FontFamily.Equals(Object) Method

Definition

Indicates whether the specified object is a FontFamily and is identical to this FontFamily.

C#
public override bool Equals(object? obj);
C#
public override bool Equals(object obj);

Parameters

obj
Object

The object to test.

Returns

true if obj is a FontFamily and is identical to this FontFamily; otherwise, false.

Examples

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 two Font objects.

  • Tests whether they are equivalent.

  • Displays the result of the test in a message box.

C#
public void Equals_Example(PaintEventArgs e)
{
    // Create two FontFamily objects.
    FontFamily firstFontFamily = new FontFamily("Arial");
    FontFamily secondFontFamily = new FontFamily("Times New Roman");
             
    // Check to see if the two font families are equivalent.
    bool equalFonts = firstFontFamily.Equals(secondFontFamily);
             
    // Display the result of the test in a message box.
    MessageBox.Show(equalFonts.ToString());
}

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET 8 (package-provided), 9 (package-provided), 10 (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, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
.NET Standard 2.0 (package-provided)
Windows Desktop 3.0, 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10