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Font Class Referencefinal

Represents a particular font, including its size, style, etc. More...

Public Types

enum  FontStyleFlags { plain = 0, bold = 1, italic = 2, underlined = 4 }
 A combination of these values is used by the constructor to specify the style of font to use. More...
 

Public Member Functions

 Font (float fontHeight, int styleFlags=plain)
 Creates a sans-serif font in a given size. More...
 
 Font (const String &typefaceName, float fontHeight, int styleFlags)
 Creates a font with a given typeface and parameters. More...
 
 Font (const String &typefaceName, const String &typefaceStyle, float fontHeight)
 Creates a font with a given typeface and parameters. More...
 
 Font (const Font &other) noexcept
 Creates a copy of another Font object. More...
 
 Font (const Typeface::Ptr &typeface)
 Creates a font for a typeface. More...
 
 Font ()
 Creates a basic sans-serif font at a default height. More...
 
 Font (Font &&other) noexcept
 Move constructor. More...
 
Fontoperator= (Font &&other) noexcept
 Move assignment operator. More...
 
Fontoperator= (const Font &other) noexcept
 Copies this font from another one. More...
 
bool operator== (const Font &other) const noexcept
 
bool operator!= (const Font &other) const noexcept
 
 ~Font () noexcept
 Destructor. More...
 
void setTypefaceName (const String &faceName)
 Changes the font family of the typeface. More...
 
const StringgetTypefaceName () const noexcept
 Returns the font family of the typeface that this font uses. More...
 
const StringgetTypefaceStyle () const noexcept
 Returns the font style of the typeface that this font uses. More...
 
void setTypefaceStyle (const String &newStyle)
 Changes the font style of the typeface. More...
 
Font withTypefaceStyle (const String &newStyle) const
 Returns a copy of this font with a new typeface style. More...
 
StringArray getAvailableStyles () const
 Returns a list of the styles that this font can use. More...
 
Font withHeight (float height) const
 Returns a copy of this font with a new height. More...
 
Font withPointHeight (float heightInPoints) const
 Returns a copy of this font with a new height, specified in points. More...
 
void setHeight (float newHeight)
 Changes the font's height. More...
 
void setHeightWithoutChangingWidth (float newHeight)
 Changes the font's height without changing its width. More...
 
float getHeight () const noexcept
 Returns the total height of this font, in pixels. More...
 
float getHeightInPoints () const
 Returns the total height of this font, in points. More...
 
float getAscent () const
 Returns the height of the font above its baseline, in pixels. More...
 
float getAscentInPoints () const
 Returns the height of the font above its baseline, in points. More...
 
float getDescent () const
 Returns the amount that the font descends below its baseline, in pixels. More...
 
float getDescentInPoints () const
 Returns the amount that the font descends below its baseline, in points. More...
 
int getStyleFlags () const noexcept
 Returns the font's style flags. More...
 
Font withStyle (int styleFlags) const
 Returns a copy of this font with the given set of style flags. More...
 
void setStyleFlags (int newFlags)
 Changes the font's style. More...
 
void setBold (bool shouldBeBold)
 Makes the font bold or non-bold. More...
 
Font boldened () const
 Returns a copy of this font with the bold attribute set. More...
 
bool isBold () const noexcept
 Returns true if the font is bold. More...
 
void setItalic (bool shouldBeItalic)
 Makes the font italic or non-italic. More...
 
Font italicised () const
 Returns a copy of this font with the italic attribute set. More...
 
bool isItalic () const noexcept
 Returns true if the font is italic. More...
 
void setUnderline (bool shouldBeUnderlined)
 Makes the font underlined or non-underlined. More...
 
bool isUnderlined () const noexcept
 Returns true if the font is underlined. More...
 
float getHorizontalScale () const noexcept
 Returns the font's horizontal scale. More...
 
Font withHorizontalScale (float scaleFactor) const
 Returns a copy of this font with a new horizontal scale. More...
 
void setHorizontalScale (float scaleFactor)
 Changes the font's horizontal scale factor. More...
 
float getExtraKerningFactor () const noexcept
 Returns the font's kerning. More...
 
