Font Class
The Font class is used to change the font of other objects that display text.
When creating a font object, you specify the font family name, font size, and optional font style parameters. Different styles may be combined when creating a font using the bitwise OR operator. For example, use the code below to create a bold and italicized 10 point Arial font and assign it to the Font property of a TextLabel drawing object and a Label control in a form.
myFont = Font.Create("Arial", 10, FontStyle.Bold OR FontStle.Italic);
myTextLabel.Font = myFont;
myLabel.Font = myFont;
It is important to note that Font class properties are read-only and are used to access previously set font parameters. The parameters are set, as shown above, using the Font.Create method.
Namespace: elsystem.drawing
Properties
Additional
properties, methods, and events are described in the classes listed
under Inheritance Hierarchy (see below).
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Bold | bool | True when the text using this Font is set to display in bold. |
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Italic | bool | True when the text using this Font is set to display in italic. |
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string | Gets the name of the font family to be displayed. |
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Size | double | Gets the size of the font to be displayed in points. |
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Strikeout | bool | True when the text using this Font is set to display with a strikeout |
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Style | enum | Gets the FontStyle of the Font. |
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Underline | bool | True when the text using Font is set to display as underlined. |
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Unit | enum | Gets the unit of measure of the Font. See GraphicsUnit for possible values. |
Methods
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Create( FontName, Size) | Creates a font object using a specified font name string and font size value (float). |
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Create( FontName, Size, FontStyle) | Creates a font object using a specified font name string, font size value (float), and font style parameters. See FontStyle for a list of possible values. |
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Create( FontName, Size, FontStyle, Unit) | Creates a font object using a specified font name string, font size value (float), font style parameters, and graphics unit parameter. See FontStyle and GraphicsUnit for a list of possible values. |