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IDWriteFontFace1::GetMetrics method (dwrite_1.h)

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Obtains design units and common metrics for the font face. These metrics are applicable to all the glyphs within a font face and are used by applications for layout calculations.

Syntax

void GetMetrics(
  [out] DWRITE_FONT_METRICS1 *fontMetrics
);

Parameters

[out] fontMetrics

Type: DWRITE_FONT_METRICS1*

A filled DWRITE_FONT_METRICS1 structure that holds metrics for the current font face element. The metrics returned by this method are in font design units.

Return value

None

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows 8 and Platform Update for Windows 7 [desktop apps | UWP apps]
Minimum supported server Windows Server 2012 and Platform Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 [desktop apps | UWP apps]
Target Platform Windows
Header dwrite_1.h
Library Dwrite_1.lib
DLL Dwrite_1.dll

See also

IDWriteFontFace1