Visual C++ and MFC Programming 2nd Edition

Visual C++ and MFC Fundamentals Chapter 8 GDI Orientation and Transformations

The nQuality specifies how the function will attempt to match the font's characteristics.

The possible values are DEFAULT_QUALITY, PROOF_QUALITY, and

DRAFT_QUALITY.

The nPitchAndFamily specifies the category of the font used. It combines the pitch and

the family the intended font belongs to. The pitch can be specified with

DEFAULT_PITCH, VARIABLE_PITCH, or FIXED_PITCH. The pitch is combined

using the bitwise OR operator with one of the following values:

Value Description

FF_DECORATIVE Used for a decorative or fancy font

FF_DONTCARE Let the compiler specify

FF_MODERN Modern fonts that have a constant width

FF_ROMAN Serif fonts with variable width

FF_SCRIPT Script-like fonts

FF_SWISS Sans serif fonts with variable width

The lpszFacename is the name of the font used.

Once you have created a font, you can select it into the device context and use it it for

example to draw text.

After using a font, you should delete it to reclaim the memory space its variable was

using. This is done by calling the CGdiObject::DeleteObject() method.

Here is an example:

void CExoView::OnDraw(CDC* pDC)

{

CFont font;

font.CreateFont(46, 28, 215, 0,

FW_NORMAL, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, ANSI_CHARSET,

OUT_DEFAULT_PRECIS, CLIP_DEFAULT_PRECIS, DEFAULT_QUALITY,

DEFAULT_PITCH | FF_ROMAN, "Times New Roman");

CFont *pFont = pDC->SelectObject(&font);

pDC->TextOut(20, 128, "Euzhan Palcy", 12);

pDC->SelectObject(pFont);

font.DeleteObject();

}