getCharset method (Internet Explorer)

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getCharset method

[This documentation is preliminary and is subject to change.]

Gets a Variant that specifies the character set of a given font.

Syntax

var charset = HtmlDlgSafeHelper.getCharset(fontName);

Standards information

There are no standards that apply here.

Parameters

fontName [in]

Type: BSTR

A String that specifies the name of the font.

charset [out, retval]

Type: VARIANT

A pointer to a Variant of type Integer that specifies the character set of the given font.

ANSI_CHARSET (0): ANSI (United States, Western Europe).
DEFAULT_CHARSET (1): System default.
SYMBOL_CHARSET (2): Standard symbols.
MAC_CHARSET (77): [Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 and later] Apple Macintosh®.
SHIFTJIS_CHARSET (128): Japanese (Shift-JIS).
HANGEUL_CHARSET or HANGUL_CHARSET (129): Korean (Wansung).
JOHAB_CHARSET (130): [Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 and later] Korean (Johab).
GB2312_CHARSET (134): Simplified Chinese.
CHINESEBIG5_CHARSET (136): Traditional Chinese.
GREEK_CHARSET (161): [Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 and later] Greek.
TURKISH_CHARSET (162): [Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 and later] Turkish.
VIETNAMESE_CHARSET (163): [Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 and later] Vietnamese.
HEBREW_CHARSET (177): [Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 and later] Hebrew.
ARABIC_CHARSET (178): [Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 and later] Arabic.
BALTIC_CHARSET (186): [Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 and later] Baltic.
RUSSIAN_CHARSET (204): [Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 and later] Russian.
THAI_CHARSET (222): [Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 and later] Thai.
EASTEUROPE_CHARSET (238): [Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 and later] Eastern European.
OEM_CHARSET (255): OEM, other charset.

Return value

Type: HRESULT

If this method succeeds, it returns S_OK. Otherwise, it returns an HRESULT error code.

Type: Variant

A pointer to a Variant of type Integer that specifies the character set of the given font.

ANSI_CHARSET0

ANSI (United States, Western Europe).

DEFAULT_CHARSET1

System default.

SYMBOL_CHARSET2

Standard symbols.

MAC_CHARSET77

[Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 and later] Apple Macintosh®.

SHIFTJIS_CHARSET128

Japanese (Shift-JIS).

HANGEUL_CHARSET or HANGUL_CHARSET129

Korean (Wansung).

JOHAB_CHARSET130

[Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 and later] Korean (Johab).

GB2312_CHARSET134

Simplified Chinese.

CHINESEBIG5_CHARSET136

Traditional Chinese.

GREEK_CHARSET161

[Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 and later] Greek.

TURKISH_CHARSET162

[Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 and later] Turkish.

VIETNAMESE_CHARSET163

[Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 and later] Vietnamese.

HEBREW_CHARSET177

[Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 and later] Hebrew.

ARABIC_CHARSET178

[Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 and later] Arabic.

BALTIC_CHARSET186

[Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 and later] Baltic.

RUSSIAN_CHARSET204

[Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 and later] Russian.

THAI_CHARSET222

[Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 and later] Thai.

EASTEUROPE_CHARSET238

[Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 and later] Eastern European.

OEM_CHARSET255

OEM, other charset.

Remarks

The values are those returned by the Microsoft Win32 API function GetTextCharset.

getCharset was introduced in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.

Build date: 3/8/2012