FontCollection Class

.NET Framework (current version)

Provides a base class for installed and private font collections.

Namespace: System.Drawing.Text
Assembly: System.Drawing (in System.Drawing.dll)

Inheritance Hierarchy

System::Object
System.Drawing.Text::FontCollection
System.Drawing.Text::InstalledFontCollection
System.Drawing.Text::PrivateFontCollection

Syntax

C++

public ref class FontCollection abstract : IDisposable

Properties

	Name	Description
	Families	Gets the array of FontFamily objects associated with this FontCollection.

Methods

	Name	Description
	Dispose()	Releases all resources used by this FontCollection.
	Dispose(Boolean)	Releases the unmanaged resources used by the FontCollection and optionally releases the managed resources.
	Equals(Object^)	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object.(Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize()	Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection.(Overrides Object::Finalize().)
	GetHashCode()	Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetType()	Gets the Type of the current instance.(Inherited from Object.)
	MemberwiseClone()	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object.(Inherited from Object.)
	ToString()	Returns a string that represents the current object.(Inherited from Object.)

The FontCollection allows you to get a list of the font families contained in the collection with its Families property. For additional information on fonts and text, including example code, see Using Fonts and Text.

Version Information

.NET Framework
Available since 1.1

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.