C# Signature:

[DllImport("gdi32.dll")]
static extern bool GetTextExtentPoint32(IntPtr hdc, string lpString,
   int cbString, out SIZE lpSize);

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Sample Code:

// the GDI class contains static "gdi32.dll" calls

public Size getExtent(string text, Graphics graphics, Font font)

{

    Size sz = Size.Empty;
    IntPtr hdc = graphics.GetHdc();
    IntPtr oldfnt = GDI.SelectObject(hdc, font.ToHfont());

    GDI.GetTextExtentPoint32(hdc, text, text.Length,out sz);

    // reset old font
    GDI.DeleteObject(GDI.SelectObject(hdc, oldfnt));
    graphics.ReleaseHdc(hdc);
    return sz;

}

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