PDFontFactory (library 1.8.10.3 API)

java.lang.Object
- com.tom_roush.pdfbox.pdmodel.font.PDFontFactory

```
public final class PDFontFactory
extends Object
```
Creates the appropriate font subtype based on information in the dictionary.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static PDFont`	`createDefaultFont()`	Create a default font.
`static PDFont`	`createFont(COSDictionary dictionary)`	Creates a new PDFont instance with the appropriate subclass.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Method Detail
  - createFont
```
public static PDFont createFont(COSDictionary dictionary)
                         throws IOException
```
    Creates a new PDFont instance with the appropriate subclass.
    
    Parameters:
    
    dictionary - a font dictionary
    
    Returns:
    
    a PDFont instance, based on the SubType entry of the dictionary
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - if something goes wrong
  - createDefaultFont
```
public static PDFont createDefaultFont()
                                throws IOException
```
    Create a default font.
    
    Returns:
    
    a default font
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - if something goes wrong