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Fonts.GetTypefaces Method (String)

.NET Framework 4.5

Returns the collection of Typeface objects from a string value that represents the font directory location.

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

public static ICollection<Typeface> GetTypefaces(
	string location
)

Parameters

location: Type: System.String
The location that contains the fonts.

Return Value

Type: System.Collections.Generic.ICollection<Typeface>
An ICollection<T> of Typeface objects that represent the fonts in location.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	The location is null. You cannot pass null, because this parameter is treated as a path or URI.

Examples

The following example shows how to use this method to return the collection of Typeface objects from a font location.

foreach (Typeface typeface in Fonts.GetTypefaces("D:/MyFonts/"))
{
    // Perform action.
}

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Platforms

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.

Reference

Fonts Class

GetTypefaces Overload

System.Windows.Media Namespace

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