Specifies whether the font characters have the same width.
Declaration
TFontObj.Pitch
| Read-Only Property | String |
| TFontObj | A TFont object |
Description
The TFont.Pitch property lets you obtain or set the pitch of the font that is used to display the text within a component.
A font can be a fixed-pitch or a variable-pitch. Characters in fixed-pitch fonts (for example, Courier) have the same width, whereas characters in variable-pitch fonts (for example, Arial) have different widths.
Return Value
One of the following string values:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
“fpDefault” |
The default pitch for the given font. |
“fpFixed” |
The fixed pitch (all font characters have the same width). |
“fpVariable” |
The variable pitch (font characters have different widths). |
Remarks
If you set the Pitch property of a fixed-pitch font to fpVariable, or a variable-pitch font to fpFixed, the font used to display the text will be determined by the operating system's specified font attributes. This may cause a different font to be used in the component.