GraphicsCache.GetFont(Font, FontStyle) Method

Gets a font object with the specified settings.

Namespace: DevExpress.Utils.Drawing

Assembly: DevExpress.Utils.v24.1.dll

NuGet Packages: DevExpress.Utils, DevExpress.Wpf.Core

Declaration

C#

public Font GetFont(
    Font font,
    FontStyle fontStyle
)

VB.NET

Public Function GetFont(
    font As Font,
    fontStyle As FontStyle
) As Font

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
font	Font	A Font object whose settings specify the desired font’s typeface and size.
fontStyle	FontStyle	A bitwise combination of Font enumeration values specifying the desired font style.

Returns

Type	Description
Font	A Font object representing a font with the specified settings.

Remarks

The following cases may take place:

• the method returns the font object which was passed as the parameter if its style matches the font style specified;
• if the specified font object’s style doesn’t match the font style specified, the method searches for a font with the desired settings in the internal fonts hashtable. If found, the font is returned;
• if the internal fonts hashtable doesn’t contain the desired font, a new font object is created, customized to meet the desired settings, added to the hashtable and then returned.