IDWriteTextLayout::SetFontWeight method (dwrite.h)
Sets the font weight for text within a text range specified by a DWRITE_TEXT_RANGE structure.
Syntax
HRESULT SetFontWeight(
DWRITE_FONT_WEIGHT fontWeight,
DWRITE_TEXT_RANGE textRange
);
Parameters
fontWeight
Type: DWRITE_FONT_WEIGHT
The font weight to be set for text within the range specified by textRange.
textRange
Type: DWRITE_TEXT_RANGE
Text range to which this change applies.
Return value
Type: HRESULT
If this method succeeds, it returns S_OK. Otherwise, it returns an HRESULT error code.
Remarks
The font weight can be set to one of the predefined font weight values provided in the DWRITE_FONT_WEIGHT enumeration or an integer from 1 to 999. Values outside this range will cause the method to fail with an E_INVALIDARG return value.
The following illustration shows an example of Normal and UltraBold weights for the Palatino Linotype typeface.
![Illustration of the letter "W" in Normal and UltraBold weights](images/fontweight_for_palatino.png)
Examples
The following code illustrates how to set the font weight to bold.
// Set the font weight to bold for the entire string.
DWRITE_TEXT_RANGE textRange = {0, cTextLength_};
if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
{
hr = pTextLayout_->SetFontWeight(DWRITE_FONT_WEIGHT_BOLD, textRange);
}
Requirements
Requirement | Value |
---|---|
Minimum supported client | Windows 7, Windows Vista with SP2 and Platform Update for Windows Vista [desktop apps | UWP apps] |
Minimum supported server | Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 with SP2 and Platform Update for Windows Server 2008 [desktop apps | UWP apps] |
Target Platform | Windows |
Header | dwrite.h |
Library | Dwrite.lib |
DLL | Dwrite.dll |