PDFDocument.GetFont Method (console safe)

GetsFont built in non unicode front by name.

GetFont(
   fontName as String,
   encoding as Font.FontEncodingEnum) as Font

Parameters

fontName

The name of the font to get.

encoding

Desired encoding of the font. Use automatic if you want it to automatically handle encodings. If loading non Latin font then this parameter will be ignored.

Returns

Font

The font if successful, else nil.

Remarks

A font can enforce specific encoding, like Japanese font will enforce Japanese encoding.

Creating Helvetica with automatic encoding will enable substitution if hitting text that does not fit the encoding, so if having Chinese Traditional text when Helvetica font is selected then its substituted with MingLiU font. When no good substitution is found then the ResolveFont event is fired so you can for example load unicode TrueType font to handle Thai, Hindi and other such cases.

Built in fonts that PDF has for latin languages: