Font.ToString Method
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Returns a human-readable string representation of this Font.
public:
override System::String ^ ToString();
public override string ToString ();
override this.ToString : unit -> string
Public Overrides Function ToString () As String
A string that represents this Font.
The following code example is designed for use with Windows Forms, and it requires PaintEventArgs e
, which is a parameter of the Paint event handler. The code performs the following actions:
Creates a Font.
Gets a string that represents the font.
Displays the string in a message box.
public:
void ToString_Example( PaintEventArgs^ /*e*/ )
{
// Create a Font object.
System::Drawing::Font^ myFont = gcnew System::Drawing::Font( "Arial",16 );
// Get a string that represents myFont.
String^ fontString = myFont->ToString();
// Display a message box with fontString.
MessageBox::Show( fontString );
}
public void ToString_Example(PaintEventArgs e)
{
// Create a Font object.
Font myFont = new Font("Arial", 16);
// Get a string that represents myFont.
string fontString = myFont.ToString();
// Display a message box with fontString.
MessageBox.Show(fontString);
}
Public Sub ToString_Example(ByVal e As PaintEventArgs)
' Create a Font object.
Dim myFont As New Font("Arial", 16)
' Get a string that represents myFont.
Dim fontString As String = myFont.ToString()
' Display a message box with fontString.
MessageBox.Show(fontString)
End Sub
The returned string has the following format:
[Font: Name=fontName, Size=size, Units=units, GDiCharSet=gdiCharSet, GdiVerticalFont=boolean]
Product | Versions |
---|---|
.NET | 8 (package-provided), 9 (package-provided) |
.NET Framework | 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7 (package-provided), 4.7, 4.7.1 (package-provided), 4.7.1, 4.7.2 (package-provided), 4.7.2, 4.8 (package-provided), 4.8, 4.8.1 |
.NET Standard | 2.0 (package-provided) |
Windows Desktop | 3.0, 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 |
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