Draw Font Using Canvas Example

This example is used to draw the different types of font using Canvas class. The following line of code is used to show the different style, size and faces of font.

Draw Font Using Canvas Example

Draw Font Using Canvas Example

     

This example is used to draw the different types of font using Canvas class. The following line of code is used to show the different style, size and faces of font.

static final int[] styles = {Font.STYLE_PLAIN, Font.STYLE_BOLD, Font.STYLE_ITALIC}; 
static final int[] sizes = {Font.SIZE_SMALL, Font.SIZE_MEDIUM, Font.SIZE_LARGE}; 
static final int[] faces = {Font.FACE_SYSTEM, Font.FACE_MONOSPACE, Font.FACE_PROPORTIONAL};

  Here we have set the different Faces for the text...

  • FACE_MONOSPACE
  • FACE_PROPORTIONAL
  • FACE_SYSTEM

Now we are setting their size

  • SIZE_LARGE
  • SIZE_MEDIUM
  • SIZE_SMALL 

and the style of the text

  • STYLE_BOLD
  • STYLE_ITALIC
  • STYLE_PLAIN
  • STYLE_UNDERLINED

Following methods is used in this class are:

Methods Variable Types
charsWidth(char[] ch, int offset, int length) int
charWidth(char ch) int
getBaselinePosition() int
getDefaultFont()  int
getFace() int
getFont(int face, int style, int size) Font
getHeight() int
getSize() int
getStyle() int
isBold() boolean
isItalic() boolean
isPlain() boolean
isUnderlined() boolean
stringWidth(String str) int
substringWidth(String str, int offset, int len) int

The Application is as follows:

Source Code of DrawFont.java

import javax.microedition.midlet.*;
import javax.microedition.lcdui.*;

public class DrawFont extends MIDlet{
  private Display display;
  
  public void startApp(){
  display = Display.getDisplay(this);
  display.setCurrent(new FontCanvas()); 
  }

  public void pauseApp(){}

  public void destroyApp(boolean unconditional){}

  public void commandAction(){}
}

class FontCanvas extends Canvas{
  static final int[] styles = {Font.STYLE_PLAIN, 
  Font.STYLE_BOLD, Font.STYLE_ITALIC};   static final int[] sizes = {Font.SIZE_SMALL, 
Font.SIZE_MEDIUM, Font.SIZE_LARGE};
  static final int[] faces = {Font.FACE_SYSTEM, 
Font.FACE_MONOSPACE, Font.FACE_PROPORTIONAL};

  public void paint(Graphics g){
  Font font = null;
  int y = 0;
  g.setColor(202, 238, 255);
  g.fillRect(0, 0, getWidth(), getHeight());

  g.setColor(255, 87, 6);
  for(int size = 0; size < sizes.length; size++){
  for(int face = 0; face < faces.length; face++){
  int x = 0;
  for(int style = 0; style < styles.length; style++){
  font = Font.getFont(faces [face], styles [style], sizes [size]);
  g.setFont(font);
  g.drawString(" Font ", x+1, y+1, Graphics.TOP | Graphics.LEFT);
  g.drawRect(x, y, font.stringWidth(" Font ") + 1, font.getHeight() + 1);
  x += font.stringWidth (" Font ") + 1;
  }
  y += font.getHeight() + 1;
  }
  }
  }
}

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