GetFontName$ - Learn To Code - PlayBASIC Documentation

GetFontName$

Name$ = GetFontName$(FontIndex)

Parameters:

FontIndex = The index identifier of the font you wish to query

Returns:

Name$ = The name of the font

The GetFontName$ function returns the name of the selected font.

FACTS:

* GetFontName$ will return the windows font name, or the CRF filename.

Mini Tutorial:

This example loads the windows Arial font as font #2, then displays all the information about this font.

; Load the "Arial" font as font 2, size 24, in the
; normal style
  LoadFont "Arial",2,24,0

; Set Font 2 at the current font.
  SetFont 2

; Display the information about the loaded font
  Print "Font Status:"+Str$(GetFontStatus(2))
  Print "Font Name:"+GetFontName$(2)
  Print "Font Size:"+Str$(GetFontSize(2))
  Print "Font Width:"+Str$(GetFontWidth(2))
  Print "Font Height:"+Str$(GetFontHeight(2))
  Print "Font Style:"+Str$(GetFontStyle(2))

; Display the screen and wait for a key top be pressed
  Sync
  WaitKey

This example would output.

  Font Status:1
  Font Name:Arial
  Font Size:24
  Font Width:56
  Font Height:24
  Font Style:0


Related Info:	FindFont \| GetFontHeight \| GetFontStyle \| GetFontWidth \| LoadFont :