InstalledFontCollection Class
Represents the fonts installed on the system. This class cannot be inherited.
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.) |
![]() | Dispose(Boolean) | Releases the unmanaged resources used by the FontCollection and optionally releases the managed resources. (Inherited from FontCollection.) |
![]() | 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. (Inherited from FontCollection.) |
![]() | GetHashCode | Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (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 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.
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.