Font withExtraKerningFactor (float extraKerning) const
 Returns a copy of this font with a new kerning factor. More...
 
void setExtraKerningFactor (float extraKerning)
 Changes the font's kerning. More...
 
void setSizeAndStyle (float newHeight, int newStyleFlags, float newHorizontalScale, float newKerningAmount)
 Changes all the font's characteristics with one call. More...
 
void setSizeAndStyle (float newHeight, const String &newStyle, float newHorizontalScale, float newKerningAmount)
 Changes all the font's characteristics with one call. More...
 
int getStringWidth (const String &text) const
 Returns the total width of a string as it would be drawn using this font. More...
 
float getStringWidthFloat (const String &text) const
 Returns the total width of a string as it would be drawn using this font. More...
 
void getGlyphPositions (const String &text, Array< int > &glyphs, Array< float > &xOffsets) const
 Returns the series of glyph numbers and their x offsets needed to represent a string. More...
 
TypefacegetTypeface () const
 Returns the typeface used by this font. More...
 
String toString () const
 Creates a string to describe this font. More...
 

Static Public Member Functions

static const StringgetDefaultSansSerifFontName ()
 Returns a typeface font family that represents the default sans-serif font. More...
 
static const StringgetDefaultSerifFontName ()
 Returns a typeface font family that represents the default serif font. More...
 
static const StringgetDefaultMonospacedFontName ()
 Returns a typeface font family that represents the default monospaced font. More...
 
static const StringgetDefaultStyle ()
 Returns a font style name that represents the default style. More...
 
static Typeface::Ptr getDefaultTypefaceForFont (const Font &font)
 Returns the default system typeface for the given font. More...
 
static float getDefaultMinimumHorizontalScaleFactor () noexcept
 Returns the minimum horizontal scale to which fonts may be squashed when trying to create a layout. More...
 
static void setDefaultMinimumHorizontalScaleFactor (float newMinimumScaleFactor) noexcept
 Sets the minimum horizontal scale to which fonts may be squashed when trying to create a text layout. More...
 
static void findFonts (Array< Font > &results)
 Creates an array of Font objects to represent all the fonts on the system. More...
 
static StringArray findAllTypefaceNames ()
 Returns a list of all the available typeface font families. More...
 
static StringArray findAllTypefaceStyles (const String &family)
 Returns a list of all the available typeface font styles. More...
 
static const StringgetFallbackFontName ()
 Returns the font family of the typeface to be used for rendering glyphs that aren't found in the requested typeface. More...
 
static void setFallbackFontName (const String &name)
 Sets the (platform-specific) font family of the typeface to use to find glyphs that aren't available in whatever font you're trying to use. More...
 
static const StringgetFallbackFontStyle ()
 Returns the font style of the typeface to be used for rendering glyphs that aren't found in the requested typeface. More...
 
static void setFallbackFontStyle (const String &style)
 Sets the (platform-specific) font style of the typeface to use to find glyphs that aren't available in whatever font you're trying to use. More...
 
static Font fromString (const String &fontDescription)
 Recreates a font from its stringified encoding. More...
 

Detailed Description

Represents a particular font, including its size, style, etc.

Apart from the typeface to be used, a Font object also dictates whether the font is bold, italic, underlined, how big it is, and its kerning and horizontal scale factor.

See also
Typeface

Member Enumeration Documentation

◆ FontStyleFlags

A combination of these values is used by the constructor to specify the style of font to use.

Enumerator
plain 

indicates a plain, non-bold, non-italic version of the font.

See also
setStyleFlags
bold 

boldens the font.

See also
setStyleFlags
italic 

finds an italic version of the font.

See also
setStyleFlags
underlined 

underlines the font.

See also
setStyleFlags

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ Font() [1/7]

Font::Font ( float  fontHeight,
int  styleFlags = plain 
)

Creates a sans-serif font in a given size.

Parameters
fontHeightthe height in pixels (can be fractional)
styleFlagsthe style to use - this can be a combination of the Font::bold, Font::italic and Font::underlined, or just Font::plain for the normal style.
See also
FontStyleFlags, getDefaultSansSerifFontName

◆ Font() [2/7]

Font::Font ( const String typefaceName,
float  fontHeight,
int  styleFlags 
)

Creates a font with a given typeface and parameters.

Parameters
typefaceNamethe font family of the typeface to use
fontHeightthe height in pixels (can be fractional)
styleFlagsthe style to use - this can be a combination of the Font::bold, Font::italic and Font::underlined, or just Font::plain for the normal style.
See also
FontStyleFlags, getDefaultSansSerifFontName

◆ Font() [3/7]

Font::Font ( const String typefaceName,
const String typefaceStyle,
float  fontHeight 
)

Creates a font with a given typeface and parameters.

Parameters
typefaceNamethe font family of the typeface to use
typefaceStylethe font style of the typeface to use
fontHeightthe height in pixels (can be fractional)

◆ Font() [4/7]

Font::Font ( const Font other)
noexcept

Creates a copy of another Font object.

