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GetConsoleFontSize

The GetConsoleFontSize function retrieves the size of the font used by the specified console screen buffer.

VB4-32,5,6
Declare Function GetConsoleFontSize Lib "kernel32" (ByVal hConsoleOutput As Long, ByVal nFont As Long) As COORD

Operating Systems Supported
Requires Windows XP or later; Win9x/ME: Not supported

Library
Kernel32

Parameter Information
· hConsoleOutput
[in] Handle to a console screen buffer. The handle must have GENERIC_READ access.

· nFont
[in] Index of the font whose size is to be retrieved. This index is obtained by calling the GetCurrentConsoleFont function.

Return Values
If the function succeeds, the return value is a COORD structure that contains the width and height of each character in the font. The X member contains the width, while the Y member contains the height.

If the function fails, the width and the height are zero. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

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