GetFontName method


Available for all objects except Image, HScroll, VScroll, ToolBar, ProgressBar, Slider, UpDown and Animate.

Prototype

GetFontName Proto hWnd:HWND, lpszBuffer:LPSTR

Syntax

Invoke GetFontName, hWnd, lpszBuffer

Function

Gets the font name (font face) for an object.

Parameters

hWnd

Handle to the object.

lpszBuffer

Pointer to a buffer to receive the font name for the object.

Return value

Eax returns the length, in characters, for the font name of the object./font>


REMARKS: The GetFontName method fills lpszBuffer with a Unicode string if the application is running as Unicode, or with an ANSI string if not (see the IsAppUnicode method). You can call GetFontNameA to get the font name in an ANSI string for Unicode applications, or GetFontNameW to get the font name in a Unicode string for ANSI applications.