Generate Shape From Text in Java

import java.awt.Font;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;
import java.awt.Shape;
import java.awt.font.GlyphVector;
import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
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import javax.swing.JComponent;
import javax.swing.JFrame;

class MyCanvas extends JComponent {
  public void paint(Graphics g) {
    Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D) g;

    Shape s = generateShapeFromText(new Font("Purisa", Font.PLAIN, 80), "java2s.com");
    g2d.draw(s);
  }
  public static Shape generateShapeFromText(Font font, char ch) {
    return generateShapeFromText(font, String.valueOf(ch));
  }

  public static Shape generateShapeFromText(Font font, String string) {
    BufferedImage img = new BufferedImage(100, 100, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB);
    Graphics2D g2 = img.createGraphics();

    try {
      GlyphVector vect = font.createGlyphVector(g2.getFontRenderContext(), string);
      Shape shape = vect.getOutline(0f, (float) -vect.getVisualBounds().getY());

      return shape;
    } finally {
      g2.dispose();
    }
  }
}

public class Main {
  public static void main(String[] a) {
    JFrame window = new JFrame();
    window.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    window.setBounds(30, 30, 450, 450);
    window.getContentPane().add(new MyCanvas());
    window.setVisible(true);
  }
}