PHP | Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer | setFontFamily() Function

Last Updated : 04 Oct, 2021

The setFontFamily() function is an inbuilt function in PHP | Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer which is used to set the font family.

Syntax:

void Format::setFontFamily( $font_family )

Parameters: This function accepts single parameter $font_family . The font family name which can be 'Times New Roman', 'Arial', 'Courier'.
Return Value: This function returns TRUE on success and PEAR_ERROR on failure.

Example 1:

PHP

<?php

require_once 'Spreadsheet/Excel/Writer.php';

// Add Workbook
$workbook = new Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer();

// Add Format to spreadsheet
$format_border =& $workbook->addFormat();

// Add Worksheet to Spreadsheet
$worksheet =& $workbook->addWorksheet();

// Add Format to variable
$format_times =& $workbook->addFormat();

// Set Font Family Times New Roman 
$format_times->setFontFamily('Times New Roman');

// Add Format to variable
$format_courier =& $workbook->addFormat();

// Set Font Family Courier
$format_courier->setFontFamily('Courier');

// Write to Worksheet
$worksheet->write(0, 0, "Details of GeeksforGeeks Contributors");
$worksheet->write(1, 0, "Author", $format_times);
$worksheet->write(1, 1, "User Handle", $format_courier);
$worksheet->write(2, 0, "Sarthak");
$worksheet->write(2, 1, "sarthak_ishu11");

// Send .xlsx file to header
$workbook->send('test.xls');

// Close Workbook Object
$workbook->close();
?>

Output:

Example 2:

PHP

<?php

require_once 'Spreadsheet/Excel/Writer.php';

$workbook = new Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer();
$worksheet =& $workbook->addWorksheet();

// put text at the top
$format_top =& $workbook->addFormat();
$format_top->setHAlign('top');
$format_top->setTextWrap(1);

// center the text horizontally
$format_center =& $workbook->addFormat();
$format_center->setHAlign('center');

// Set Font Family Times New Roman 
$format_times =& $workbook->addFormat();
$format_times->setFontFamily('Times New Roman');

// Write to Worksheet
$worksheet->write(0, 0, "Information", $format_center);
$worksheet->write(1, 0, "Website Name", $format_times);
$worksheet->write(1, 1, "Address", $format_times);
$worksheet->write(2, 0, "GeeksforGeeks");
$worksheet->write(2, 1, "https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/");

$workbook->send('test.xls');
$workbook->close();
?>