InstalledFontCollection Class
Represents the fonts installed on the system. This class cannot be inherited.
Namespace: System.Drawing.Text
Assembly: System.Drawing (in System.Drawing.dll)
The InstalledFontCollection type exposes the following members.
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | InstalledFontCollection | Initializes a new instance of the InstalledFontCollection class. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Families | Gets the array of FontFamily objects associated with this FontCollection. (Inherited from FontCollection.) |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Dispose() | Releases all resources used by this FontCollection. (Inherited from FontCollection.) |
| Equals(Object) | Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
| GetHashCode | Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.) |
| GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
| ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
The InstalledFontCollection allows you to get a list of fonts families that are installed on the computer running the application with its Families property. For additional information on fonts and text, including example code, see Using Fonts and Text.
Do not use the InstalledFontCollection class to install a font to Windows. Instead use the GDI AddFontResource function. An InstalledFontCollection object sees only fonts that are installed in Windows before the object is created.
The following example shows how to get a list of fonts that support the regular FontStyle.
The following code example is designed for use with Windows Forms, and it requires PaintEventArgs e, which is a parameter of the Paint event handler.
InstalledFontCollection ifc = new InstalledFontCollection();
private void EnumerateInstalledFonts(PaintEventArgs e)
{
FontFamily[] families = ifc.Families;
float x = 0.0F;
float y = 0.0F;
for (int i = 0; i < ifc.Families.Length; i++)
{
if (ifc.Families[i].IsStyleAvailable(FontStyle.Regular))
{
e.Graphics.DrawString(ifc.Families[i].Name, new Font(ifc.Families[i], 12),
Brushes.Black, x, y);
y += 20;
if (y % 700 == 0)
{
x += 140;
y = 0;
}
}
}
}
Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
