FontMetrics class

• FontMetrics fm = getFontMetrics(particularFont); // allows one to find out about the font

  • fm.stringWidth("text"); // returns pixel width of string "text"
  • fm.getHeight(); // returns total height of highest Font character
  • getAscent(),
  • getDescent(),
  • getLeading(),

• Drawstring uses leftmost baseline point as (x,y)

Nancy

leading

ascent

descent

baseline

}

height

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