Adding a Font to the Resource
Our sample projects and report templates can help you learn the basics of working with our products.This example shows how to add custom font to the resource. First, load and add a font to resources:
Next, add a font from resources to the font collection:
Finally, create a text component:
In the screenshot below you can see the result of the sample code:
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var report = new StiReport();
// Loading and adding a font to resources
var fileContent = System.IO.File.ReadAllBytes("Fonts/Roboto-Black.ttf");
var resource = new StiResource("Roboto-Black", "Roboto-Black", false, StiResourceType.FontTtf, fileContent, false);
report.Dictionary.Resources.Add(resource);
...Next, add a font from resources to the font collection:
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// Adding a font from resources to the font collection
StiFontCollection.AddResourceFont(resource.Name, resource.Content, "ttf", resource.Alias);
...Finally, create a text component:
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// Creating a text component
var dataText = new StiText();
dataText.ClientRectangle = new RectangleD(1, 1, 3, 2);
dataText.Text = "Sample Text";
dataText.Font = StiFontCollection.CreateFont("Roboto-Black", 12, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular);
dataText.Border.Side = StiBorderSides.All;
report.Pages[0].Components.Add(dataText);
return report;
...In the screenshot below you can see the result of the sample code: