Rotating Text in .NET

[rlrcstr]

Is there an easy way to rotate text in VB .NET? I've searched the other forums and found some solutions, but everytime I use a solution that involves API calls, etc. I almost always end up finding an easier way to do it in VB .NET. I'm hoping to avoid implementing more than I have to. I just want to print rotated text in a picturebox. Thanks!

Jerry

[Iouri]

' This example shows how to draw rotated text on a label control.
Private Sub Label_Paint( _
    ByVal sender As Object, _
    ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.PaintEventArgs) Handles Label1.Paint

    ' Create a new font object to be used by the DrawString method
    Dim NewFont As New Font("Arial", 14, FontStyle.Bold, GraphicsUnit.Point)

    ' Get a handle to the graphics object of the label
    Dim g As Graphics = e.Graphics

    ' Do the transformation
    g.TranslateTransform(0, 150)
    g.RotateTransform(-90)

    ' Draw the text
    g.DrawString("Rotated text", NewFont, Brushes.Blue, 0, 0)

    ' Reset the transform so subsequent drawing wont be affected
    g.ResetTransform()

End Sub

[rlrcstr]

Thanks! I'll play with that and see if it does what I need. I knew there had to be an easy way to do this. I'm really starting to like VB .NET.

Jerry

[rlrcstr]

Alright... Played with that and got it do just what I wanted as far as rotating the text. The next trick:

Make the text a little transparent.

Any thoughts on how to adjust the opacity of the text that is drawn so you can see the image through the text? Thanks!

Jerry