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    Posted: 31 March 2021 at 6:37pm
How can I query the font that is being used by a ReportControl?  

I know I can set the font by creating a StdFont object, setting its Name/Size/Weight and etc. properties, and then passing that font to PaintManager.TextFont.  

But how can I find out whatever the current font is?  (I like the font that RC is using -- I just want to know exactly what it is!)

What I really want to know is: how can I query the width (in pixels) of a text string when rendered in the current RC font?  If I can get a handle to the font, I know how to measure text size from there.

I am using Codejock.ReportControl.18.4.0

Thanks in advance for any help on this.
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You should also be able to get the PaintManager.TextFont as an StdFont. 

In VB6 you can get the font like this:

Dim lo_Font As StdFont

Set lo_Font = Me.ReportControl1.PaintManager.TextFont  ' NOTE use of the Set keyword to get the font - this is required in VB6 to distinguish between object returning properties and non-object returning properties

I know you are using APL but I'm not sure if there's a similar way to get an object from a property (though I think there must be?)
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Yes, I can query PaintManager.TextFont, but if I use the pointer it returns to create an object, it does not have any properties.  

In your VB example, having created lo_Font, does it now have Name and Size properties?
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Sorry for the delay getting back to you! Yes, after getting the PaintManager.TextFont into lo_Font object all the properties are set as expected (Name, Font, Bold, etc...). Not sure why you wouldn't be getting that information? Maybe there's another way to turn assign the pointer to the StdFont object?
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