pdfCreateAltFontList
Allocate a new named alternate-font list, returning a handle.
| Category | Alternate font substitution (dead mechanism) |
|---|---|
| Note | but part of a inactive subsystem — see the chapter note |
Purpose — Allocate a new named alternate-font list, returning a handle.
Declarations
C
int32_t __stdcall pdfCreateAltFontList(PPDF IPDF);
Delphi
function pdfCreateAltFontList(const IPDF: PPDF): Integer; stdcall; external 'LumasPdf.dll';
Return value — 1-based list handle.
Remarks — This list-handle mechanism (this call plus pdfActivateAltFontList and pdfDeleteAltFontList) is never consulted by font resolution — see the chapter-level finding. Use plain pdfSetAltFontsW instead for working alt-font substitution.
See also — pdfSetAltFonts
C# (P/Invoke)
wrappers/dotnet/LumasPdf.cs
public static extern int pdfCreateAltFontList(IntPtr IPDF);
Area
Fonts
Category
Object Creation
Exported names
pdfCreateAltFontList
String variants
The …A form takes UTF-8, …W
takes UTF-16; a bare name aliases the ANSI form.
See working code
Worked examples — complete programs in ten languages.