com.lowagie.text
Class Font

java.lang.Object
  extended by com.lowagie.text.Font
All Implemented Interfaces:
java.lang.Comparable
Direct Known Subclasses:
RtfFont

public class Font
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.lang.Comparable

Contains all the specifications of a font: fontfamily, size, style and color.

Example:

 
 Paragraph p = new Paragraph("This is a paragraph", new
 Font(Font.HELVETICA, 18, Font.BOLDITALIC, new Color(0, 0, 255)) );
 
 


Field Summary
static int BOLD
          this is a possible style.
static int BOLDITALIC
          this is a possible style.
static int COURIER
          a possible value of a font family.
static int DEFAULTSIZE
          the value of the default size.
static int HELVETICA
          a possible value of a font family.
static int ITALIC
          this is a possible style.
static int NORMAL
          this is a possible style.
static int STRIKETHRU
          this is a possible style.
static int SYMBOL
          a possible value of a font family.
static int TIMES_ROMAN
          a possible value of a font family.
static int UNDEFINED
          the value of an undefined attribute.
static int UNDERLINE
          this is a possible style.
static int ZAPFDINGBATS
          a possible value of a font family.
 
Constructor Summary
Font()
          Constructs a Font.
Font(BaseFont bf)
          Constructs a Font.
Font(BaseFont bf, float size)
          Constructs a Font.
Font(BaseFont bf, float size, int style)
          Constructs a Font.
Font(BaseFont bf, float size, int style, java.awt.Color color)
          Constructs a Font.
Font(Font other)
          Copy constructor of a Font
Font(int family)
          Constructs a Font.
Font(int family, float size)
          Constructs a Font.
Font(int family, float size, int style)
          Constructs a Font.
Font(int family, float size, int style, java.awt.Color color)
          Constructs a Font.
 
Method Summary
 int compareTo(java.lang.Object object)
          Compares this Font with another
 Font difference(Font font)
          Replaces the attributes that are equal to null with the attributes of a given font.
 BaseFont getBaseFont()
          Gets the BaseFont inside this object.
 BaseFont getCalculatedBaseFont(boolean specialEncoding)
          Gets the BaseFont this class represents.
 float getCalculatedLeading(float linespacing)
          Gets the leading that can be used with this font.
 float getCalculatedSize()
          Gets the size that can be used with the calculated BaseFont .
 int getCalculatedStyle()
          Gets the style that can be used with the calculated BaseFont .
 java.awt.Color getColor()
          Gets the color of this font.
 int getFamily()
          Gets the family of this font.
static int getFamilyIndex(java.lang.String family)
          Translates a String -value of a certain family into the index that is used for this family in this class.
 java.lang.String getFamilyname()
          Gets the familyname as a String.
 float getSize()
          Gets the size of this font.
 int getStyle()
          Gets the style of this font.
static int getStyleValue(java.lang.String style)
          Translates a String -value of a certain style into the index value is used for this style in this class.
 boolean isBold()
          checks if this font is Bold.
 boolean isItalic()
          checks if this font is Bold.
 boolean isStandardFont()
          Checks if the properties of this font are undefined or null.
 boolean isStrikethru()
          checks if the style of this font is STRIKETHRU.
 boolean isUnderlined()
          checks if this font is underlined.
 void setColor(java.awt.Color color)
          Sets the color.
 void setColor(int red, int green, int blue)
          Sets the color.
 void setFamily(java.lang.String family)
          Sets the family using a String ("Courier", "Helvetica", "Times New Roman", "Symbol" or "ZapfDingbats").
 void setSize(float size)
          Sets the size.
 void setStyle(int style)
          Sets the style.
 void setStyle(java.lang.String style)
          Sets the style using a String containing one of more of the following values: normal, bold, italic, underline, strike.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

COURIER

public static final int COURIER
a possible value of a font family.

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HELVETICA

public static final int HELVETICA
a possible value of a font family.

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TIMES_ROMAN

public static final int TIMES_ROMAN
a possible value of a font family.

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SYMBOL

public static final int SYMBOL
a possible value of a font family.

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ZAPFDINGBATS

public static final int ZAPFDINGBATS
a possible value of a font family.

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NORMAL

public static final int NORMAL
this is a possible style.

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BOLD

public static final int BOLD
this is a possible style.

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ITALIC

public static final int ITALIC
this is a possible style.

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UNDERLINE

public static final int UNDERLINE
this is a possible style.

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STRIKETHRU

public static final int STRIKETHRU
this is a possible style.

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BOLDITALIC

public static final int BOLDITALIC
this is a possible style.

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UNDEFINED

public static final int UNDEFINED
the value of an undefined attribute.

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DEFAULTSIZE

public static final int DEFAULTSIZE
the value of the default size.

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Constructor Detail

Font

public Font(Font other)
Copy constructor of a Font

Parameters:
other - the font that has to be copied

Font

public Font(int family,
            float size,
            int style,
            java.awt.Color color)
Constructs a Font.

