# C1.Util.DX.DirectWrite.FontCollection.FindFamilyName

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<h1 id="C1_Util_DX_DirectWrite_FontCollection_FindFamilyName_" data-uid="C1.Util.DX.DirectWrite.FontCollection.FindFamilyName*">FindFamilyName Method
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<h4 id="C1_Util_DX_DirectWrite_FontCollection_FindFamilyName_System_String_System_Int32__" data-uid="C1.Util.DX.DirectWrite.FontCollection.FindFamilyName(System.String,System.Int32@)">FindFamilyName(string, out int)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>HRESULT IDWriteFontCollection::FindFamilyName([In] const wchar_t* familyName,[Out] unsigned int* index,[Out] BOOL* exists)</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public bool FindFamilyName(string familyName, out int index)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Function FindFamilyName(familyName As String, ByRef index As Integer) As Boolean</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">familyName</span></td>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.int32">int</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">index</span></td>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean">bool</a></td>
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