C# Signature:

[DllImport("user32.dll")]
static extern int DrawTextEx(IntPtr hdc, StringBuilder lpchText, int cchText,
   ref RECT lprc, uint dwDTFormat, ref DRAWTEXTPARAMS lpDTParams);

User-Defined Types:

DRAWTEXTPARAMS

Notes:

None.

Tips & Tricks:

private const int DT_TOP = 0x00000000;

private const int DT_LEFT = 0x00000000;

private const int DT_CENTER = 0x00000001;

private const int DT_RIGHT = 0x00000002;

private const int DT_VCENTER = 0x00000004;

private const int DT_BOTTOM = 0x00000008;

private const int DT_WORDBREAK = 0x00000010;

private const int DT_SINGLELINE = 0x00000020;

private const int DT_EXPANDTABS = 0x00000040;

private const int DT_TABSTOP = 0x00000080;

private const int DT_NOCLIP = 0x00000100;

private const int DT_EXTERNALLEADING = 0x00000200;

private const int DT_CALCRECT = 0x00000400;

private const int DT_NOPREFIX = 0x00000800;

private const int DT_INTERNAL = 0x00001000;

private const int DT_EDITCONTROL = 0x00002000;

private const int DT_PATH_ELLIPSIS = 0x00004000;

private const int DT_END_ELLIPSIS = 0x00008000;

private const int DT_MODIFYSTRING = 0x00010000;

private const int DT_RTLREADING = 0x00020000;

private const int DT_WORD_ELLIPSIS = 0x00040000;

private const int DT_NOFULLWIDTHCHARBREAK = 0x00080000;

private const int DT_HIDEPREFIX = 0x00100000;

private const int DT_PREFIXONLY = 0x00200000;

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