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**GETFONT(** //control// [,// typeface// ] [, //size// ] [,// color// ] [,// style //] [,//charset//]**)**

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| **GETFONT** | Gets display font information. |
| //control// | A field number or field equate label for the control from which to get the information. If //control// is zero (0), it specifies the WINDOW. |
| //typeface// | A string variable to receive the name of the font. |
| //size// | An integer variable to receive the size (in points) of the font. |
| //color// | A LONG integer variable to receive the red, green, and blue values for the color of the font in the low-order three bytes. If the value is negative, the //color// represents a system color. |
| //style// | An integer variable to receive the strike weight and style of the font. |
| //charset// | A LONG integer variable to receive the character set value. |

**GETFONT** gets the display font information for the //control//. If the //control// parameter is zero (0), GETFONT gets the default display font for the window.

**Example:**

**TypeFace  STRING(31)**

**Size      BYTE**

**Color     LONG**

**Style     LONG**

**CharSet   LONG**

** CODE**

** OPEN(Screen)**

** ****GETFONT****(0,TypeFace,Size,Color,Style,CharSet)   !Get font info for the window**

**See Also:**

[[setfont  specify font .htm|SETFONT]] ,[[fontdialog  return chosen font .htm| FONTDIALOG]], [[fontdialoga  return chosen font and character set .htm|FONTDIALOGA]] , [[font  set default font .htm|FONT(set default font)]]

[[font support quick summary.htm|Font Support Quick Summary]]