Font.Clone Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Drawing

Assembly:

System.Drawing.Common.dll

Creates an exact copy of this Font.

public:
 virtual System::Object ^ Clone();

public object Clone ();

abstract member Clone : unit -> obj
override this.Clone : unit -> obj

Public Function Clone () As Object

Returns

Object

The Font this method creates, cast as an Object.

Implements

Clone()

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 clones a Font and draws text with that font.

public:
   void Clone_Example( PaintEventArgs^ e )
   {
      // Create a Font object.
      System::Drawing::Font^ myFont = gcnew System::Drawing::Font( "Arial",16 );

      // Create a copy of myFont.
      System::Drawing::Font^ cloneFont = dynamic_cast<System::Drawing::Font^>(myFont->Clone());

      // Use cloneFont to draw text to the screen.
      e->Graphics->DrawString( "This is a cloned font", cloneFont, Brushes::Black, 0, 0 );
   }

public void Clone_Example(PaintEventArgs e)
{
    // Create a Font object.
    Font myFont = new Font("Arial", 16);
             
    // Create a copy of myFont.
    Font cloneFont = (Font)myFont.Clone();
             
    // Use cloneFont to draw text to the screen.
    e.Graphics.DrawString("This is a cloned font", cloneFont,
        Brushes.Black, 0, 0);
}

Public Sub Clone_Example(ByVal e As PaintEventArgs)

    ' Create a Font object.
    Dim myFont As New Font("Arial", 16)

    ' Create a copy of myFont.
    Dim cloneFont As Font = CType(myFont.Clone(), Font)

    ' Use cloneFont to draw text to the screen.
    e.Graphics.DrawString("This is a cloned font", cloneFont, _
    Brushes.Black, 0, 0)
End Sub