Parameters:
family - the family to which this font belongs
size - the size of this font
style - the style of this font
color - the Color of this font.

Font

public Font(BaseFont bf,
            float size,
            int style,
            java.awt.Color color)
Constructs a Font.

Parameters:
bf - the external font
size - the size of this font
style - the style of this font
color - the Color of this font.

Font

public Font(BaseFont bf,
            float size,
            int style)
Constructs a Font.

Parameters:
bf - the external font
size - the size of this font
style - the style of this font

Font

public Font(BaseFont bf,
            float size)
Constructs a Font.

Parameters:
bf - the external font
size - the size of this font

Font

public Font(BaseFont bf)
Constructs a Font.

Parameters:
bf - the external font

Font

public Font(int family,
            float size,
            int style)
Constructs a Font.

Parameters:
family - the family to which this font belongs
size - the size of this font
style - the style of this font

Font

public Font(int family,
            float size)
Constructs a Font.

Parameters:
family - the family to which this font belongs
size - the size of this font

Font

public Font(int family)
Constructs a Font.

Parameters:
family - the family to which this font belongs

Font

public Font()
Constructs a Font.

Method Detail

compareTo

public int compareTo(java.lang.Object object)
Compares this Font with another

Specified by:
compareTo in interface java.lang.Comparable
Parameters:
object - the other Font
Returns:
a value

getFamily

public int getFamily()
Gets the family of this font.

Returns:
the value of the family

getFamilyname

public java.lang.String getFamilyname()
Gets the familyname as a String.

Returns:
the familyname

setFamily

public void setFamily(java.lang.String family)
Sets the family using a String ("Courier", "Helvetica", "Times New Roman", "Symbol" or "ZapfDingbats").

Parameters:
family - A String representing a certain font-family.

getFamilyIndex

public static int getFamilyIndex(java.lang.String family)
Translates a String -value of a certain family into the index that is used for this family in this class.

Parameters:
family - A String representing a certain font-family
Returns:
the corresponding index

getSize

public float getSize()
Gets the size of this font.

Returns:
a size

getCalculatedSize

public float getCalculatedSize()
Gets the size that can be used with the calculated BaseFont .

Returns:
the size that can be used with the calculated BaseFont

getCalculatedLeading

public float getCalculatedLeading(float linespacing)
Gets the leading that can be used with this font.

Parameters:
linespacing - a certain linespacing
Returns:
the height of a line

setSize

public void setSize(float size)
Sets the size.

Parameters:
size - The new size of the font.

getStyle

public int getStyle()
Gets the style of this font.

Returns:
a size

getCalculatedStyle

public int getCalculatedStyle()
Gets the style that can be used with the calculated BaseFont .

Returns:
the style that can be used with the calculated BaseFont

isBold

public boolean isBold()
checks if this font is Bold.

Returns:
a boolean

isItalic

public boolean isItalic()
checks if this font is Bold.

Returns:
a boolean

isUnderlined

public boolean isUnderlined()
checks if this font is underlined.

Returns:
a boolean

isStrikethru

public boolean isStrikethru()
checks if the style of this font is STRIKETHRU.

Returns:
a boolean

setStyle

public void setStyle(int style)
Sets the style.

Parameters:
style - the style.

setStyle

public void setStyle(java.lang.String style)
Sets the style using a String containing one of more of the following values: normal, bold, italic, underline, strike.

Parameters:
style - A String representing a certain style.

getStyleValue

public static int getStyleValue(java.lang.String style)
Translates a String -value of a certain style into the index value is used for this style in this class.

Parameters:
style - A String
Returns:
the corresponding value

getColor

public java.awt.Color getColor()
Gets the color of this font.

Returns:
a color

setColor

public void setColor(java.awt.Color color)
Sets the color.

Parameters:
color - the new color of the font

setColor

public void setColor(int red,
                     int green,
                     int blue)
Sets the color.

Parameters:
red - the red-value of the new color
green - the green-value of the new color
blue - the blue-value of the new color

getBaseFont

public BaseFont getBaseFont()
Gets the BaseFont inside this object.

Returns:
the BaseFont

getCalculatedBaseFont

public BaseFont getCalculatedBaseFont(boolean specialEncoding)
Gets the BaseFont this class represents. For the built-in fonts a BaseFont is calculated.

Parameters:
specialEncoding - true to use the special encoding for Symbol and ZapfDingbats, false to always use Cp1252
Returns:
the BaseFont this class represents

isStandardFont

public boolean isStandardFont()
Checks if the properties of this font are undefined or null.

If so, the standard should be used.

Returns:
a boolean

difference

public Font difference(Font font)
Replaces the attributes that are equal to null with the attributes of a given font.

Parameters:
font - the font of a bigger element class
Returns:
a Font


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