FontFamily Constructors

Definition

Namespace:

System.Drawing

Assembly:

System.Drawing.Common.dll

Initializes a new FontFamily that uses the specified name.

Overloads

FontFamily(GenericFontFamilies)	Initializes a new FontFamily from the specified generic font family.
FontFamily(String)	Initializes a new FontFamily with the specified name.
FontFamily(String, FontCollection)	Initializes a new FontFamily in the specified FontCollection with the specified name.

FontFamily(GenericFontFamilies)

Source:

FontFamily.cs

Initializes a new FontFamily from the specified generic font family.

public:
 FontFamily(System::Drawing::Text::GenericFontFamilies genericFamily);

public FontFamily (System.Drawing.Text.GenericFontFamilies genericFamily);

new System.Drawing.FontFamily : System.Drawing.Text.GenericFontFamilies -> System.Drawing.FontFamily

Public Sub New (genericFamily As GenericFontFamilies)

Parameters

genericFamily

GenericFontFamilies

The GenericFontFamilies from which to create the new FontFamily.

FontFamily(String)

Source:

FontFamily.cs

Initializes a new FontFamily with the specified name.

public:
 FontFamily(System::String ^ name);

public FontFamily (string name);

new System.Drawing.FontFamily : string -> System.Drawing.FontFamily

Public Sub New (name As String)

Parameters

name

String

The name of the new FontFamily.

Exceptions

ArgumentException

name is an empty string ("").

-or-

name specifies a font that is not installed on the computer running the application.

-or-

name specifies a font that is not a TrueType font.

Remarks

Passing empty string ("") for the name parameter causes an exception.

FontFamily(String, FontCollection)

Source:

FontFamily.cs

Initializes a new FontFamily in the specified FontCollection with the specified name.

public:
 FontFamily(System::String ^ name, System::Drawing::Text::FontCollection ^ fontCollection);

public FontFamily (string name, System.Drawing.Text.FontCollection? fontCollection);

new System.Drawing.FontFamily : string * System.Drawing.Text.FontCollection -> System.Drawing.FontFamily

Public Sub New (name As String, fontCollection As FontCollection)

Parameters

name

String

A String that represents the name of the new FontFamily.

fontCollection

FontCollection

The FontCollection that contains this FontFamily.

Exceptions

ArgumentException

name is an empty string ("").

-or-

name specifies a font that is not installed on the computer running the application.

-or-

name specifies a font that is not a TrueType font.