How can I measure the Text Size in UWP Apps?

Question

In WPF, this was possible using FormattedText, like this:

private Size MeasureString(string candidate)
{
    var formattedText = new FormattedText(
        c         


        

Answer 1

Here is an alternative approach using Win2D:

private Size MeasureTextSize(string text, CanvasTextFormat textFormat, float limitedToWidth = 0.0f, float limitedToHeight = 0.0f)
{
    var device = CanvasDevice.GetSharedDevice();

    var layout = new CanvasTextLayout(device, text, textFormat, limitedToWidth, limitedToHeight);

    var width = layout.DrawBounds.Width;
    var height = layout.DrawBounds.Height;

    return new Size(width, height);
}

You can use it like this:

string text = "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet";

CanvasTextFormat textFormat = new CanvasTextFormat
{
    FontSize = 16,
    WordWrapping = CanvasWordWrapping.WholeWord,
};

Size textSize = this.MeasureTextSize(text, textFormat, 320.0f);

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