Class FontFamily

Represents a font family used for drawing text.

Inheritance

object

FontFamily

Implements

IDisposable

Inherited Members

object.Equals(object)

object.Equals(object, object)

object.GetHashCode()

object.GetType()

object.ReferenceEquals(object, object)

object.ToString()

Namespace: DRIT.Drawing.Text

Assembly: DRIT.Drawing.dll

Syntax

public sealed class FontFamily : IDisposable

Remarks

A FontFamily defines a set of fonts that share the same family name but differ in style (bold, italic, etc.). Use GenericSerif, GenericSansSerif, or GenericMonospace for generic families.

Constructors

FontFamily(GenericFontFamilies)

Initializes a new FontFamily with the specified generic font family.

Declaration

public FontFamily(GenericFontFamilies genericFamily)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
GenericFontFamilies	genericFamily	The generic font family.

Remarks

A FontFamily defines a set of fonts that share the same family name but differ in style (bold, italic, etc.). Use GenericSerif, GenericSansSerif, or GenericMonospace for generic families.

FontFamily(string)

Initializes a new FontFamily with the specified font family name.

Declaration

public FontFamily(string name)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	name	The name of the font family.

Remarks

The name is first looked up in the process-wide InstalledFontCollection. When a matching installed family is found it is used (with real metrics and glyph outlines). When no installed family matches, a fallback with guessed metrics is created so that the instance is still usable for measurement.

Properties

GenericMonospace

Gets a FontFamily representing the monospace font family.

Declaration

public static FontFamily GenericMonospace { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
FontFamily

Remarks

A FontFamily defines a set of fonts that share the same family name but differ in style (bold, italic, etc.). Use GenericSerif, GenericSansSerif, or GenericMonospace for generic families.

GenericSansSerif

Gets a FontFamily representing the sans-serif font family.

Declaration

public static FontFamily GenericSansSerif { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
FontFamily

Remarks

A FontFamily defines a set of fonts that share the same family name but differ in style (bold, italic, etc.). Use GenericSerif, GenericSansSerif, or GenericMonospace for generic families.

GenericSerif

Gets a FontFamily representing the serif font family.

Declaration

public static FontFamily GenericSerif { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
FontFamily

Remarks

A FontFamily defines a set of fonts that share the same family name but differ in style (bold, italic, etc.). Use GenericSerif, GenericSansSerif, or GenericMonospace for generic families.

Name

Gets the name of this font family.

Declaration

public string Name { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
string

Remarks

A FontFamily defines a set of fonts that share the same family name but differ in style (bold, italic, etc.). Use GenericSerif, GenericSansSerif, or GenericMonospace for generic families.

Methods

Dispose()

Releases all resources used by this font family.

Declaration

public void Dispose()

Remarks

A FontFamily defines a set of fonts that share the same family name but differ in style (bold, italic, etc.). Use GenericSerif, GenericSansSerif, or GenericMonospace for generic families.

GetCellAscent(FontStyle)

Gets the cell ascent of the font in design units.

Declaration

public int GetCellAscent(FontStyle style)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
FontStyle	style	The font style.

Returns

Type	Description
int	The cell ascent in design units.

Remarks

A FontFamily defines a set of fonts that share the same family name but differ in style (bold, italic, etc.). Use GenericSerif, GenericSansSerif, or GenericMonospace for generic families.

GetCellDescent(FontStyle)

Gets the cell descent of the font in design units.

Declaration

public int GetCellDescent(FontStyle style)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
FontStyle	style	The font style.

Returns

Type	Description
int	The cell descent in design units.

Remarks

A FontFamily defines a set of fonts that share the same family name but differ in style (bold, italic, etc.). Use GenericSerif, GenericSansSerif, or GenericMonospace for generic families.

GetEmHeight(FontStyle)

Gets the em height of the font in design units.

Declaration

public int GetEmHeight(FontStyle style)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
FontStyle	style	The font style.

Returns

Type	Description
int	The em height in design units.

Remarks

A FontFamily defines a set of fonts that share the same family name but differ in style (bold, italic, etc.). Use GenericSerif, GenericSansSerif, or GenericMonospace for generic families.

GetLineSpacing(FontStyle)

Gets the line spacing of the font in design units.

Declaration

public int GetLineSpacing(FontStyle style)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
FontStyle	style	The font style.

Returns

Type	Description
int	The line spacing in design units.

Remarks

A FontFamily defines a set of fonts that share the same family name but differ in style (bold, italic, etc.). Use GenericSerif, GenericSansSerif, or GenericMonospace for generic families.

IsStyleAvailable(FontStyle)

Gets a value indicating whether the specified font style is available.

Declaration

public bool IsStyleAvailable(FontStyle style)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
FontStyle	style	The font style to check.

Returns

Type	Description
bool	true if the style is available; otherwise, false.

Remarks

A FontFamily defines a set of fonts that share the same family name but differ in style (bold, italic, etc.). Use GenericSerif, GenericSansSerif, or GenericMonospace for generic families.

Implements

IDisposable