FontConfigs.GetFontSubstitutes

FontConfigs.GetFontSubstitutes method

Returns array containing font substitute names to be used if original font is not presented.

public static string[] GetFontSubstitutes(string originalFontName)
ParameterTypeDescription
originalFontNameStringoriginalFontName

Return Value

An array containing font substitute names to be used if original font is not presented.

Examples

namespace AsposeCellsExamples
{
    using Aspose.Cells;
    using System;

    public class FontConfigsMethodGetFontSubstitutesWithStringDemo
    {
        public static void Run()
        {
            // Initialize FontConfigs
            FontConfigs fontConfigs = new FontConfigs();

            try
            {
                // Call GetFontSubstitutes with a font name
                string originalFontName = "Arial";
                string[] substitutes = FontConfigs.GetFontSubstitutes(originalFontName);

                // Display the results
                Console.WriteLine($"Substitute fonts for '{originalFontName}':");
                if (substitutes != null && substitutes.Length > 0)
                {
                    foreach (string substitute in substitutes)
                    {
                        Console.WriteLine(substitute);
                    }
                }
                else
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("No substitutes found for the specified font.");
                }

                // Demonstrate setting substitutes and getting them
                string[] newSubstitutes = new string[] { "Liberation Sans", "DejaVu Sans" };
                FontConfigs.SetFontSubstitutes(originalFontName, newSubstitutes);

                // Get the substitutes again to verify
                substitutes = FontConfigs.GetFontSubstitutes(originalFontName);
                Console.WriteLine("\nAfter setting substitutes:");
                foreach (string substitute in substitutes)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine(substitute);
                }
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                Console.WriteLine($"Error executing GetFontSubstitutes method: {ex.Message}");
            }
        }
    }
}

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