◆ Font() [5/7]

Font::Font ( const Typeface::Ptr typeface)

Creates a font for a typeface.

◆ Font() [6/7]

Font::Font ( )

Creates a basic sans-serif font at a default height.

You should use one of the other constructors for creating a font that you're planning on drawing with - this constructor is here to help initialise objects before changing the font's settings later.

◆ Font() [7/7]

Font::Font ( Font &&  other)
noexcept

Move constructor.

◆ ~Font()

Font::~Font ( )
noexcept

Destructor.

Member Function Documentation

◆ operator=() [1/2]

Font& Font::operator= ( Font &&  other)
noexcept

Move assignment operator.

◆ operator=() [2/2]

Font& Font::operator= ( const Font other)
noexcept

Copies this font from another one.

◆ operator==()

bool Font::operator== ( const Font other) const
noexcept

◆ operator!=()

bool Font::operator!= ( const Font other) const
noexcept

◆ setTypefaceName()

void Font::setTypefaceName ( const String faceName)

Changes the font family of the typeface.

e.g. "Arial", "Courier", etc.

This may also be set to Font::getDefaultSansSerifFontName(), Font::getDefaultSerifFontName(), or Font::getDefaultMonospacedFontName(), which are not actual platform-specific font family names, but are generic font family names that are used to represent the various default fonts. If you need to know the exact typeface font family being used, you can call Font::getTypeface()->getName(), which will give you the platform-specific font family.

If a suitable font isn't found on the machine, it'll just use a default instead.

◆ getTypefaceName()

const String& Font::getTypefaceName ( ) const
noexcept

Returns the font family of the typeface that this font uses.

e.g. "Arial", "Courier", etc.

This may also be set to Font::getDefaultSansSerifFontName(), Font::getDefaultSerifFontName(), or Font::getDefaultMonospacedFontName(), which are not actual platform-specific font family names, but are generic font family names that are used to represent the various default fonts.

If you need to know the exact typeface font family being used, you can call Font::getTypeface()->getName(), which will give you the platform-specific font family.

◆ getTypefaceStyle()

const String& Font::getTypefaceStyle ( ) const
noexcept

Returns the font style of the typeface that this font uses.

See also
withTypefaceStyle, getAvailableStyles()

◆ setTypefaceStyle()

void Font::setTypefaceStyle ( const String newStyle)

Changes the font style of the typeface.

See also
getAvailableStyles()

◆ withTypefaceStyle()

Font Font::withTypefaceStyle ( const String newStyle) const

Returns a copy of this font with a new typeface style.

See also
getAvailableStyles()

◆ getAvailableStyles()

StringArray Font::getAvailableStyles ( ) const

Returns a list of the styles that this font can use.

◆ getDefaultSansSerifFontName()

static const String& Font::getDefaultSansSerifFontName ( )
static

Returns a typeface font family that represents the default sans-serif font.

This is also the typeface that will be used when a font is created without specifying any typeface details.

Note that this method just returns a generic placeholder string that means "the default sans-serif font" - it's not the actual font family of this font.

See also
setTypefaceName, getDefaultSerifFontName, getDefaultMonospacedFontName

◆ getDefaultSerifFontName()

static const String& Font::getDefaultSerifFontName ( )
static

Returns a typeface font family that represents the default serif font.

Note that this method just returns a generic placeholder string that means "the default serif font" - it's not the actual font family of this font.

See also
setTypefaceName, getDefaultSansSerifFontName, getDefaultMonospacedFontName

◆ getDefaultMonospacedFontName()

static const String& Font::getDefaultMonospacedFontName ( )
static

Returns a typeface font family that represents the default monospaced font.

Note that this method just returns a generic placeholder string that means "the default monospaced font" - it's not the actual font family of this font.

See also
setTypefaceName, getDefaultSansSerifFontName, getDefaultSerifFontName

◆ getDefaultStyle()

static const String& Font::getDefaultStyle ( )
static

Returns a font style name that represents the default style.

Note that this method just returns a generic placeholder string that means "the default font style" - it's not the actual name of the font style of any particular font.

See also
setTypefaceStyle

◆ getDefaultTypefaceForFont()

static Typeface::Ptr Font::getDefaultTypefaceForFont ( const Font font)
static

Returns the default system typeface for the given font.

◆ withHeight()

Font Font::withHeight ( float  height) const

Returns a copy of this font with a new height.

◆ withPointHeight()

Font Font::withPointHeight ( float  heightInPoints) const

Returns a copy of this font with a new height, specified in points.

