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Converting text to geometry

Converting text to geometry
       
<Window x:Class="GlyphExamples.GlyphClipping"
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    Title="Glyph Clipping" Height="300" Width="300">
    <Grid HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center" Width="64">
      <Grid.LayoutTransform>
        <ScaleTransform ScaleX="4" ScaleY="4" />
      </Grid.LayoutTransform>
      <Button x:Name="button1" Content="Click" />
    </Grid>
</Window>

//File:Window.xaml.vb
Imports System
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports System.Text
Imports System.Windows
Imports System.Windows.Controls
Imports System.Windows.Data
Imports System.Windows.Documents
Imports System.Windows.Input
Imports System.Windows.Media
Imports System.Windows.Media.Imaging
Imports System.Windows.Shapes
Imports System.Threading

Namespace GlyphExamples
  Public Partial Class GlyphClipping
    Inherits System.Windows.Window
    Public Sub New()
      InitializeComponent()
      Dim text As New FormattedText("CLIP!", Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture, FlowDirection.LeftToRight, New Typeface("Gill Sans Ultra Bold"), 20, Brushes.Black)

      Dim textGeometry As Geometry = text.BuildGeometry(New Point(0, 0))
      button1.Clip = textGeometry
    End Sub
  End Class
End Namespace








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