Font Class |
Defines a format for text
Inheritance HierarchyNamespace: Eto.Drawing
Assembly: Eto (in Eto.dll) Version: 2.5.3-dev
SyntaxThe Font type exposes the following members.
Constructors| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | Font(FontIHandler) |
Initializes a new instance of the Font class with the specified font handler |
| Font(FontTypeface, Single, FontDecoration) |
Initializes a new instance of the Font class with the specified typeface and size |
| Font(SystemFont, NullableSingle, FontDecoration) |
Creates a new instance of the Font class with a specified systemFont and optional custom size |
| Font(String, Single, FontStyle, FontDecoration) |
Creates a new instance of the Font class with a specified family, size, and style |
| Font(FontFamily, Single, FontStyle, FontDecoration) |
Creates a new instance of the Font class with a specified family, size, and style |
Properties| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | Ascent |
Gets the top y co-ordinate from the baseline to the tallest character ascent
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| Baseline |
Gets the offset of the baseline from the drawing point
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| Bold |
Gets a value indicating that this font has a bold style
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| Descent |
Gets the bottom y co-ordinate from the baseline to the longest character descent
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| Family |
Gets the family information for this font
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| FamilyName |
Gets the name of the family of this font
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| FontDecoration |
Gets the decorations applied to the font
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| FontStyle |
Gets the style flags for this font
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| Italic |
Gets a value indicating that this font has an italic style
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| Leading |
Gets the leading space between each line
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| LineHeight |
Gets the height of a single line of the font
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| Size |
Gets the size, in points, of this font
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| Strikethrough |
Gets a value indicating that this font has a strikethrough decoration
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| Typeface |
Gets the typeface information for this font
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| Underline |
Gets a value indicating that this font has an underline decoration
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| XHeight |
Gets the height of the lower case 'x' character
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Methods| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Equals |
Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Font.
(Overrides ObjectEquals(Object).) |
| GetHashCode |
Serves as a hash function for a Font object.
(Overrides ObjectGetHashCode.) |
| MeasureString |
Measures the specified string to get its size in logical pixels.
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| ToString |
Gets a string representation of the font object
(Overrides WidgetToString.) |
Remarks
A font is typically defined with a specified font family, with a given typeface. Each typeface has certain characteristics
that define the variation of the font family, for example Bold, or Italic.
You can get a list of FontFamily objects available in the current system using
AvailableFontFamilies, which can then be used to create an instance of a font.
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