidBrush(clr); float cyText = Font.GetHeight(grfx); float cyRect = cyText; RectangleF rectf = new RectangleF(0, 0, cx, cyRect); string str = "Those text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text "; StringFormat strfmt = new StringFormat(); strfmt.Trimming = StringTrimming.EllipsisCharacter; grfx.DrawString("EllipsisCharacter: " + str, Font, brush, rectf, strfmt); } }