fontStyles

Type

function

Summary

Returns a list of styles available for a font and size.

Syntax

fontStyles (<fontName>, <fontSize>)

Description

Use the fontStyles function to determine which font styles can be displayed or printed.

If you specify a fontSize of zero, the styles returned are the ones that are scalable for the specified font. The font styles are returned in a return delimited list, such as the following one:

    plain
    bold
    italic
    bold-italic

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
fontName		The name of a font that is installed on the system.
fontSize		A point size that exists for the font.

Examples

fontStyles ("Helvetica", 9)

fontStyles (thisFont, 0)

Related

glossary: font, return

property: textStyle, printTextStyle

control structure: function

function: fontSizes, fontNames

Compatibility and Support

Introduced

LiveCode 1.0

OS

mac

windows

linux

ios

android

Platforms

desktop

server

mobile