Typeface Constructor (FontFamily, FontStyle, FontWeight, FontStretch) (System.Windows.Media)

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Typeface Constructor (FontFamily, FontStyle, FontWeight, FontStretch)

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

Namespace: System.Windows.Media
Assembly: PresentationCore (in PresentationCore.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public Sub New ( _
    fontFamily As FontFamily, _
    style As FontStyle, _
    weight As FontWeight, _
    stretch As FontStretch _
)

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim fontFamily As FontFamily
Dim style As FontStyle
Dim weight As FontWeight
Dim stretch As FontStretch

Dim instance As New Typeface(fontFamily, _
    style, weight, stretch)

public Typeface(
    FontFamily fontFamily,
    FontStyle style,
    FontWeight weight,
    FontStretch stretch
)

Visual C++

public:
Typeface(
    FontFamily^ fontFamily, 
    FontStyle style, 
    FontWeight weight, 
    FontStretch stretch
)

JScript

public function Typeface(
    fontFamily : FontFamily, 
    style : FontStyle, 
    weight : FontWeight, 
    stretch : FontStretch
)

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.

Examples

// 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"));

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003

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.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0

Reference

Typeface Class

Typeface Members

Typeface Overload

System.Windows.Media Namespace