AddUserFont(Stream) Method

Summary

Adds a user font stored in a stream to the LEADTOOLS toolkit.

Syntax

C++

public static void AddUserFont( 
   Stream stream 
)

Public Shared Sub AddUserFont( 
   ByVal stream As Stream 
)

public:  
   static void AddUserFont( 
      Stream^ stream 
   )

Parameters

stream

Stream containing the data of a valid font file.

Remarks

Use this method to add one or more user fonts to the LEADTOOLS tookit. The font data can contain a single or many face types, and this method can be called multiple times to add several fonts. LEADTOOLS supports both TrueType (.ttf) and OpenType (.otf) font formats.

This method allows a process using a LEADTOOLS toolkit to use fonts without installing them on the operating system. Refer to LEADTOOLS Draw Engine and Multi-Platform Considerations for more information.

Note that fonts are added to the current draw engine. Therefore, an application must: