How to change font size without creating a new font

Question

Is it possible to change the size of a font in .net winforms without having to create a new Font with the new size?

Answer 1

You could do something like this with an Extension method.

Imports System.Runtime.CompilerServices

Module FontExtensions

<Extension()> Public Function ToSize(ByVal OriginalFont As Font, ByVal NewSize As Single) As Font

        Dim NewFont As Font

        NewFont = New Font(OriginalFont.FontFamily, NewSize, OriginalFont.Style)

        Return NewFont

    End Function

End Module

and then call it like this...

SomeObject.Font = Font.ToSize(12)

It's still creating a new font behind the scenes, but your application code is not cluttered with the creation process.