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CTFontMBS class

Super class: CFObjectMBS

Type Topic Plugin Version macOS Windows Linux iOS Targets
class CoreText MBS MacCG Plugin 14.2 ✅ Yes ❌ No ❌ No ✅ Yes All
The CTFont opaque type represents a Core Text font object.
Example
dim c as CTFontMBS = CTFontMBS.CreateWithName("times", 10)
MsgBox c.FullName

Font objects represent fonts to an application, providing access to characteristics of the font, such as point size, transform matrix, and other attributes. Fonts provide assistance in laying out glyphs relative to one another and are used to establish the current font when drawing in a graphics context.
Subclass of the CFObjectMBS class.
This is an abstract class. You can't create an instance, but you can get one from various plugin functions.

Super class CFObjectMBS

This class has no sub classes.

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Release notes

  • Version 22.5
    • Deprecated PlatformFont method in CTFontMBS class.
  • Version 22.0
    • Fixed a bug with CTFontMBS not returning file path in older Xojo version.

The items on this page are in the following plugins: MBS MacCF Plugin, MBS MacCG Plugin.


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