Measure a String : Draw String « SWT 2D Graphics « Java Tutorial

1. Java Tutorial
2. SWT 2D Graphics
3. Draw String

import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.GC;
import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Point;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Shell;

public class MeasureString {

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    Display display = new Display();
    Shell shell = new Shell(display);


    GC gc = new GC(shell);
    Point size = gc.textExtent("Hellooooooooooooooooooooo");

    System.out.println("Hello -> " + size);
    shell.pack();
    shell.open();
    
    while (!shell.isDisposed()) {
      if (!display.readAndDispatch())
        display.sleep();
    }
    display.dispose();
  }
}

18.14.Draw String
	18.14.1.	Draw string and display newlines and tabs as nonprintable characters.
	18.14.2.	String with new line and tab
	18.14.3.	Draw string and display newlines and tabs as nonprintable characters: isTransparent
	18.14.4.	Draw string and process newlines and expanding tabs: drawText(String text, int x, int y)
	18.14.5.	Draw string and process newlines and expanding tabs: drawText(String text, int x, int y, boolean isTransparent)
	18.14.6.	Draw string and processing newlines and expanding tabs
	18.14.7.	Get the extent of a string
	18.14.8.	Measure a String