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Class java.awt.Font
java.lang.Object
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+----java.awt.Font
public class Font
extends Object
implements Serializable
A class that produces font objects.
BOLD
The bold style constant.
ITALIC
The italicized style constant.
name
The logical name of this font.
PLAIN
The plain style constant.
size
The point size of this font.
style
The style of the font.
Font (String, int, int)
Creates a new font with the specified name, style and point size.
decode (String)
Gets the specified font using the name passed in.
equals (Object)
Compares this object to the specifed object.
getFamily ()
Gets the platform specific family name of the font.
getFont (String)
Gets a font from the system properties list.
getFont (String, Font)
Gets the specified font from the system properties list.
getName ()
Gets the logical name of the font.
getPeer ()
Gets the peer of the font.
getSize ()
Gets the point size of the font.
getStyle ()
Gets the style of the font.
hashCode ()
Returns a hashcode for this font.
isBold ()
Indicates whether the font's style is bold.
isItalic ()
Indicates whether the font's style is italic.
isPlain ()
Indicates whether the font's style is plain.
toString ()
Converts this object to a String representation.
PLAIN
public static final int PLAIN
The plain style constant. This style can be combined with
the other style constants for mixed styles.
BOLD
public static final int BOLD
The bold style constant. This style can be combined with the
other style constants for mixed styles.
ITALIC
public static final int ITALIC
The italicized style constant. This style can be combined
with the other style constants for mixed styles.
name
protected String name
The logical name of this font.
style
protected int style
The style of the font. This is the sum of the
constants PLAIN
, BOLD
,
or ITALIC
.
size
protected int size
The point size of this font.
Font
public Font(String name,
int style,
int size)
Creates a new font with the specified name, style and point size.
Parameters:
name - the font name
style - the constant style used
size - the point size of the font
See Also:
getFontList
getPeer
public FontPeer getPeer()
Gets the peer of the font.
Returns:
the peer of the font.
getFamily
public String getFamily()
Gets the platform specific family name of the font. Use the
getName
method to get the logical name of the font.
Returns:
a string, the platform specific family name.
See Also:
getName
getName
public String getName()
Gets the logical name of the font.
Returns:
a string, the logical name of the font.
See Also:
getFamily
getStyle
public int getStyle()
Gets the style of the font.
Returns:
the style of this font.
See Also:
isPlain , isBold , isItalic
getSize
public int getSize()
Gets the point size of the font.
Returns:
the point size of this font.
isPlain
public boolean isPlain()
Indicates whether the font's style is plain.
Returns:
true
if the font is neither
bold nor italic; false
otherwise.
See Also:
getStyle
isBold
public boolean isBold()
Indicates whether the font's style is bold.
Returns:
true
if the font is bold;
false
otherwise.
See Also:
getStyle
isItalic
public boolean isItalic()
Indicates whether the font's style is italic.
Returns:
true
if the font is italic;
false
otherwise.
See Also:
getStyle
getFont
public static Font getFont(String nm)
Gets a font from the system properties list.
Parameters:
nm - the property name
See Also:
getFont
decode
public static Font decode(String str)
Gets the specified font using the name passed in.
Parameters:
str - the name
getFont
public static Font getFont(String nm,
Font font)
Gets the specified font from the system properties list.
The first argument is treated as the name of a system property to
be obtained as if by the method System.getProperty
.
The string value of this property is then interpreted as a font.
The property value should be one of the following forms:
fontname-style-pointsize
fontname-pointsize
fontname-style
fontname
where style is one of the three strings
"BOLD"
, "BOLDITALIC"
, or
"ITALIC"
, and point size is a decimal
representation of the point size.
The default style is PLAIN
. The default point size
is 12.
If the specified property is not found, the font
argument is returned instead.
Parameters:
nm - the property name
font - a default font to return if property nm
is not defined
Returns:
the Font
value of the property.
hashCode
public int hashCode()
Returns a hashcode for this font.
Returns:
a hashcode value for this font.
Overrides:
hashCode in class Object
equals
public boolean equals(Object obj)
Compares this object to the specifed object.
The result is true
if and only if the argument is not
null
and is a Font
object with the same
name, style, and point size as this font.
Parameters:
obj - the object to compare this font with.
Returns:
true
if the objects are equal;
false
otherwise.
Overrides:
equals in class Object
toString
public String toString()
Converts this object to a String representation.
Returns:
a string representation of this object
Overrides:
toString in class Object
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