---
title: "getFontName(_:fromParameter:at:)"
framework: Professional Video Applications
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
platforms: [fxplug 4.0+]
path: "professional_video_applications/fxparameterretrievalapi_v6/getfontname(_:fromparameter:at:)"
---

# getFontName(_:fromParameter:at:)

Retrieves the family and typeface of a given font.

## Declaration

```swift
func getFontName(_ fontName: AutoreleasingUnsafeMutablePointer<NSString?>, fromParameter parameterID: UInt32, at time: CMTime) -> Bool
```

## Parameters

- `fontName`: Pointer to the font’s name (such as Helvetica, and so on).
- `parameterID`: Unique identifier for the parameter.
- `time`: Specified time to get the value.

## Return Value

Return Value Returns YES if the fontName value is retrieved successfully; NO otherwise.

## Discussion

Discussion Depending on the host application, the time value may be relative to the start of the timeline or to the start of the clip. See Understanding time in FxPlug.

## See Also

### Instance Methods

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- [getCustomParameterValue(_:fromParameter:at:)](professional_video_applications/fxparameterretrievalapi_v6/getcustomparametervalue(_:fromparameter:at:).md)
- [getFloatValue(_:fromParameter:at:)](professional_video_applications/fxparameterretrievalapi_v6/getfloatvalue(_:fromparameter:at:).md)
- [getGradientSamples(_:numSamples:depth:fromParameter:at:)](professional_video_applications/fxparameterretrievalapi_v6/getgradientsamples(_:numsamples:depth:fromparameter:at:).md)
- [getHistogramBlack(in:blackOut:whiteIn:whiteOut:gamma:forChannel:fromParameter:at:)](professional_video_applications/fxparameterretrievalapi_v6/gethistogramblack(in:blackout:whitein:whiteout:gamma:forchannel:fromparameter:at:).md)
- [getIntValue(_:fromParameter:at:)](professional_video_applications/fxparameterretrievalapi_v6/getintvalue(_:fromparameter:at:).md)
- [getParameterFlags(_:fromParameter:)](professional_video_applications/fxparameterretrievalapi_v6/getparameterflags(_:fromparameter:).md)
- [getPathID(_:fromParameter:at:)](professional_video_applications/fxparameterretrievalapi_v6/getpathid(_:fromparameter:at:).md)
- [getRedValue(_:greenValue:blueValue:alphaValue:fromParameter:at:)](professional_video_applications/fxparameterretrievalapi_v6/getredvalue(_:greenvalue:bluevalue:alphavalue:fromparameter:at:).md)
- [getRedValue(_:greenValue:blueValue:fromParameter:at:)](professional_video_applications/fxparameterretrievalapi_v6/getredvalue(_:greenvalue:bluevalue:fromparameter:at:).md)
- [getStringParameterValue(_:fromParameter:)](professional_video_applications/fxparameterretrievalapi_v6/getstringparametervalue(_:fromparameter:).md)
- [getXValue(_:yValue:fromParameter:at:)](professional_video_applications/fxparameterretrievalapi_v6/getxvalue(_:yvalue:fromparameter:at:).md)