---
name: "SWF::FontCharacter"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libswf-perl"
version: "1:0.4.4-1.1"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/SWF::FontCharacter"
---

# SWF::FontCharacter(3pm)

SWF Font Helper Class

## NAME

SWF::FontCharacter - SWF Font Helper Class

## SYNOPSIS

```
        use SWF::FontCharacter;
        $font = new SWF::Font('Arial.fdb');
        $fontcharacter = $movie->addFont($font);
        $fontcharacter = $movie->importFont('textField.swf', 'Arial337a');
```

## DESCRIPTION

SWF::FontCharacter is a font helper class. The objects are available thru SWF::Movie *methods()*,  so no constructor is present here.

## METHODS

- $fontcharacter-\>addChars($string)

  Adds characters from string.

- $fontcharacter-\>addUTF8Chars($string)

  Adds UTF8 characters from string and will throw an error message like  "Character not found 12345" if any needed glyphs are not present inside font definition.

- $fontcharacter-\>*addAllChars()*

  Adds all characters... \[ToDo: add some demo code here\]

## AUTHOR

```
        developers of ming
        ming.sourceforge.net
```

## SEE ALSO

SWF, SWF::Movie, SWF::Font, SWF::Text, SWF::TextField