TFont.Create constructor

Declaration

constructor Create; override

Description

Create is the overridden constructor in TFont. Create calls the inherited constructor on entry, and sets the default values for properties including:

Color

Set to clDefault for platforms or widgetsets where it is enabled. Otherwise, set to clWindowText.

Pitch

Set to the value in DefFontData.

Charset

Set to the value in DefFontData.

Quality

Set to the value in DefFontData.

Height

Set to the value in DefFontData.

Style

Set to the value in DefFontData.

PixelsPerInch

Set to the vertical display density used in ScreenInfo.

Size

Calculated using values in Height and PixelsPerInch. Applied by calling the SetSize method inherited from TFPCustomFont.

Name

Set to the value in DefFontData, and applied by calling the SetName name method inherited from TFPCustomFont.

FPColor

Calls the SetFPColor method inherited from TFPCanvasHelper to set the font color to colBlack.

The DelayAllocate property from the TFPCanvasHelper ancestor is set to True to defer resource allocation for the Canvas until it is used.

See also

• TObject.Create