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DynaPDF.TestGlyphs
Checks whether all glyphs of the text are available in the current font.
| Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
| DynaPDF | 13.0 | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
Parameters
| Parameter | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| The PDF reference returned from DynaPDF.New. | ||
| text | Text to be checked. | "Hello World" |
Result
Returns number or error.
Description
Checks whether all glyphs of the text are available in the current font.The return value is the position of the first missing glyph, or -1 if all glyphs are available.
If the font uses a mixed 8/16 bit CJK code page that requires a conversion to Unicode (a code page that ends with "_Uni"), the return value corresponds to the converted Unicode string and not to the CJK input string.
See also TestGlyphs function in DynaPDF manual.
Examples
Test some text:
# some text with Japanese characters
Set Variable [ $text ; Value: "Tokyo 東京都 " ]
# test with Helvetica
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS("DynaPDF.SetFont"; $pdf; "Helvetica"; 0; 12) ]
Set Variable [ $pos1 ; Value: MBS("DynaPDF.TestGlyphs"; $pdf; $text) ]
# test with Arial Unicode
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS("DynaPDF.SetFont"; $pdf; "Arial Unicode MS"; 0; 12) ]
Set Variable [ $pos2 ; Value: MBS("DynaPDF.TestGlyphs"; $pdf; $text) ]
Show Custom Dialog [ "Position of first character not in the font:" ; $pos1 & ¶ & $pos2 ]
See also
Release notes
- Version 13.0
- Added DynaPDF.TestGlyphs function.
Blog Entries
- New in MBS FileMaker Plugin 13.0
- Neues MBS Plugin 13.0 für Claris FileMaker
- MBS Plugin 13.0 for Claris FileMaker
- MBS FileMaker Plugin, version 12.6pr1
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Created 27th November 2022, last changed 27th November 2022
