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PHP | GmagickDraw getfont() Function

The GmagickDraw::getfont() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to get the string specifying the font used when annotating with text.

Syntax:

string GmagickDraw::getfont( void )

Parameters: This function doesn’t accept any parameters.

Return Value: This function returns an string value containing the font.

Exceptions: This function throws GmagickDrawException on error.

Below given programs illustrate the GmagickDraw::getfont() function in PHP:

Program 1:




<?php 
  
// Create a new GmagickDraw object 
$draw = new GmagickDraw(); 
    
// Get the font 
$font = $draw->getfont(); 
echo $font
?>


Output:

Empty string which is the default font.

Used Image:

Program 2:




<?php
  
// Create a new Gmagick object
$gmagick = new Gmagick('neveropen.png');
  
// Create a GmagickDraw object
$draw = new GmagickDraw();
  
// Set the color
$draw->setFillColor('#0E0E0E');
  
// Draw rectangle for background
$draw->rectangle(-10, -10, 800, 400);
  
// Set the fill color
$draw->setFillColor('yellow');
  
// Set the font size
$draw->setFontSize(20);
  
// Set the font to a ttf file which should be
// placed in same folder where the program is.
$draw->setFont('Pacifico.ttf');
  
// Annotate a text
$draw->annotate(50, 120, 'The Font here is '
    . $draw->getfont() . '.');
  
// Use of drawimage functeannotate
$gmagick->drawImage($draw);
  
// Display the output image
header("Content-Type: image/png");
echo $gmagick->getImageBlob();
?>


Output:

Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/gmagickdraw.getfont.php

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