---
name: "wxFontData"
section: "3erl"
platform: "linux"
package: "erlang-manpages"
version: "1:25.2.3+dfsg-1+deb12u4"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/wxFontData"
---

# wxFontData(3erl)

Functions for wxFontData class

## NAME

wxFontData - Functions for wxFontData class

## DESCRIPTION

This class holds a variety of information related to font dialogs.

See: Overview cmndlg, *wxFont*, *wxFontDialog*

wxWidgets docs: wxFontData

## DATA TYPES

```
wxFontData() = wx:wx_object()
```

## EXPORTS

```
new() -> wxFontData()
```

Constructor.

Initializes *fontColour* to black, *showHelp* to false, *allowSymbols* to true, *enableEffects* to true, *minSize* to 0 and *maxSize* to 0.

```
new(Data) -> wxFontData()
```

Types:

Data = wxFontData()\

Copy Constructor.

```
enableEffects(This, Enable) -> ok
```

Types:

This = wxFontData()\
 Enable = boolean()\

Enables or disables "effects" under Windows or generic only.

This refers to the controls for manipulating colour, strikeout and underline properties.

The default value is true.

```
getAllowSymbols(This) -> boolean()
```

Types:

This = wxFontData()\

Under Windows, returns a flag determining whether symbol fonts can be selected.

Has no effect on other platforms.

The default value is true.

```
getColour(This) -> wx:wx_colour4()
```

Types:

This = wxFontData()\

Gets the colour associated with the font dialog.

The default value is black.

```
getChosenFont(This) -> wxFont:wxFont()
```

Types:

This = wxFontData()\

Gets the font chosen by the user if the user pressed OK (*wxFontDialog::ShowModal()* (not implemented in wx) returned wxID\_OK).

```
getEnableEffects(This) -> boolean()
```

Types:

This = wxFontData()\

Determines whether "effects" are enabled under Windows.

This refers to the controls for manipulating colour, strikeout and underline properties.

The default value is true.

```
getInitialFont(This) -> wxFont:wxFont()
```

Types:

This = wxFontData()\

Gets the font that will be initially used by the font dialog.

This should have previously been set by the application.

```
getShowHelp(This) -> boolean()
```

Types:

This = wxFontData()\

Returns true if the Help button will be shown (Windows only).

The default value is false.

```
setAllowSymbols(This, AllowSymbols) -> ok
```

Types:

This = wxFontData()\
 AllowSymbols = boolean()\

Under Windows, determines whether symbol fonts can be selected.

Has no effect on other platforms.

The default value is true.

```
setChosenFont(This, Font) -> ok
```

Types:

This = wxFontData()\
 Font = wxFont:wxFont()\

Sets the font that will be returned to the user (for internal use only).

```
setColour(This, Colour) -> ok
```

Types:

This = wxFontData()\
 Colour = wx:wx\_colour()\

Sets the colour that will be used for the font foreground colour.

The default colour is black.

```
setInitialFont(This, Font) -> ok
```

Types:

This = wxFontData()\
 Font = wxFont:wxFont()\

Sets the font that will be initially used by the font dialog.

```
setRange(This, Min, Max) -> ok
```

Types:

This = wxFontData()\
 Min = Max = integer()\

Sets the valid range for the font point size (Windows only).

The default is 0, 0 (unrestricted range).

```
setShowHelp(This, ShowHelp) -> ok
```

Types:

This = wxFontData()\
 ShowHelp = boolean()\

Determines whether the Help button will be displayed in the font dialog (Windows only).

The default value is false.

```
destroy(This :: wxFontData()) -> ok
```

Destroys the object.