Java Draw Centered drawCenterString(Graphics g, Point p, String text)

Description

Draws a centered string

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
g	Grpahics object
p	Location of string
text	Text to draw

Declaration

public static void drawCenterString(Graphics g, Point p, String text) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
//License from project: Open Source License 

import java.awt.FontMetrics;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;

import java.awt.Point;

public class Main {
    /**/*from  www.j  a  v  a 2s  .  co  m*/
     * Draws a centered string
     * 
     * @param g
     *            Grpahics object
     * @param p
     *            Location of string
     * @param text
     *            Text to draw
     */
    public static void drawCenterString(Graphics g, Point p, String text) {
        Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D) g;

        // Get the FontMetrics
        FontMetrics metrics = g2d.getFontMetrics();
        int x = p.x - (metrics.stringWidth(text) / 2);
        // Determine the Y coordinate for the text
        int y = p.y + (int) (metrics.getHeight() / 3);

        g2d.drawString(text, x, y);
    }
}

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4. drawCentredText(Graphics g, String str, int x, int y, int width, int height)
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6. drawStringCenter(Graphics2D g, String text, Rectangle rect, int fontHeight, Color c)