Change Label Text to bold on certain events

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Hi all,

How could I change the label text to bold when events raise eg: On button click, the label will be bold? I have search in Internet and try but nothing work out.I already imports this:

Imports System.Drawing.Font
Imports System.Windows.Forms
Imports System.Windows.Media.Fonts

This is what I've add but it show blue string. This is my code "lblBarcode.Font = New Fonts With {.FontStyle = Bold}".

At "New Fonts" is show that "Types 'System.Windows.Media.Fonts' has no constructor"

I also try this code but it's also not work:

Dim newFont as New Font(lblBarcode.Font, FontStyle.Bold)
lblBarcode.Font = newFont

Posted 16-Apr-12 3:22am

Luiey Ichigo

Updated 16-Apr-12 4:02am

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Pablo Aliskevicius · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-16T04:52:00

I'm assuming your program is a Winforms application. Otherwise, stop reading.
I won't give you a solution, but some advice:

Put a label you don't use in your form.
In the properties grid, change its font (typeface, color, weight, size, everything).
Assuming your form is called "Form1", open the file "Form1.Designer.vb"
Browse to the corresponding line, and read how it's done
Copy, paste, edit...

I got this:

VB

'myLabel
'
Me.myLabel.Font = New System.Drawing.Font("Lucida Handwriting", 9.0!, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, CType(177, Byte))
Me.myLabel.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.FromArgb(CType(CType(0, Byte), Integer), CType(CType(0, Byte), Integer), CType(CType(192, Byte), Integer))

Note that the designer uses System.Drawing.Font, not System.Windows.Media.Fonts.

Hope this helps,
Pablo.

VJ Reddy · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-16T05:05:00

Solution 2

The advice given by Pablo Aliskevicius in Solution 1 is very good.
I want to add the following
Create two Font objects, one with Bold style and other with Regular style like

VB

Dim BoldFont As New Font("Arial", 12, FontStyle.Bold)
Dim RegularFont As New Font("Arial", 12, FontStyle.Regular)
'To make the Font of Label1 as Bold, in the click event of a Button set 
Label1.Font = BoldFont
'And to change the Font to Regular font, set the following in the Click event of 'another button
Label1.Font = RegularFont

Posted 16-Apr-12 5:05am

VJ Reddy

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Kuldeep B 16-Apr-12 12:12pm

Perfect Answer VJ

VJ Reddy 16-Apr-12 12:38pm

Thank you, Kuldeep.

Luiey Ichigo 16-Apr-12 21:11pm

Tq VJ for your solution. Both of you and Pablo solution works for me.I give u 5! Thanks

VJ Reddy 16-Apr-12 22:15pm

You're welcome and thank you for your vote.