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CDC::SetTextCharacterExtra

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Sets the amount of intercharacter spacing.

int SetTextCharacterExtra( 
   int nCharExtra  
);

Parameters

  • nCharExtra
    Specifies the amount of extra space (in logical units) to be added to each character. If the current mapping mode is not MM_TEXT, nCharExtra is transformed and rounded to the nearest pixel.

Return Value

The amount of the previous intercharacter spacing.

Remarks

GDI adds this spacing to each character, including break characters, when it writes a line of text to the device context. The default value for the amount of intercharacter spacing is 0.

Requirements

Header: afxwin.h

See Also

Reference

CDC Class

Hierarchy Chart

CDC::GetTextCharacterExtra

SetTextCharacterExtra