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Typeface Class
 Typeface Constructor (FontFamily, F...
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Typeface Constructor (FontFamily, FontStyle, FontWeight, FontStretch, FontFamily)

Initializes a new instance of the Typeface class for the specified font family name, Style, Weight, and Stretch values. In addition, a fallback font family is specified.

Namespace:  System.Windows.Media
Assembly:  PresentationCore (in PresentationCore.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Sub New ( _
    fontFamily As FontFamily, _
    style As FontStyle, _
    weight As FontWeight, _
    stretch As FontStretch, _
    fallbackFontFamily As FontFamily _
)
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim fontFamily As FontFamily
Dim style As FontStyle
Dim weight As FontWeight
Dim stretch As FontStretch
Dim fallbackFontFamily As FontFamily

Dim instance As New Typeface(fontFamily, _
    style, weight, stretch, fallbackFontFamily)
C#
public Typeface(
    FontFamily fontFamily,
    FontStyle style,
    FontWeight weight,
    FontStretch stretch,
    FontFamily fallbackFontFamily
)
Visual C++
public:
Typeface(
    FontFamily^ fontFamily, 
    FontStyle style, 
    FontWeight weight, 
    FontStretch stretch, 
    FontFamily^ fallbackFontFamily
)
JScript
public function Typeface(
    fontFamily : FontFamily, 
    style : FontStyle, 
    weight : FontWeight, 
    stretch : FontStretch, 
    fallbackFontFamily : FontFamily
)
XAML
You cannot use constructors in XAML.

Parameters

fontFamily
Type: System.Windows.Media..::.FontFamily
The font family of the typeface.
style
Type: System.Windows..::.FontStyle
The style of the typeface.
weight
Type: System.Windows..::.FontWeight
The relative weight of the typeface.
stretch
Type: System.Windows..::.FontStretch
The degree to which the typeface is stretched.
fallbackFontFamily
Type: System.Windows.Media..::.FontFamily
The font family that is used when a character is encountered that the primary font family (specified by the fontFamily parameter) cannot display.

Passing null for the fallbackFontFamily parameter causes box characters to be displayed for characters not included in the primary font family.

C#
// Return the typeface for the selected font family name.
Typeface typeface1 = new Typeface("Verdana");

// Return the typeface for the selected font family name and font values.
Typeface typeface2 = new Typeface(new FontFamily("file:///C:\\MyFonts\\#Pericles Light"),
                                                 FontStyles.Italic,
                                                 FontWeights.ExtraBold,
                                                 FontStretches.Condensed);

// Return the typeface for the selected font family name, font values, and fallback font family name.
Typeface typeface3 = new Typeface(new FontFamily("file:///C:\\MyFonts\\#Pericles"),
                                                 FontStyles.Italic,
                                                 FontWeights.ExtraBold,
                                                 FontStretches.Condensed,
                                                 new FontFamily("Arial"));

Windows Vista

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0
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