GdPictureImaging.DrawTextGradient Method

Draws a text on a GdPicture image using a linear gradient Imaging.Colors.

public GdPictureStatus DrawTextGradient(
    int ImageID, 
    String Text, 
    int DstLeft, 
    int DstTop, 
    Color StartColor, 
    Color EndColor, 
    Single FontSize, 
    FontStyle FontStyle, 
    String FontName, 
    Boolean AntiAlias
);

Visual Basic

Public Function DrawTextGradient(
    ByVal ImageID As Integer, 
    ByVal Text As String, 
    ByVal DstLeft As Integer, 
    ByVal DstTop As Integer, 
    ByVal StartColor As Color, 
    ByVal EndColor As Color, 
    ByVal FontSize As Single, 
    ByVal FontStyle As FontStyle, 
    ByVal FontName As String, 
    ByVal AntiAlias As Boolean
) As GdPictureStatus

Parameters

Parameters	Description
ImageID	GdPicture Image Identifier.
Text	Text to draw.
DstLeft	Specifies the x-coordinate of the upper-left corner of the rectangle that bounds the
DstTop	Specifies the y-coordinate of the upper-left corner of the rectangle that bounds the
StartColor	Color Object. You can build a Color Object using the ARGB() function. Start color of the gradient.
EndColor	Color Object. You can build a Color Object using the ARGB() function. End color of the gradient.
FontSize	The font size in units specified by the FontSetUnit() function.
FontStyle	A member of the FontStyle enumeration.
FontName	The name of the font. IE: "Arial"
AntiAlias	Set to True to apply the Antialiasing algorithm else False.

Returns

A member of the GdPictureStatus enumeration.

Remarks

To draw watermark text use an ARGB value with alpha component < 255.