◆ setHeight()

void Font::setHeight ( float  newHeight)

Changes the font's height.

See also
getHeight, withHeight, setHeightWithoutChangingWidth

◆ setHeightWithoutChangingWidth()

void Font::setHeightWithoutChangingWidth ( float  newHeight)

Changes the font's height without changing its width.

This alters the horizontal scale to compensate for the change in height.

◆ getHeight()

float Font::getHeight ( ) const
noexcept

Returns the total height of this font, in pixels.

This is the maximum height, from the top of the ascent to the bottom of the descenders.

See also
withHeight, setHeightWithoutChangingWidth, getAscent

Referenced by PositionedGlyph::getBounds().

◆ getHeightInPoints()

float Font::getHeightInPoints ( ) const

Returns the total height of this font, in points.

This is the maximum height, from the top of the ascent to the bottom of the descenders.

See also
withPointHeight, getHeight

◆ getAscent()

float Font::getAscent ( ) const

Returns the height of the font above its baseline, in pixels.

This is the maximum height from the baseline to the top.

See also
getHeight, getDescent

Referenced by PositionedGlyph::getTop().

◆ getAscentInPoints()

float Font::getAscentInPoints ( ) const

Returns the height of the font above its baseline, in points.

This is the maximum height from the baseline to the top.

See also
getHeight, getDescent

◆ getDescent()

float Font::getDescent ( ) const

Returns the amount that the font descends below its baseline, in pixels.

This is calculated as (getHeight() - getAscent()).

See also
getAscent, getHeight

Referenced by PositionedGlyph::getBottom().

◆ getDescentInPoints()

float Font::getDescentInPoints ( ) const

Returns the amount that the font descends below its baseline, in points.

This is calculated as (getHeight() - getAscent()).

See also
getAscent, getHeight

◆ getStyleFlags()

int Font::getStyleFlags ( ) const
noexcept

Returns the font's style flags.

This will return a bitwise-or'ed combination of values from the FontStyleFlags enum, to describe whether the font is bold, italic, etc.

See also
FontStyleFlags, withStyle

◆ withStyle()

Font Font::withStyle ( int  styleFlags) const

Returns a copy of this font with the given set of style flags.

Parameters
styleFlagsa bitwise-or'ed combination of values from the FontStyleFlags enum.
See also
FontStyleFlags, getStyleFlags

◆ setStyleFlags()

void Font::setStyleFlags ( int  newFlags)

Changes the font's style.

Parameters
newFlagsa bitwise-or'ed combination of values from the FontStyleFlags enum.
See also
FontStyleFlags, withStyle

◆ setBold()

void Font::setBold ( bool  shouldBeBold)

Makes the font bold or non-bold.

◆ boldened()

Font Font::boldened ( ) const

Returns a copy of this font with the bold attribute set.

If the font does not have a bold version, this will return the default font.

◆ isBold()

bool Font::isBold ( ) const
noexcept

Returns true if the font is bold.

◆ setItalic()

void Font::setItalic ( bool  shouldBeItalic)

Makes the font italic or non-italic.

◆ italicised()

Font Font::italicised ( ) const

Returns a copy of this font with the italic attribute set.

◆ isItalic()

bool Font::isItalic ( ) const
noexcept

Returns true if the font is italic.

◆ setUnderline()

void Font::setUnderline ( bool  shouldBeUnderlined)

Makes the font underlined or non-underlined.

◆ isUnderlined()

bool Font::isUnderlined ( ) const
noexcept

Returns true if the font is underlined.

◆ getHorizontalScale()

float Font::getHorizontalScale ( ) const
noexcept

Returns the font's horizontal scale.

A value of 1.0 is the normal scale, less than this will be narrower, greater than 1.0 will be stretched out.

See also
withHorizontalScale

◆ withHorizontalScale()

Font Font::withHorizontalScale ( float  scaleFactor) const

Returns a copy of this font with a new horizontal scale.

Parameters
scaleFactora value of 1.0 is the normal scale, less than this will be narrower, greater than 1.0 will be stretched out.
See also
getHorizontalScale

◆ setHorizontalScale()

void Font::setHorizontalScale ( float  scaleFactor)

Changes the font's horizontal scale factor.

Parameters
scaleFactora value of 1.0 is the normal scale, less than this will be narrower, greater than 1.0 will be stretched out.

◆ getDefaultMinimumHorizontalScaleFactor()

static float Font::getDefaultMinimumHorizontalScaleFactor ( )
staticnoexcept

Returns the minimum horizontal scale to which fonts may be squashed when trying to create a layout.

