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SystemFontClass Class

A font object encapsulating Windows font object.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Engine, ArcGIS Desktop, and ArcGIS Server.

Description

The SystemFont object is used when developing with the Java and C++ API and is a wrapper around the Microsoft Font CoClass.

Interfaces

Interfaces	Description

Remarks

The SystemFont interface implements the following methods:

	Name	Description
	get_Name	Gets the name of the font family.
	put_Name	Sets a new name for the font family.
	get_Size	Gets the point size for the font.
	put_Size	Sets the point size for the font.
	get_Bold	Indicates whether the font is bold or not.
	put_Bold	Sets the boldness property for the font.
	get_Italic	Indicates whether the font is italic or not.
	put_Italic	Sets the italic property for the font.
	get_Underline	Indicates whether the font is underlined or not.
	put_Underline	Sets the underline property for the font.
	get_Strikethrough	Indicates whether the font is strikethrough or not.
	put_Strikethrough	Sets the strikethrough property for the font.
	get_Weight	Gets the weight (boldness) for the font.
	put_Weight	Sets the weight (boldness) for the font.
	get_Charset	Gets the font's character set.
	put_Charset	Sets the font's character set.
	get_hFont	Returns a Windows HFONT handle for the font described by this font object.
	Clone	Creates a duplicate font object with a state identical to the current font.
	IsEqual	Compares this font object to another for equality.
	SetRatio	Converts the scaling factor for this font between logical units and HIMETRIC units (in which is expressed the point size in the Size property).
	AddRefHfont	Notifies the font object that the previously realized font identified with hFont (from ISystemFont::GetHfont) should remain valid until ISystemFont::ReleaseHfont is called or the font object itself is released.
	ReleaseHfont	Notifies the font object that the caller that previously locked this font in the cache with ISystemFont::AddRefHfont no longer requires the lock.
	QueryTextMetrics	Fills a TEXTMETRIC structure describing the font.
	SetHdc	Provides a device context handle to the font that describes the logical mapping mode.