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Function name : GetCharABCWidths

Group: Font and Text - Library: gdi32

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Retrieves the widths, in logical units, of consecutive characters in a specified range from the current TrueType font. This function succeeds only with TrueType fonts.

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Declaration:

BOOL GetCharABCWidths(
  HDC hdc,         // handle to DC
  UINT uFirstChar, // first character in range
  UINT uLastChar,  // last character in range
  LPABC lpabc      // array of character widths
);  

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FoxPro declaration:

DECLARE INTEGER GetCharABCWidths IN gdi32;
	INTEGER   hdc,;
	INTEGER   uFirstChar,;
	INTEGER   uLastChar,;
	STRING  @ lpabc
  

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Parameters:

hdc [in] Handle to the device context.

uFirstChar [in] Specifies the first character in the group of consecutive characters from the current font.

uLastChar [in] Specifies the last character in the group of consecutive characters from the current font.

lpabc [out] Pointer to an array of ABC structures that receives the character widths, in logical units.

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Return value:

If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero.

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Comments:

MSDN: To retrieve the widths of characters in non-TrueType fonts, applications should use the GetCharWidth function.

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