FontDialog Class
Represents a common dialog box that displays a list of fonts that are currently installed on the system.
For a list of all members of this type, see FontDialog Members.
System.Object
System.MarshalByRefObject
System.ComponentModel.Component
System.Windows.Forms.CommonDialog
System.Windows.Forms.FontDialog
[Visual Basic] Public Class FontDialog Inherits CommonDialog [C#] public class FontDialog : CommonDialog [C++] public __gc class FontDialog : public CommonDialog [JScript] public class FontDialog extends CommonDialog
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.
Remarks
The inherited member ShowDialog must be invoked to create this specific common dialog box. HookProc can be overridden to implement specific dialog box hook functionality.
When you create an instance of FontDialog, some of the read/write properties are set to initial values. For a list of these values, see the FontDialog constructor.
Example
[Visual Basic, C#, C++] The following example uses ShowDialog to display a FontDialog. This code assumes that a Form has already been created with a TextBox and button placed on it. It also assumes the fontDialog1 has been created. The Font contains the size information but not the color information.
[Visual Basic] Protected Sub button1_Click(sender As Object, e As System.EventArgs) fontDialog1.ShowColor = True fontDialog1.Font = textBox1.Font fontDialog1.Color = textBox1.ForeColor If fontDialog1.ShowDialog() <> DialogResult.Cancel Then textBox1.Font = fontDialog1.Font textBox1.ForeColor = fontDialog1.Color End If End Sub 'button1_Click [C#] protected void button1_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e) { fontDialog1.ShowColor = true; fontDialog1.Font = textBox1.Font; fontDialog1.Color = textBox1.ForeColor; if(fontDialog1.ShowDialog() != DialogResult.Cancel ) { textBox1.Font = fontDialog1.Font ; textBox1.ForeColor = fontDialog1.Color; } } [C++] protected: void button1_Click(Object* /*sender*/, System::EventArgs* /*e*/) { fontDialog1->ShowColor = true; fontDialog1->Font = textBox1->Font; fontDialog1->Color = textBox1->ForeColor; if(fontDialog1->ShowDialog() != DialogResult::Cancel ) { textBox1->Font = fontDialog1->Font ; textBox1->ForeColor = fontDialog1->Color; } }
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Requirements
Namespace: System.Windows.Forms
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family
Assembly: System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)
See Also
FontDialog Members | System.Windows.Forms Namespace | CommonDialog | Font