PdfFont.CreateFromSystemFont(String, Single) Method


PdfFontCreateFromSystemFont(String, Single) Method

Resolves a font installed on the host system by family name and creates a PdfFont. Loads the actual TrueType / OpenType file via PdfSystemFonts and subset-embeds it into the output document.

Namespace: SelectPdf.Universal
Assembly: SelectPdf.Universal (in SelectPdf.Universal.dll) Version: 26.4

Syntax

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public static PdfFont CreateFromSystemFont(
	string familyName,
	float size
)

Public Shared Function CreateFromSystemFont ( 
	familyName As String,
	size As Single
) As PdfFont

Parameters

familyName String: An installed font family name (see InstalledFamilies).
size Single: The font size in points.

Return Value

PdfFont
A new PdfFont backed by the embedded system font.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
PdfDocumentException	Thrown if the family is not installed or its font file cannot be read.

Example

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if (PdfSystemFonts.IsFamilyInstalled("Arial"))
{
    PdfFont font = PdfFont.CreateFromSystemFont("Arial", 12f);
}

If PdfSystemFonts.IsFamilyInstalled("Arial") Then
    Dim font As PdfFont = PdfFont.CreateFromSystemFont("Arial", 12.0F)
End If

Reference

PdfFont Class

CreateFromSystemFont Overload

SelectPdf.Universal Namespace

PdfFontCreateFromSystemFont(String, Single) Method

Parameters

Return Value

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