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PHP | GmagickDraw getfontweight() Function

The GmagickDraw::getfontweight() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to get the font-weight used when annotating with text. Font weight actually signifies the boldness of the font, more the font-weight the more the bold text will be. It can be anything from 100 to 900.

Syntax:

int GmagickDraw::getfontweight( void )

Parameters: This function doesn’t accept any parameters.

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

Exceptions: This function throws GmagickDrawException on error.

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

Program 1:




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


Output:

0 // Which is the default value

Program 2:




<?php 
  
// Create a new GmagickDraw object 
$draw = new GmagickDraw(); 
  
// Set the font weight
$draw->setfontweight(200);
    
// Get the font Weight 
$fontWeight = $draw->getfontweight(); 
echo $fontWeight; 
?> 


Output:

200

Used Image:

Program 3:




<?php
  
// Create a new Gmagick object
$gmagick = new Gmagick('neveropen.png');
  
// Create a GmagickDraw object
$draw = new GmagickDraw();
  
// Set the color
$draw->setFillColor('#0E0E0E');
  
// Set the font size
$draw->setfontsize(40);
  
// Draw rectangle for background
$draw->rectangle(-10, -10, 800, 400);
  
// Set the fill color
$draw->setFillColor('white');
  
// Set the font weight
$draw->setFontWeight(900);
  
// Annotate a text
$draw->annotate(50, 100,
    'The Font weight here is '
    . $draw->getFontWeight() . '.');
  
// 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.getfontweight.php

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