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Set font name, size and style
Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.Drawing.Drawing2D
Imports System.Windows.Forms

public class FontStyleSizeName
   public Shared Sub Main
        Application.Run(New FrmFonts)
   End Sub
End class


Public Class FrmFonts
   Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form

#Region " Windows Form Designer generated code "

   Public Sub New()
      MyBase.New()

      'This call is required by the Windows Form Designer.
      InitializeComponent()

      'Add any initialization after the InitializeComponent() call

   End Sub

   'Form overrides dispose to clean up the component list.
   Protected Overloads Overrides Sub Dispose(ByVal disposing As Boolean)
      If disposing Then
         If Not (components Is Nothing) Then
            components.Dispose()
         End If
      End If
      MyBase.Dispose(disposing)
   End Sub

   'Required by the Windows Form Designer
   Private components As System.ComponentModel.Container

   'NOTE: The following procedure is required by the Windows Form Designer
   'It can be modified using the Windows Form Designer.  
   'Do not modify it using the code editor.
   <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThrough()> Private Sub InitializeComponent()
      '
      'frmFonts
      '
      Me.AutoScaleBaseSize = New System.Drawing.Size(5, 13)
      Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(496, 117)
      Me.FormBorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FormBorderStyle.Fixed3D
      Me.Name = "frmFonts"
      Me.Text = "Fonts"

   End Sub

#End Region

   Protected Overrides Sub OnPaint( _
      ByVal paintEvent As PaintEventArgs)

      Dim graphicsObject As Graphics = paintEvent.Graphics
      Dim brush As SolidBrush = New SolidBrush(Color.DarkBlue)

      Dim style As FontStyle = FontStyle.Bold
      Dim arial As Font = New Font(New FontFamily("Arial"), 12, style)

      graphicsObject.DrawString(arial.Name & " 12 point bold.",arial, brush, 10, 10)

      style = FontStyle.Regular
      Dim timesNewRoman As Font = New Font("Times New Roman", 12, style)

      graphicsObject.DrawString(timesNewRoman.Name &" 12 point plain.", timesNewRoman, brush, 10, 30)

      style = FontStyle.Bold Or FontStyle.Italic
      Dim courierNew As Font = New Font("Courier New",16, style)

      graphicsObject.DrawString(courierNew.Name &" 16 point bold and italic.", courierNew, brush, 10, 54)

      style = FontStyle.Strikeout
      Dim tahoma As Font = New Font("Tahoma", 18, style)

      graphicsObject.DrawString(tahoma.Name &" 18 point strikeout.", tahoma, brush, 10, 75)
   End Sub

End Class








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17.36.4.Font Size
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