PdfBasicFont Class

Namespace:: GemBox.Pdf.Content.Text

Assembly:: GemBox.Pdf.dll

Represents a base class for a font contained in a PdfDocument. A font is represented in PDF as a dictionary specifying the type of font, its PostScript name, its encoding, and information that can be used to provide a substitute when the font program is not available. Optionally, the font program can be embedded as a stream object in the PDF file.

C#
VB.NET

public abstract class PdfBasicFont : PdfContentResource

Public MustInherit Class PdfBasicFont
    Inherits PdfContentResource

Inheritance:: System.Object
PdfObject
PdfContentResource
PdfBasicFont

Methods

FromDictionary(PdfDictionary)

Gets or creates a PdfBasicFont from the specified PdfDictionary that represents a font as specified in PDF Specification ISO 32000-1:2008, section '9.5 Introduction to Font Data Structures'.

C#
VB.NET

public static PdfBasicFont FromDictionary(PdfDictionary dictionary)

Public Shared Function FromDictionary(dictionary As PdfDictionary) As PdfBasicFont

Parameters

dictionary: PdfDictionary

A PdfDictionary that represents a font as specified in PDF Specification ISO 32000-1:2008, section '9.5 Introduction to Font Data Structures'.

Returns

PdfBasicFont

An instance of a PdfBasicFont or null.

Remarks

If PdfBasicFont was already created from the same dictionary, that PdfBasicFont instance is returned.

This method provides a way to create various PdfBasicFonts which are currently not available in GemBox.Pdf.

Exceptions

System.ArgumentNullException

dictionary is null.

Inherited Properties

Document

Gets the PdfDocument associated with this PdfContentResource or null if no PdfDocument is associated with this PdfContentResource.

(Inherited from PdfContentResource)

Metadata

(Optional; PDF 1.4) A metadata stream containing metadata for the component.

(Inherited from PdfObject)

Extension Methods

PdfObjectExtensions.GetDictionary(PdfObject)

PdfObjectExtensions.GetOrAddDictionary(PdfObject)

PdfObjectExtensions.GetArray(PdfObject)