Class Font

java.lang.Object

com.aowagie.text.Font

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparable

public class Font
extends Object
implements 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

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final int	BOLD	this is a possible style.
static final int	COURIER	a possible value of a font family.
static final int	HELVETICA	a possible value of a font family.
static final int	ITALIC	this is a possible style.
static final int	NORMAL	this is a possible style.
static final int	STRIKETHRU	this is a possible style.
static final int	SYMBOL	a possible value of a font family.
static final int	TIMES_ROMAN	a possible value of a font family.
static final int	UNDEFINED	the value of an undefined attribute.
static final int	UNDERLINE	this is a possible style.
static final int	ZAPFDINGBATS	a possible value of a font family.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Font()	Constructs a Font.
Font(int family, float size, int style, Color color)	Constructs a Font.
Font(Font other)	Copy constructor of a Font
Font(BaseFont bf)	Constructs a Font.
Font(BaseFont bf, float size, int style, Color color)	Constructs a Font.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
int	compareTo(Object object)	Compares this Font with another
BaseFont	getBaseFont()	Gets the BaseFont inside this object.
BaseFont	getCalculatedBaseFont(boolean specialEncoding)	Gets the BaseFont this class represents.
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 .
Color	getColor()	Gets the color of this font.
int	getFamily()	Gets the family of this font.
String	getFamilyname()	Gets the familyname as a String.
float	getSize()	Gets the size of this font.
int	getStyle()	Gets the style of this font.
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(Color color)	Sets the color.
void	setFamily(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(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 Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Details

COURIER

public static final int COURIER

a possible value of a font family.

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• Constant Field Values

HELVETICA

public static final int HELVETICA

a possible value of a font family.

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• Constant Field Values

TIMES_ROMAN

public static final int TIMES_ROMAN

a possible value of a font family.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

SYMBOL

public static final int SYMBOL

a possible value of a font family.

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• Constant Field Values

ZAPFDINGBATS

public static final int ZAPFDINGBATS

a possible value of a font family.

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• Constant Field Values

NORMAL

public static final int NORMAL

this is a possible style.

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• Constant Field Values

BOLD

public static final int BOLD

this is a possible style.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

ITALIC

public static final int ITALIC

this is a possible style.

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• Constant Field Values

UNDERLINE

public static final int UNDERLINE

this is a possible style.

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• Constant Field Values

STRIKETHRU

public static final int STRIKETHRU

this is a possible style.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

UNDEFINED

public static final int UNDEFINED

the value of an undefined attribute.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

Constructor Details

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,
 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,
 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)

Constructs a Font.

Parameters:

bf - the external font

Font

public Font()

Constructs a Font.

Method Details

compareTo

public int compareTo(Object object)

Compares this Font with another

Specified by:

compareTo in interface 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 String getFamilyname()

Gets the familyname as a String.

Returns:

the familyname

setFamily

public void setFamily(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.

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

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(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.

getColor

public Color getColor()

Gets the color of this font.

Returns:

a color

setColor

public void setColor(Color color)

Sets the color.

Parameters:

color - the new color of the font

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