Control.DefaultFont Property
Assembly: System.Windows.Forms (in system.windows.forms.dll)
/** @property */ public static Font get_DefaultFont ()
public static function get DefaultFont () : Font
Not applicable.
Property Value
The default Font of the control. The value returned will vary depending on the user's operating system the local culture setting of their system.The following table describes the value returned by DefaultFont depending on the operating system and local culture.
| System/and or Culture | Font |
|---|---|
| Windows NT 4x, Japanese version | MS UI Gothic, 9 point. |
| Arabic Windows | Tahoma, 8 point. |
| Other operating system/culture | MS Shell Dlg logical font, typically Microsoft San Serif 8 point. |
MS Shell Dlg maps to a font set in the system registry.
If the previous fonts are not installed, the default font is Tahoma, 8 point. If Tahoma, 8 point, is not installed, DefaultFont returns the value of the GenericSansSerif property
The following code example demonstrates how to use the DefaultBackColor, DefaultFont, and DefaultForeColor members. To run the example, paste the following code in a form containing a ListBox called ListBox1. Call the Populate_ListBox method in the form's constructor or Load event-handling method.
// The following method displays the default font, // background color and foreground color values for the ListBox // control. The values are displayed in the ListBox, itself. private void Populate_ListBox() { ListBox1.Dock = DockStyle.Bottom; // Display the values in the read-only properties // DefaultBackColor, DefaultFont, DefaultForecolor. ListBox1.Items.Add("Default BackColor: " + ListBox.DefaultBackColor.ToString()); ListBox1.Items.Add("Default Font: " + ListBox.DefaultFont.ToString()); ListBox1.Items.Add("Default ForeColor:" + ListBox.DefaultForeColor.ToString()); }
// The following method displays the default font,
// background color and foreground color values for the ListBox
// control. The values are displayed in the ListBox, itself.
private void Populate_ListBox()
{
listBox1.set_Dock(DockStyle.Bottom);
// Display the values in the read-only properties
// DefaultBackColor, DefaultFont, DefaultForecolor.
listBox1.get_Items().Add("Default BackColor: "
+ ListBox.get_DefaultBackColor().ToString());
listBox1.get_Items().Add("Default Font: "
+ ListBox.get_DefaultFont().ToString());
listBox1.get_Items().Add("Default ForeColor:"
+ ListBox.get_DefaultForeColor().ToString());
} //Populate_ListBox
Windows 98, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows CE, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition
The Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 is supported on Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP SP2, and Windows Server 2003 SP1.