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RadGlyph

Class

Represents a glyph element in the Telerik UI for WPF framework. The RadGlyph class is designed for rendering text-based icons or symbols both at runtime and design time. It includes properties to customize the glyph's appearance, such as Glyph, Foreground, Background, and FontSize. The class also supports theming through the IThemable interface, allowing it to adapt its style according to the active theme. The glyph can be used to create visually rich user interfaces, providing flexibility in customizing icons within WPF applications.

Definition

Namespace:Telerik.Windows.Controls

Assembly:Telerik.Windows.Controls.dll

Syntax:
C#
public class RadGlyph : FrameworkElement

Inheritance: objectRadGlyph

Constructors

RadGlyph()

C#
public RadGlyph()

Fields

BackgroundProperty

DependencyProperty

Identifies the Background dependency property.

C#
public static readonly DependencyProperty BackgroundProperty

FontProperty

DependencyProperty

Identifies the Font dependency property.

C#
public static readonly DependencyProperty FontProperty

FontSizeProperty

DependencyProperty

Identifies the FontSize dependency property.

C#
public static readonly DependencyProperty FontSizeProperty

ForegroundProperty

DependencyProperty

Identifies the Foreground dependency property.

C#
public static readonly DependencyProperty ForegroundProperty

GlyphProperty

DependencyProperty

Identifies the Glyph dependency property.

C#
public static readonly DependencyProperty GlyphProperty

Properties

Background

Brush

Gets or sets the background of the element.

C#
[Bindable(true)]
public Brush Background { get; set; }

Font

Gets or sets the name of the font to be used.

C#
public string Font { get; set; }

FontSize

Gets or sets the font size of the element.

C#
[TypeConverter(typeof(FontSizeConverter))]
[Bindable(true)]
public double FontSize { get; set; }

Foreground

Brush

Gets or sets the foreground of the element which would color the rendered glyph.

C#
[Bindable(true)]
public Brush Foreground { get; set; }

Glyph

Gets or sets the glyph string value.

C#
public string Glyph { get; set; }

TelerikFluentIconsFontFamily

FontFamily

Identifies the TelerikFontFamily property.

C#
public static FontFamily TelerikFluentIconsFontFamily { get; }

TelerikFontFamily

FontFamily

Identifies the TelerikFontFamily property.

C#
public static FontFamily TelerikFontFamily { get; }

Methods

ArrangeOverride(Size)

Size

C#
protected override Size ArrangeOverride(Size finalSize)
Parameters:finalSizeSizeReturns:

Size

GetGeometry(string, string)

Geometry

Gets a Geometry from the chosen glyph.

C#
public static Geometry GetGeometry(string glyph, string fontName)
Parameters:glyphstring

The glyph string.

fontNamestring

The registered font family name to be used.

Returns:

Geometry

GetImageSource(string, double, Brush, string)

ImageSource

Gets an ImageSource for the chosen glyph.

C#
public static ImageSource GetImageSource(string glyph, double fontSize, Brush foreground, string fontName)
Parameters:glyphstring

The glyph string.

fontSizedouble

The font size.

foregroundBrush

The color to render the glyph with.

fontNamestring

The registered font family name to be used.

Returns:

ImageSource

GetRegisteredFonts()

Gets a list of all the registered fonts.

C#
public static IEnumerable<string> GetRegisteredFonts()
Returns:

IEnumerable<string>

GetTypeface(string)

Typeface

Gets the of a registered font.

C#
public static Typeface GetTypeface(string fontName)
Parameters:fontNamestring

The name of the font.

Returns:

Typeface

LoadLegacyFont()

Registers an old version of font family to be used by all instances of RadGlyph.

C#
public static void LoadLegacyFont()

MeasureOverride(Size)

Size

C#
protected override Size MeasureOverride(Size availableSize)
Parameters:availableSizeSizeReturns:

Size

OnCreateAutomationPeer()

AutomationPeer

Creates a RadGlyphAutomationPeer.

C#
protected override AutomationPeer OnCreateAutomationPeer()
Returns:

AutomationPeer

OnInitialized(EventArgs)

C#
protected override void OnInitialized(EventArgs e)
Parameters:eEventArgs

OnRender(DrawingContext)

Renders the formatted glyph.

C#
protected override void OnRender(DrawingContext drawingContext)
Parameters:drawingContextDrawingContext

RegisterFont(FontFamily, string)

Registers a font family to be used by all instances of RadGlyph and RadGlyphExtension.

C#
public static void RegisterFont(FontFamily fontFamily, string fontName)
Parameters:fontFamilyFontFamilyfontNamestring

RegisterFont(FontFamily)

Registers a font family to be used by all instances of RadGlyph and RadGlyphExtension.

C#
public static void RegisterFont(FontFamily fontFamily)
Parameters:fontFamilyFontFamily

RegisterFont(string)

Registers a font family to be used by all instances of RadGlyph and RadGlyphExtension.

C#
public static void RegisterFont(string fontName)
Parameters:fontNamestring

RegisterFont(Uri, string)

Registers a font family to be used by all instances of RadGlyph and RadGlyphExtension.

C#
public static void RegisterFont(Uri fontUri, string fontName)
Parameters:fontUriUrifontNamestring

ResetTheme()

Resets the theme in StyleManager scenario.

C#
public void ResetTheme()

SetDefaultStyleKey()

Sets the default style key for StyleManager based on the current theme.

C#
protected virtual void SetDefaultStyleKey()

ToString()

C#
public override string ToString()
Returns:

string

In this article
DefinitionConstructorsRadGlyph()FieldsBackgroundPropertyFontPropertyFontSizePropertyForegroundPropertyGlyphPropertyPropertiesBackgroundFontFontSizeForegroundGlyphTelerikFluentIconsFontFamilyTelerikFontFamilyMethodsArrangeOverride(Size)GetGeometry(string, string)GetImageSource(string, double, Brush, string)GetRegisteredFonts()GetTypeface(string)LoadLegacyFont()MeasureOverride(Size)OnCreateAutomationPeer()OnInitialized(EventArgs)OnRender(DrawingContext)RegisterFont(FontFamily, string)RegisterFont(FontFamily)RegisterFont(string)RegisterFont(Uri, string)ResetTheme()SetDefaultStyleKey()ToString()
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