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VisualStyleRenderer.GetFont Method

.NET Framework 4

Returns the value of the specified font property for the current visual style element.

Namespace:  System.Windows.Forms.VisualStyles
Assembly:  System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)
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public Font GetFont(
	IDeviceContext dc,
	FontProperty prop
)

Parameters

dc
Type: System.Drawing.IDeviceContext
The IDeviceContext this operation will use.
prop
Type: System.Windows.Forms.VisualStyles.FontProperty
One of the FontProperty values that specifies which property value to retrieve for the current visual style element.

Return Value

Type: System.Drawing.Font
A Font that contains the value of the property specified by the prop parameter for the current visual style element.
Exception Condition
ArgumentNullException

dc is null.
InvalidEnumArgumentException

prop is not one of the FontProperty values.

Visual styles use a set of font values to describe some properties of the elements defined by a style. These properties are encapsulated by the FontProperty values.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, 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.
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Method is non-functional.
I've not been able to track down a single working example of use of this method. Every attempt to use it returns null. I've even gone so far as to write an application to essentially enumerate every single class name and attempt GetFont on every single part and state. Every one returns null.
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