Setting the FontWeight of Textblock in C#

Question

How to set the fontweight in the c# code in Metrostyle apps

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Sivalingam

Answer 1

FontWeight  property of a TextBlock can be used I think? (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/windows.ui.xaml.controls.textblock.fontweight.aspx)

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Can Bilgin
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Answer 2

Thts right CanBilgin,

I need to set the specfied text in c# code ?

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Sivalingam

Answer 3

Thats what I got it.

textblock.Inlines.Add((new Run() {Text = text1[i], FontWeight = FontWeights.Bold}));

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Sivalingam

Answer 4

Here is an example to illustrate Can Bilgin's answer.

Possibly the problem initially arose because you might need to set "ExtraBold/Light" to really perceive the difference which admittedly is not spectacular.

<Page
    x:Class="App1.MainPage"
    IsTabStop="false"
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    xmlns:local="using:App1"
    xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
    xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
    mc:Ignorable="d">
    <Grid Background="{StaticResource ApplicationPageBackgroundThemeBrush}">
        <StackPanel>
            <TextBlock x:Name="myTextBlock1"/>
            <TextBlock x:Name="myTextBlock2"/>
            <TextBlock x:Name="myTextBlock3"/>
            <TextBlock x:Name="myTextBlock4"/>
            <TextBlock x:Name="myTextBlock5"/>
            <Button Content="Add" Click="Button_Click_1"/>
        </StackPanel>
    </Grid>
</Page>

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using Windows.UI.Text;
using Windows.UI.Xaml;
using Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls;
using Windows.UI.Xaml.Documents;
using Windows.UI.Xaml.Navigation;

// The Blank Page item template is documented at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=234238

namespace App1
{
    /// <summary>
    /// An empty page that can be used on its own or navigated to within a Frame.
    /// </summary>
    public sealed partial class MainPage : Page
    {

        public MainPage()
        {
            this.InitializeComponent();
            this.DataContext = this;
        }
        protected override void OnNavigatedTo(NavigationEventArgs e)
        {
        }

        private void Button_Click_1(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            bool tryBigSize = true; // just an example to accentuate through 'Size'
            if (tryBigSize)
            {
                myTextBlock1.Inlines.Add((new Run() { Text = "Aaa", FontSize = 24, FontWeight = FontWeights.ExtraBold }));
                myTextBlock2.Inlines.Add((new Run() { Text = "Aaa", FontSize = 24, FontWeight = FontWeights.Bold }));
                myTextBlock3.Inlines.Add((new Run() { Text = "Aaa", FontSize = 24, FontWeight = FontWeights.Normal }));
                myTextBlock4.Inlines.Add((new Run() { Text = "Aaa", FontSize = 24, FontWeight = FontWeights.Light }));
                myTextBlock5.Inlines.Add((new Run() { Text = "Aaa", FontSize = 24, FontWeight = FontWeights.ExtraLight }));
            }
            else
            {
                myTextBlock1.Inlines.Add((new Run() { Text = "Aaa", FontWeight = FontWeights.ExtraBold })); // accentuate true 'Weight'
                myTextBlock2.Inlines.Add((new Run() { Text = "Aaa", FontWeight = FontWeights.Bold }));
                myTextBlock3.Inlines.Add((new Run() { Text = "Aaa", FontWeight = FontWeights.Normal }));
                myTextBlock4.Inlines.Add((new Run() { Text = "Aaa", FontWeight = FontWeights.Light }));
                myTextBlock5.Inlines.Add((new Run() { Text = "Aaa", FontWeight = FontWeights.ExtraLight }));
            }
        }
    }
}