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Simple text based avatar generator for C#
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AvatarGenerator
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Drawing.Drawing2D;
using System.Drawing.Imaging;
using System.Drawing.Text;
using System.IO;
namespace util
public static class AvatarGenerator
{
public static Stream generate(string vorname, string nachname, Color color)
{
var avatarString = string.Format("{0}{1}", vorname[0], nachname[0]).ToUpper();
var bmp = new Bitmap(200, 200);
var sf = new StringFormat();
sf.Alignment = StringAlignment.Center;
sf.LineAlignment = StringAlignment.Center;
var font = new Font("Calibri Light", 100, FontStyle.Regular, GraphicsUnit.Pixel);
var graphics = Graphics.FromImage(bmp);
graphics.Clear(color);
graphics.SmoothingMode = SmoothingMode.HighQuality;
graphics.TextRenderingHint = TextRenderingHint.SingleBitPerPixelGridFit;
graphics.DrawString(avatarString, font, new SolidBrush(Color.WhiteSmoke), new Rectangle(0, 0, 200, 200), sf);
graphics.Flush();
var ms = new MemoryStream();
#if (DEBUG)
bmp.Save("testimage." + ImageFormat.Png.ToString(), ImageFormat.Png);
#endif
bmp.Save(ms, ImageFormat.Png);
return ms
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