See also
setDefaultMinimumHorizontalScaleFactor

◆ setDefaultMinimumHorizontalScaleFactor()

static void Font::setDefaultMinimumHorizontalScaleFactor ( float  newMinimumScaleFactor)
staticnoexcept

Sets the minimum horizontal scale to which fonts may be squashed when trying to create a text layout.

See also
getDefaultMinimumHorizontalScaleFactor

◆ getExtraKerningFactor()

float Font::getExtraKerningFactor ( ) const
noexcept

Returns the font's kerning.

This is the extra space added between adjacent characters, as a proportion of the font's height.

A value of zero is normal spacing, positive values will spread the letters out more, and negative values make them closer together.

◆ withExtraKerningFactor()

Font Font::withExtraKerningFactor ( float  extraKerning) const

Returns a copy of this font with a new kerning factor.

Parameters
extraKerninga multiple of the font's height that will be added to space between the characters. So a value of zero is normal spacing, positive values spread the letters out, negative values make them closer together.

◆ setExtraKerningFactor()

void Font::setExtraKerningFactor ( float  extraKerning)

Changes the font's kerning.

Parameters
extraKerninga multiple of the font's height that will be added to space between the characters. So a value of zero is normal spacing, positive values spread the letters out, negative values make them closer together.

◆ setSizeAndStyle() [1/2]

void Font::setSizeAndStyle ( float  newHeight,
int  newStyleFlags,
float  newHorizontalScale,
float  newKerningAmount 
)

Changes all the font's characteristics with one call.

◆ setSizeAndStyle() [2/2]

void Font::setSizeAndStyle ( float  newHeight,
const String newStyle,
float  newHorizontalScale,
float  newKerningAmount 
)

Changes all the font's characteristics with one call.

◆ getStringWidth()

int Font::getStringWidth ( const String text) const

Returns the total width of a string as it would be drawn using this font.

For a more accurate floating-point result, use getStringWidthFloat().

◆ getStringWidthFloat()

float Font::getStringWidthFloat ( const String text) const

Returns the total width of a string as it would be drawn using this font.

See also
getStringWidth

◆ getGlyphPositions()

void Font::getGlyphPositions ( const String text,
Array< int > &  glyphs,
Array< float > &  xOffsets 
) const

Returns the series of glyph numbers and their x offsets needed to represent a string.

An extra x offset is added at the end of the run, to indicate where the right hand edge of the last character is.

◆ getTypeface()

Typeface* Font::getTypeface ( ) const

Returns the typeface used by this font.

Note that the object returned may go out of scope if this font is deleted or has its style changed.

◆ findFonts()

static void Font::findFonts ( Array< Font > &  results)
static

Creates an array of Font objects to represent all the fonts on the system.

If you just need the font family names of the typefaces, you can also use findAllTypefaceNames() instead.

Parameters
resultsthe array to which new Font objects will be added.

◆ findAllTypefaceNames()

static StringArray Font::findAllTypefaceNames ( )
static

Returns a list of all the available typeface font families.

The names returned can be passed into setTypefaceName().

You can use this instead of findFonts() if you only need their font family names, and not font objects.

◆ findAllTypefaceStyles()

static StringArray Font::findAllTypefaceStyles ( const String family)
static

Returns a list of all the available typeface font styles.

The names returned can be passed into setTypefaceStyle().

You can use this instead of findFonts() if you only need their styles, and not font objects.

◆ getFallbackFontName()

static const String& Font::getFallbackFontName ( )
static

Returns the font family of the typeface to be used for rendering glyphs that aren't found in the requested typeface.

◆ setFallbackFontName()

static void Font::setFallbackFontName ( const String name)
static

Sets the (platform-specific) font family of the typeface to use to find glyphs that aren't available in whatever font you're trying to use.

◆ getFallbackFontStyle()

static const String& Font::getFallbackFontStyle ( )
static

Returns the font style of the typeface to be used for rendering glyphs that aren't found in the requested typeface.

◆ setFallbackFontStyle()

static void Font::setFallbackFontStyle ( const String style)
static

Sets the (platform-specific) font style of the typeface to use to find glyphs that aren't available in whatever font you're trying to use.

◆ toString()

String Font::toString ( ) const

Creates a string to describe this font.

The string will contain information to describe the font's typeface, size, and style. To recreate the font from this string, use fromString().

◆ fromString()

static Font Font::fromString ( const String fontDescription)
static

Recreates a font from its stringified encoding.

This method takes a string that was created by toString(), and recreates the original font.


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