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Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf Namespace / PdfFontManager Class / CreateCIDFontFromTrueTypeFont Methods / CreateCIDFontFromTrueTypeFont(String) Method
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CreateCIDFontFromTrueTypeFont(String) Method (PdfFontManager)
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Creates a CID font, which is based on a file of TrueType font.
Syntax
'Declaration

Public Overloads Function CreateCIDFontFromTrueTypeFont( _
ByVal filename
Filename of TrueType font.
As System.String _
) As Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Tree.Fonts.PdfFont
public Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Tree.Fonts.PdfFont CreateCIDFontFromTrueTypeFont(
System.String filename
)

Parameters

filename
Filename of TrueType font.

Return Value

CID PdfFont.
Example

Here is an example that shows how to create a CID font, which is based on TrueType font:


''' <summary>
''' Creates CID font of PDF document based on TrueType font.
''' </summary>
''' <param name="pdfFilename">The filename of PDF document.</param>
''' <param name="trueTypeFontFilename">The filename of TrueType font.</param>
Public Shared Sub CreateCIDFont(pdfFilename As String, trueTypeFontFilename As String)
    ' open PDF document
    Using document As New Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfDocument(pdfFilename)
        ' create CID font of PDF document based on TrueType font
            '...
        Dim newFont As Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Tree.Fonts.PdfFont = document.FontManager.CreateCIDFontFromTrueTypeFont(trueTypeFontFilename)
    End Using
End Sub


/// <summary>
/// Creates CID font of PDF document based on TrueType font.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="pdfFilename">The filename of PDF document.</param>
/// <param name="trueTypeFontFilename">The filename of TrueType font.</param>
public static void CreateCIDFont(string pdfFilename, string trueTypeFontFilename)
{
    // open PDF document
    using (Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfDocument document = new Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfDocument(pdfFilename))
    {
        // create CID font of PDF document based on TrueType font
        Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Tree.Fonts.PdfFont newFont = 
            document.FontManager.CreateCIDFontFromTrueTypeFont(trueTypeFontFilename);
        //...
    }
}

Requirements

Target Platforms: .NET 10; .NET 9; .NET 8; .NET 7; .NET 6; .NET Framework 4.8, 4.7, 4.6, 4.5, 4.0, 3.5

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