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NSFontDescriptor
| Inherits from | |
| Implements | |
| Package | com.apple.cocoa.application |
| Availability | Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later. |
| Companion guide |
Overview
NSFontDescriptor objects provide a mechanism to describe a font with a dictionary of attributes. This font descriptor can be used later to create or modify an NSFont object.
All attributes in the attributes dictionary are optional.
Tasks
Constructors
Getting Information About a Font Descriptor
Constructors
NSFontDescriptor
Creates an empty NSFontDescriptor.
public NSFontDescriptor()
Availability
- Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.
Creates an NSFontDescriptor with a dictionary of attributes.
public NSFontDescriptor(NSDictionary attributes)
Discussion
If attributes is null, the font descriptor’s dictionary will be empty.
Availability
- Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.
Instance Methods
fontAttributes
Returns the receiver’s dictionary of attributes.
public NSDictionary fontAttributes()
Availability
- Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.
Constants
The following font attributes are defined by NSFontDescriptor:
Attribute Identifier |
Value Class |
Default Value |
|---|---|---|
String |
None (optional) |
|
String |
None (optional) |
|
String |
None (optional) |
|
String, as a float |
None (optional) |
|
String |
None (optional) |
|
|
NSData |
None (optional) |
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