FontCreate (Function)

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Differences FontCreate and iCreateFont

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FontCreate (Function)

In french: PoliceCrée

Creates a font definition. This font can be used:

to write text in drawings (dFont).
to select the font used in charts (grLabelFont, grLegendFont, grTitleFont, grAxisTitleFont).
to select a print font (iFont).
to set the font used in the control of a window, page or report (Font property).

Example

// Create a font
MyFont is Font
MyFont = FontCreate("Arial", 12, iBold, LightYellow)
// Use this font in the "CustomerName" control
CustomerName.Font = MyFont

// Create a standard font
StandardF is Font = FontCreate("Arial", 12)
// Create a bold font
BoldF is Font = FontCreate("Arial", 12, iBold)
// Prepare the print
iDestination(iPDF)
// Browse an array
i is int
FOR i = 1 TO 100
// Use the standard font for the first 50 array elements
IF i<=50 THEN
iFont(StandardF)
ELSE
// Use the bold font for the last 50 array elements
iFont(BoldF)
END
END
// Start the print job
iEndPrinting()

Syntax

<Result> = FontCreate(<Font name> [, <Size> [, <Style> [, <Color> [, <Angle>]]]])

<Result>: Font variable

Font variable that can be used in the different drawing functions, chart functions or print functions that use a font.

<Font name>: Character string

Name of font used. This name must correspond to one of the fonts installed on the current computer.

<Size>: Optional integer

Size of font expressed in picas (1 Pica = 0.353 mm). The font size is set to 12 by default.

<Style>: Optional Integer constant (or combination of constants)

Font attributes:
iBold Bold font
iCondensed Condensed characters
iExtended Extended characters
iItalic Italic font
iLarge Large characters
iNormal
(default value) Standard font, without attributes
iStrikeOut Strikethrough font
iUnderlined Underlined font

<Color>: Optional integer

Color used for the font. If this parameter is not specified, the color used is black.
This color can correspond to:
an RGB color (returned by RGB).
an HSL color (returned by HSL),
a preset color of WLanguage.

<Angle>: Optional integer

Angle (in degrees) according to which the text will be printed. The angle is calculated counterclockwise from a horizontal line (trigonometric direction).

Remarks

Differences FontCreate and iCreateFont

FontCreate creates a font definition that can be used in all the elements of a WINDEV or WEBDEV application. This font is stored in the Font variable and can be used:

to write text in drawings (dFont).
to select the font used in charts (grLabelFont, grLegendFont, grTitleFont, grAxisTitleFont).
to select a print font (iFont).
to set the font used in the controls of a window (Font property).
to set the font used in the controls of a page (Font property).
to set the font used in the controls of a report (Font property).

iCreateFont creates a font that can be used by the printing functions.

Related Examples:

Unit examples (WEBDEV): Font property

[ + ] This example presents the use of the..Font properties and the use of the FontCreate function.

Component: wd270vm.dll