Font

Name

Description

The Font class represents a specific font to the system.

Class Definition

public class java.awt.Font extends java.lang.Object implements java.io.Serializable {
 // Constants public static final int BOLD;
public static final int ITALIC;
public static final int PLAIN; // Variables protected String name; protected int size; protected int style; // Constructors public Font (String name, int style, int size); // Class Methods public static Font decode (String str); public static Font getFont (String name) public static Font getFont (String name, Font defaultFont) // Instance Methods public boolean equals (Object object);
public String getFamily();
public String getName();
public FontPeer getPeer(); public int getSize();
public int getStyle();
public int hashCode();
public boolean isBold();
public boolean isItalic();
public boolean isPlain();
public String toString();
}

Constants

BOLD

public static final int BOLD

Constant for specifying bold fonts.

ITALIC

public static final int ITALIC

Constant for specifying fonts.

PLAIN

public static final int PLAIN

Constant for specifying plain fonts.

Variables

name

protected String name

The font's logical name.

size

protected int size

The font size; allegedly in points, though probably not true typographer's points.

style

protected int style

The font style, e.g., bold or italic or a combination thereof.

Constructors

Font

public Font (String name, int style, int size)

• Parameters
• • name
  • The name of the desired font.
  • style
  • One of the style flags (PLAIN, BOLD, or ITALIC) or a combination.
  • size
  • The size of the font to create.
• Description
• Constructs a Font object with the given characteristics.

Class Methods

decode

public static Font decode (String str)

• Parameters
• • str
  • The string describing the font.
• Returns
• Font instance requested, or default if str is invalid.
• Description
• Gets font specified by str.

getFont

public static Font getFont (String name)

• Parameters
• • name
  • The name of a system property specifying a font to fetch.
• Returns
• Font instance for name requested, or null if name is invalid.
• Description
• Gets font specified by the system property name.

public static Font getFont (String name, Font defaultFont)

• Parameters
• • name
  • The name of a system property specifying a font to fetch.
  • defaultFont
  • Font to return if name not found in properties.
• Returns
• Font instance of name requested, or defaultFont if name is invalid
• Description
• Gets font specified by the system property name.

Instance Methods

equals

public boolean equals (Object object)

• Parameters
• • object
  • The object to compare.
• Returns
• true if the objects are equivalent fonts (same name, style, and point size), false otherwise.
• Overrides
• Object.equals(Object)
• Description
• Compares two different Font instances for equivalence.

getFamily

public String getFamily()

• Returns
• Retrieves the actual name of the font.

getName

public String getName()

• Returns
• Retrieves the logical name of the font.

getPeer

public FontPeer getPeer()

• Returns
• The font's peer.

getSize

public int getSize()

• Returns
• Retrieves the size parameter from creation

getStyle

public int getStyle()

• Returns
• Retrieves the style parameter from creation.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

• Returns
• A hashcode to use when using the Font as a key in a Hashtable.
• Overrides
• Object.hashCode()
• Description
• Generates a hashcode for the Font.

isBold

public boolean isBold()

• Returns
• true if Font style is bold, false otherwise.

isItalic

public boolean isItalic()

• Returns
• true if Font style is italic, false otherwise.

isPlain

public boolean isPlain()

• Returns
• true if Font style is neither bold nor italic, false otherwise.

toString

public String toString()

• Returns
• A string representation of the Font object.
• Overrides
• Object.toString()

See Also

FontMetrics, Object, Properties, String