topic IFontDisp and StdFontClass in ArcObjects SDK Questions

IFontDisp and StdFontClass

MarkParr — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 15:40:33 GMT

I notice that several of the ArcGIS examples reference code like:

stdole.IFontDisp font = new stdole.StdFontClass() as stdole.IFontDisp;
font.Name = "Arial";
font.Bold = true;

However whenever I try to compile this I get the error:

Error 7 The type 'stdole.StdFontClass' has no constructors defined

What's missing?

Re: IFontDisp and StdFontClass

MarkParr — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 21:00:43 GMT

Anyone else ever see/experience this?

Re: IFontDisp and StdFontClass

RichWawrzonek — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 18:02:15 GMT

This function works for me:

private static stdole.IFontDisp GetFont(string fontName)         {             stdole.IFontDisp dispFont = (stdole.IFontDisp)new stdole.StdFont();             dispFont.Name = fontName;             return dispFont;         }

Be sure to add a reference to stdole.dll to your project.

Re: IFontDisp and StdFontClass

MarkParr — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 09:22:40 GMT

This function works for me:

private static stdole.IFontDisp GetFont(string fontName)
        {
            stdole.IFontDisp dispFont = (stdole.IFontDisp)new stdole.StdFont();
            dispFont.Name = fontName;
            return dispFont;
        }

Be sure to add a reference to stdole.dll to your project.

Thanks - that pointed me in the right direction.

I had tried your format w/ the same error but noticed that you were using StdFont() and not StdFontClass(). Once I changed my code to StdFont() things compiled. Went back and looked and the code that I "borrowed" from was using StdFontClass() though.