FontDialog Class

Definition

Namespace:

System.Windows.Forms

Assembly:

System.Windows.Forms.dll

Source:

FontDialog.cs

Prompts the user to choose a font from among those installed on the local computer.

public ref class FontDialog : System::Windows::Forms::CommonDialog

public class FontDialog : System.Windows.Forms.CommonDialog

type FontDialog = class
    inherit CommonDialog

Public Class FontDialog
Inherits CommonDialog

Inheritance

Object

MarshalByRefObject

Component

CommonDialog

FontDialog

Examples

The following code example uses ShowDialog to display a FontDialog. This code requires that a Form has already been created with a TextBox and button placed on it. It also requires that the fontDialog1 has been created. The Font contains the size information but not the color information.

private:
   void button1_Click( Object^ /*sender*/, System::EventArgs^ /*e*/ )
   {
      fontDialog1->ShowColor = true;

      fontDialog1->Font = textBox1->Font;
      fontDialog1->Color = textBox1->ForeColor;

      if ( fontDialog1->ShowDialog() != ::DialogResult::Cancel )
      {
         textBox1->Font = fontDialog1->Font;
         textBox1->ForeColor = fontDialog1->Color;
      }
   }

private void button1_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
 {
    fontDialog1.ShowColor = true;

    fontDialog1.Font = textBox1.Font;
    fontDialog1.Color = textBox1.ForeColor;

    if(fontDialog1.ShowDialog() != DialogResult.Cancel )
    {
       textBox1.Font = fontDialog1.Font ;
       textBox1.ForeColor = fontDialog1.Color;
    }
 }

Private Sub button1_Click(sender As Object, e As System.EventArgs)
    fontDialog1.ShowColor = True

    fontDialog1.Font = textBox1.Font
    fontDialog1.Color = textBox1.ForeColor

    If fontDialog1.ShowDialog() <> DialogResult.Cancel Then
        textBox1.Font = fontDialog1.Font
        textBox1.ForeColor = fontDialog1.Color
    End If
End Sub

Remarks

The inherited member ShowDialog must be invoked to create this specific common dialog box. HookProc can be overridden to implement specific dialog box hook functionality.

When you create an instance of FontDialog, some of the read/write properties are set to initial values. For a list of these values, see the FontDialog constructor.

Constructors

Name	Description
FontDialog()	Initializes a new instance of the FontDialog class.

Fields

Name	Description
EventApply	Owns the Apply event.

Properties

Name	Description
AllowScriptChange	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the user can change the character set specified in the Script combo box to display a character set other than the one currently displayed.
AllowSimulations	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the dialog box allows graphics device interface (GDI) font simulations.
AllowVectorFonts	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the dialog box allows vector font selections.
AllowVerticalFonts	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the dialog box displays both vertical and horizontal fonts or only horizontal fonts.
Color	Gets or sets the selected font color.
FixedPitchOnly	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the dialog box allows only the selection of fixed-pitch fonts.
Font	Gets or sets the selected font.
FontMustExist	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the dialog box specifies an error condition if the user attempts to select a font or style that does not exist.
MaxSize	Gets or sets the maximum point size a user can select.
MinSize	Gets or sets the minimum point size a user can select.
Options	Gets values to initialize the FontDialog.
ScriptsOnly	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the dialog box allows selection of fonts for all non-OEM and Symbol character sets, as well as the ANSI character set.
ShowApply	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the dialog box contains an Apply button.
ShowColor	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the dialog box displays the color choice.
ShowEffects	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the dialog box contains controls that allow the user to specify strikethrough, underline, and text color options.
ShowHelp	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the dialog box displays a Help button.
Tag	Gets or sets an object that contains data about the control. (Inherited from CommonDialog)

Methods

Name	Description
HookProc(IntPtr, Int32, IntPtr, IntPtr)	Specifies the common dialog box hook procedure that is overridden to add specific functionality to a common dialog box.
OnApply(EventArgs)	Raises the Apply event.
OnHelpRequest(EventArgs)	Raises the HelpRequest event. (Inherited from CommonDialog)
OwnerWndProc(IntPtr, Int32, IntPtr, IntPtr)	Defines the owner window procedure that is overridden to add specific functionality to a common dialog box. (Inherited from CommonDialog)
Reset()	Resets all dialog box options to their default values.
RunDialog(IntPtr)	Specifies a file dialog box.
ShowDialog()	Runs a common dialog box with a default owner. (Inherited from CommonDialog)
ShowDialog(IWin32Window)	Runs a common dialog box with the specified owner. (Inherited from CommonDialog)
ToString()	Retrieves a string that includes the name of the current font selected in the dialog box.

Events

Name	Description
Apply	Occurs when the user clicks the Apply button in the font dialog box.
HelpRequest	Occurs when the user clicks the Help button on a common dialog box. (Inherited from CommonDialog)

See also

• CommonDialog
• Font