Font.FromHdc(IntPtr) Method
Definition
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Creates a Font from the specified Windows handle to a device context.
public:
static System::Drawing::Font ^ FromHdc(IntPtr hdc);public static System.Drawing.Font FromHdc (IntPtr hdc);static member FromHdc : nativeint -> System.Drawing.FontPublic Shared Function FromHdc (hdc As IntPtr) As FontParameters
- hdc
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IntPtr
nativeint
A handle to a device context.
Returns
The Font this method creates.
Exceptions
The font for the specified device context is not a TrueType font.
Remarks
For this method to work, the hdc parameter must contain a handle to a device context in which a font is selected. This method will not work with an hdc handle acquired from a GDI+ Graphics object because the hdc handle does not have a font selected.
Applies to
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