Interface FontMetrics
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- All Known Implementing Classes:
AWTFontMetrics
,BaseFontFontMetrics
,EmptyFontMetrics
,MonospaceFontMetrics
,TrueTypeFontMetrics
public interface FontMetrics
Font-metrics are computed for a certain font-size and style. There are no general metrics, which are assumed to be globally available. The use of these font metrics is application dependent. As building these metrics usually is memory and CPU intensive, this must be done in an application specific context. You certainly want to cache the font data.- Author:
- Thomas Morgner
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Method Summary
All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Modifier and Type Method Description long
getAscent()
The font ascent is the distance from the font's baseline to the top of most alphanumeric characters.BaselineInfo
getBaselines(int codePoint, BaselineInfo info)
Baselines are defined for scripts, not glyphs.long
getCharWidth(int codePoint)
long
getDescent()
The font descent is the distance from the font's baseline to the bottom of most alphanumeric characters.long
getItalicAngle()
long
getKerning(int previous, int codePoint)
long
getLeading()
The standard leading, or interline spacing, is the logical amount of space to be reserved between the descent of one line of text and the ascent of the next line.long
getMaxAscent()
long
getMaxCharAdvance()
long
getMaxDescent()
long
getMaxHeight()
FontNativeContext
getNativeContext()
long
getOverlinePosition()
long
getStrikeThroughPosition()
long
getUnderlinePosition()
long
getXHeight()
The height of the lowercase 'x'.boolean
isUniformFontMetrics()
Is it guaranteed that the font always returns the same baseline info objct?
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Method Detail
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getAscent
long getAscent()
The font ascent is the distance from the font's baseline to the top of most alphanumeric characters. The ascent is always a positive number.- Returns:
- the ascent.
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getDescent
long getDescent()
The font descent is the distance from the font's baseline to the bottom of most alphanumeric characters. The descent is always a positive number.- Returns:
- the descent.
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getLeading
long getLeading()
The standard leading, or interline spacing, is the logical amount of space to be reserved between the descent of one line of text and the ascent of the next line. The height metric is calculated to include this extra space. The leading is always a positive number.- Returns:
- the leading.
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getXHeight
long getXHeight()
The height of the lowercase 'x'. This is used as hint, which size the lowercase characters will have.- Returns:
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getOverlinePosition
long getOverlinePosition()
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getUnderlinePosition
long getUnderlinePosition()
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getStrikeThroughPosition
long getStrikeThroughPosition()
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getMaxAscent
long getMaxAscent()
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getMaxDescent
long getMaxDescent()
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getMaxHeight
long getMaxHeight()
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getMaxCharAdvance
long getMaxCharAdvance()
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getCharWidth
long getCharWidth(int codePoint)
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getKerning
long getKerning(int previous, int codePoint)
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getItalicAngle
long getItalicAngle()
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getBaselines
BaselineInfo getBaselines(int codePoint, BaselineInfo info)
Baselines are defined for scripts, not glyphs. A glyph carries script information most of the time (unless it is a neutral characters or just weird).- Parameters:
codePoint
-info
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isUniformFontMetrics
boolean isUniformFontMetrics()
Is it guaranteed that the font always returns the same baseline info objct?- Returns:
- true, if the baseline info in question is always the same, false otherwise.
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getNativeContext
FontNativeContext getNativeContext()
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