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Function name : GetTextFace

Group: Font and Text - Library: gdi32

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The GetTextFace function retrieves the typeface name of the font that is selected into the specified device context.

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Code examples:

Using Font and Text functions

Declaration:

int GetTextFace(
  HDC hdc,            // handle to DC
  int nCount,         // length of typeface name buffer
  LPTSTR lpFaceName   // typeface name buffer
);  

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FoxPro declaration:

DECLARE INTEGER GetTextFace IN gdi32;
	INTEGER   hdc,;
	INTEGER   nCount,;
	STRING  @ lpFaceName  

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Parameters:

hdc [in] Handle to the device context.

nCount [in] Specifies the length of the buffer pointed to by lpFaceName.

lpFaceName [out] Pointer to the buffer that receives the typeface name.

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Return value:

If the function succeeds, the return value is the number of characters copied to the buffer. If the function fails, the return value is zero.

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