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PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
document.Info.Title = "String Measurement Example";

PdfPage page = document.AddPage();
XGraphics gfx = XGraphics.FromPdfPage(page);

string text1 = "Hello";
string text2 = "Apple";

XFont font = new XFont("Arial", 12);

XSize size1 = gfx.MeasureString(text1, font);
XSize size2 = gfx.MeasureString(text2, font);

XRect rect1 = new XRect(50, 100, size1.Width, size1.Height);
XRect rect2 = new XRect(50, 200, size2.Width, size2.Height);

XPen pen = new XPen(XColors.Black, 0.5);
gfx.DrawRectangle(pen, rect1);
gfx.DrawRectangle(pen, rect2);

gfx.DrawString(text1, font, XBrushes.Black, rect1.X, rect1.Y + font.GetHeight());
gfx.DrawString(text2, font, XBrushes.Black, rect2.X, rect2.Y + font.GetHeight());

string filename = "StringMeasurementExample.pdf";
document.Save(filename);