Java Font Text Width fontWidth(final Graphics graphics, final Font font, final String str)

Description

Calculate the width in pixels that are necessary to draw the given string in the given font on the given graphics.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
graphics	The graphics configuration the string would be drawn on.
font	The font to use for rendering the string.
str	The string to measure.

Return

Guess.

Declaration

public static double fontWidth(final Graphics graphics, final Font font, final String str) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//  w ww . jav  a  2s.c  om
 *   Copyright 2009, Maarten Billemont
 *
 *   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 *   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 *   You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 *   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 *   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 *   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 *   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 *   limitations under the License.
 */

import java.awt.*;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Calculate the width in pixels that are necessary to draw the given string in the given font on the given graphics.
     *
     * @param graphics The graphics configuration the string would be drawn on.
     * @param font     The font to use for rendering the string.
     * @param str      The string to measure.
     *
     * @return Guess.
     */
    public static double fontWidth(final Graphics graphics, final Font font, final String str) {

        return graphics.getFontMetrics(font).getStringBounds(str, graphics).getWidth();
    }
}

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7. getStringWidth(Font font, String text)
8. getStringWidth(FontMetrics f, String s)
9. getStringWidth(Graphics g, Font font, String x)