The CreateFontIndirect function creates a logical font that has the characteristics specified in the specified structure. The font can subsequently be selected as the current font for any device context.
HFONT CreateFontIndirect(
CONST LOGFONT *lplf // pointer to logical font structure
);
If the function succeeds, the return value is a handle to a logical font.
If the function fails, the return value is NULL.
Windows NT: To get extended error information, call GetLastError.
The CreateFontIndirect function creates a logical font with the characteristics specified in the LOGFONT structure. When this font is selected by using the SelectObject function, GDI's font mapper attempts to match the logical font with an existing physical font. If it fails to find an exact match, it provides an alternative whose characteristics match as many of the requested characteristics as possible.
When you no longer need the font, call the DeleteObject function to delete it.
Windows CE: Windows CE version 1.0 supports only raster fonts.
Windows CE version 2.0 supports systems that use either TrueType or raster fonts but not both. The font type (raster or TrueType) is chosen at system design time, and cannot be changed by an application.
Windows NT: Requires version 3.1 or later.
Windows: Requires Windows 95 or later.
Windows CE: Requires version 1.0 or later.
Header: Declared in wingdi.h.
Import Library: Use gdi32.lib.
Unicode: Implemented as Unicode and ANSI versions on Windows NT.
Fonts and Text Overview, Font and Text Functions, DeleteObject, LOGFONT, SelectObject