How is GlyphIndices property encoded in GlyphRun object?

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I am trying to build a `GlyphRun` object, and I can't seem to understand how `GlyphIndices` property is encoded. For example, the following XAML string creates "hello world". It is obvious that the following rules hold: - 43 -> h - 72 -> e - 79 -> l But what is this coding scheme? I tried ASCII and it doesn't seem to fit. Do you have any idea? ``` ```

Accepted Answer

Use this code to convert a Unicode code point to a glyph index:

```
GlyphTypeface glyphTypeface = new GlyphTypeface(new Uri(@"C:\WINDOWS\Fonts\TIMES.TTF"));
const char character = 'и';
ushort glyphIndex;
glyphTypeface.CharacterToGlyphMap.TryGetValue(character, out glyphIndex); 
MessageBox.Show("Index = " + glyphIndex);
```

The sample above returns 610 for the Cyrillic и character.

How is GlyphIndices property encoded in GlyphRun object?

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