FontWeight Structure (System.Windows)

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FontWeight Structure

Refers to the density of a typeface, in terms of the lightness or heaviness of the strokes.

Namespace: System.Windows
Assembly: PresentationCore (in PresentationCore.dll)
XMLNS for XAML: http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation, http://schemas.microsoft.com/netfx/2007/xaml/presentation

Syntax

Visual Basic

<LocalizabilityAttribute(LocalizationCategory.None)> _
<TypeConverterAttribute(GetType(FontWeightConverter))> _
Public Structure FontWeight _
    Implements IFormattable

[LocalizabilityAttribute(LocalizationCategory.None)]
[TypeConverterAttribute(typeof(FontWeightConverter))]
public struct FontWeight : IFormattable

Visual C++

[LocalizabilityAttribute(LocalizationCategory::None)]
[TypeConverterAttribute(typeof(FontWeightConverter))]
public value class FontWeight : IFormattable

[<Sealed>]
[<LocalizabilityAttribute(LocalizationCategory.None)>]
[<TypeConverterAttribute(typeof(FontWeightConverter))>]
type FontWeight =  
    struct
        interface IFormattable
    end

XAML Attribute Usage

<object fontWeightProperty="fontWeightsValue"/>

XAML Values

fontWeightsValue: A FontWeights property name, such as "Light", "Normal", or "UltraBold".

The FontWeight type exposes the following members.

Methods

	Name	Description
	Compare	Compares two instances of FontWeight.
	Equals(FontWeight)	Determines whether the current FontWeight object is equal to a specified FontWeight object.
	Equals(Object)	Determines whether the current FontWeight object is equal to a specified object. (Overrides ValueType..::.Equals(Object).)
	Finalize	Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
	FromOpenTypeWeight	Creates a new instance of FontWeight that corresponds to the OpenType usWeightClass value.
	GetHashCode	Retrieves the hash code for this object. (Overrides ValueType..::.GetHashCode()()().)
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	ToOpenTypeWeight	Returns a value that represents the OpenType usWeightClass for the FontWeight object.
	ToString	Returns a text string that represents the value of the FontWeight object and is based on the CurrentCulture property information. (Overrides ValueType..::.ToString()()().)

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Operators

	Name	Description
	Equality	Compares two instances of FontWeight for equality.
	GreaterThan	Evaluates two instances of FontWeight to determine whether one instance is greater than the other.
	GreaterThanOrEqual	Evaluates two instances of FontWeight to determine whether one instance is greater than or equal to the other.
	Inequality	Evaluates two instances of FontWeight to determine inequality.
	LessThan	Evaluates two instances of FontWeight to determine whether one instance is less than the other.
	LessThanOrEqual	Evaluates two instances of FontWeight to determine whether one instance is less than or equal to the other.

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Explicit Interface Implementations

	Name	Description
	IFormattable..::.ToString	For a description of this member, see IFormattable..::.ToString.

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Remarks

Weight differences are generally differentiated by an increased stroke or thickness that is associated with a given character in a typeface, as compared to a "normal" character from that same typeface.

Note Not all weights are available for all typefaces. When a weight is not available for a typeface, the closest matching weight is returned.

Examples

In the following code example, the FontWeight is set to "UltraBold".

XAML

<TextBlock FontWeight="UltraBold" FontFamily="Gil Sans MT">Hello, world</TextBlock>

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

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

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Reference

System.Windows Namespace

Other Resources

Typography in WPF