FontCollectionExtensions.AddFont(IFontCollection, String, String) Method

Definition

Adds the font specified in filename to the fontCollection, with an optional font alias specified in alias.

public static Microsoft.Maui.Hosting.IFontCollection AddFont (this Microsoft.Maui.Hosting.IFontCollection fontCollection, string filename, string? alias = default);
static member AddFont : Microsoft.Maui.Hosting.IFontCollection * string * string -> Microsoft.Maui.Hosting.IFontCollection
<Extension()>
Public Function AddFont (fontCollection As IFontCollection, filename As String, Optional alias As String = Nothing) As IFontCollection

Parameters

fontCollection
IFontCollection

The collection to add the font to.

filename
String

The filename of the font to add, such as a True type format (TTF) or open type font (OTF) font file. Font files can be added to the 'Resources\Fonts' of a .NET MAUI project.

alias
String

An optional alias that can also be used to reference this font.

Returns

Exceptions

The filename parameter is null.

The filename parameter is empty or only whitespace.

Applies to