''' <summary>
''' Draws strings on specified drawing engine.
''' </summary>
''' <param name="drawingEngine">Drawing engine.</param>
''' <param name="area">Area to draw objects in.</param>
Public Shared Sub DrawStringExample(drawingEngine As DrawingEngine, area As RectangleF)
    ' set font size
    Dim fontSize As Single = (area.Width + area.Height) * 0.06F

    ' create font and brush to draw string
    Using font As IDrawingFont = drawingEngine.DrawingFactory.CreateFont("Arial", fontSize, False, True)
        Using brush As IDrawingSolidBrush = drawingEngine.DrawingFactory.CreateSolidBrush(Color.Blue)
            ' draw string
            drawingEngine.DrawString("Arial italic string example!", font, brush, New PointF(area.X, area.Y))
        End Using
    End Using

    ' create font and brush to draw string
    Using font As IDrawingFont = drawingEngine.DrawingFactory.CreateFont("Calibri", fontSize, True, False)
        Using brush As IDrawingSolidBrush = drawingEngine.DrawingFactory.CreateSolidBrush(Color.Purple)
            ' draw string
            drawingEngine.DrawString("Calibri bold string example!", font, brush, New PointF(area.X, area.Y + area.Height * 0.5F))
        End Using
    End Using
End Sub

/// <summary>
/// Draws strings on specified drawing engine.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="drawingEngine">Drawing engine.</param>
/// <param name="area">Area to draw objects in.</param>
public static void DrawStringExample(DrawingEngine drawingEngine, RectangleF area)
{
    // set font size
    float fontSize = (area.Width + area.Height) * 0.06f;

    // create font and brush to draw string
    using (IDrawingFont font = drawingEngine.DrawingFactory.CreateFont("Arial", fontSize, false, true))
    using (IDrawingSolidBrush brush = drawingEngine.DrawingFactory.CreateSolidBrush(Color.Blue))
    {
        // draw string
        drawingEngine.DrawString("Arial italic string example!", font, brush, new PointF(area.X, area.Y));
    }

    // create font and brush to draw string
    using (IDrawingFont font = drawingEngine.DrawingFactory.CreateFont("Calibri", fontSize, true, false))
    using (IDrawingSolidBrush brush = drawingEngine.DrawingFactory.CreateSolidBrush(Color.Purple))
    {
        // draw string
        drawingEngine.DrawString("Calibri bold string example!", font, brush, new PointF(area.X, area.Y + area.Height * 0.5f));
    }
}