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Asked: 2026-05-10T15:51:37+00:00

Usecase: The user makes font customizations to an object on the design surface, that

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Usecase: The user makes font customizations to an object on the design surface, that I need to load/save to my datastore. I.e. settings like Bold, Italics, Size, Font Name need to persisted.

Is there some easy (and reliable) mechanism to convert/read back from a string representation of the font object (in which case I would need just one attribute)? Or is multiple properties combined with custom logic the right option?

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  1. Use TypeConverter:

    Font font = new Font('Arial', 12, GraphicsUnit.Pixel);  TypeConverter converter = TypeDescriptor.GetConverter(typeof (Font));  string fontStr = converter.ConvertToInvariantString(font);  Font font2 = (Font) converter.ConvertFromString(fontStr);  Console.WriteLine(font.Name == font2.Name); // prints True

    If you want to use XML serialization you can create Font class wrapper which will store some subset of Font properties.

    Note(Gishu) – Never access a type converter directly. Instead, access the appropriate converter by using TypeDescriptor. Very important 🙂

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