Package com.lowagie.text
Class Font
java.lang.Object
com.lowagie.text.Font
- All Implemented Interfaces:
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)) );
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Field Summary
FieldsModifier and TypeFieldDescriptionprivate BaseFont
the external fontstatic final int
this is a possible style.static final int
this is a possible style.private Color
the value of the color.static final int
a possible value of a font family.static final int
the value of the default size.private int
the value of the fontfamily.static final int
a possible value of a font family.static final int
this is a possible style.static final int
this is a possible style.private float
the value of the fontsize.static final int
this is a possible style.private int
the value of the style.static final int
a possible value of a font family.static final int
a possible value of a font family.static final int
the value of an undefined attribute.static final int
this is a possible style.static final int
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Constructor Summary
ConstructorsConstructorDescriptionFont()
Constructs 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.Constructs a Font.Copy constructor of a FontConstructs a Font.Constructs a Font.Constructs a Font.Constructs a Font. -
Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescriptionint
Compares thisFont
with anotherdifference
(Font font) Replaces the attributes that are equal to null with the attributes of a given font.Gets theBaseFont
inside this object.int
Return the style of the BaseFont based on it's name.getCalculatedBaseFont
(boolean specialEncoding) Gets theBaseFont
this class represents.float
getCalculatedLeading
(float linespacing) Gets the leading that can be used with this font.float
Gets the size that can be used with the calculatedBaseFont
.int
Gets the style that can be used with the calculatedBaseFont
.getColor()
Gets the color of this font.int
Returns the combined style of the font with the base font.int
Gets the family of this font.static int
getFamilyIndex
(String family) Translates aString
-value of a certain family into the index that is used for this family in this class.Gets the familyname as a String.static int
getFontStyleFromName
(String fontName) Returns the font-style, if the font is already styled.float
getSize()
Gets the size of this font.int
getStyle()
Gets the style of this font.static int
getStyleValue
(String style) Translates aString
-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 italic.boolean
Checks if the properties of this font are undefined or null.boolean
checks if the style of this font is STRIKETHRU.boolean
checks if this font is underlined.void
setColor
(int red, int green, int blue) Sets the color.void
Sets the color.void
Sets the family using aString
("Courier", "Helvetica", "Times New Roman", "Symbol" or "ZapfDingbats").void
setSize
(float size) Sets the size.void
setStyle
(int style) Sets the style.void
Sets the style using aString
containing one of more of the following values: normal, bold, italic, underline, strike.
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Field Details
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COURIER
public static final int COURIERa possible value of a font family.- See Also:
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HELVETICA
public static final int HELVETICAa possible value of a font family.- See Also:
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TIMES_ROMAN
public static final int TIMES_ROMANa possible value of a font family.- See Also:
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SYMBOL
public static final int SYMBOLa possible value of a font family.- See Also:
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ZAPFDINGBATS
public static final int ZAPFDINGBATSa possible value of a font family.- See Also:
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NORMAL
public static final int NORMALthis is a possible style.- See Also:
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BOLD
public static final int BOLDthis is a possible style.- See Also:
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ITALIC
public static final int ITALICthis is a possible style.- See Also:
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UNDERLINE
public static final int UNDERLINEthis is a possible style.- See Also:
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STRIKETHRU
public static final int STRIKETHRUthis is a possible style.- See Also:
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BOLDITALIC
public static final int BOLDITALICthis is a possible style.- See Also:
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UNDEFINED
public static final int UNDEFINEDthe value of an undefined attribute.- See Also:
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DEFAULTSIZE
public static final int DEFAULTSIZEthe value of the default size.- See Also:
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family
private int familythe value of the fontfamily. -
size
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style
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color
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baseFont
the external font
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Constructor Details
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Font
Copy constructor of a Font- Parameters:
other
- the font that has to be copied
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Font
Constructs a Font.- Parameters:
family
- the family to which this font belongssize
- the size of this fontstyle
- the style of this fontcolor
- theColor
of this font.
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Font
Constructs a Font.- Parameters:
bf
- the external fontsize
- the size of this fontstyle
- the style of this fontcolor
- theColor
of this font.
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Font
Constructs a Font.- Parameters:
bf
- the external fontsize
- the size of this fontstyle
- the style of this font
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Font
Constructs a Font.- Parameters:
bf
- the external fontsize
- the size of this font
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Font
Constructs a Font.- Parameters:
bf
- the external font
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Font
public Font(int family, float size, int style) Constructs a Font.- Parameters:
family
- the family to which this font belongssize
- the size of this fontstyle
- the style of this font
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Font
public Font(int family, float size) Constructs a Font.- Parameters:
family
- the family to which this font belongssize
- the size of this font
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Font
public Font(int family) Constructs a Font.- Parameters:
family
- the family to which this font belongs
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Font
public Font()Constructs a Font.
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Method Details
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getFamilyIndex
Translates aString
-value of a certain family into the index that is used for this family in this class.- Parameters:
family
- AString
representing a certain font-family- Returns:
- the corresponding index
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getFontStyleFromName
Returns the font-style, if the font is already styled.
For example: font: Helvetica - style: normal font: Helvetica-Bold - style: bold
- Parameters:
fontName
- the name of the Font- Returns:
- the styles of an already styled font.
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getStyleValue
Translates aString
-value of a certain style into the index value is used for this style in this class.- Parameters:
style
- AString
- Returns:
- the corresponding value
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compareTo
Compares thisFont
with another- Specified by:
compareTo
in interfaceComparable
- Parameters:
object
- the otherFont
- Returns:
- a value
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getFamily
public int getFamily()Gets the family of this font.- Returns:
- the value of the family
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setFamily
Sets the family using aString
("Courier", "Helvetica", "Times New Roman", "Symbol" or "ZapfDingbats").- Parameters:
family
- AString
representing a certain font-family.
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getFamilyname
Gets the familyname as a String.- Returns:
- the familyname
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getSize
public float getSize()Gets the size of this font.- Returns:
- a size
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setSize
public void setSize(float size) Sets the size.- Parameters:
size
- The new size of the font.
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getCalculatedSize
public float getCalculatedSize()Gets the size that can be used with the calculatedBaseFont
.- Returns:
- the size that can be used with the calculated
BaseFont
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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
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getStyle
public int getStyle()Gets the style of this font.- Returns:
- a size
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setStyle
public void setStyle(int style) Sets the style.- Parameters:
style
- the style.
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setStyle
Sets the style using aString
containing one of more of the following values: normal, bold, italic, underline, strike.- Parameters:
style
- AString
representing a certain style.
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getCalculatedStyle
public int getCalculatedStyle()Gets the style that can be used with the calculatedBaseFont
.- Returns:
- the style that can be used with the calculated
BaseFont
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getCombinedStyle
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getBaseFontStyle
public int getBaseFontStyle()Return the style of the BaseFont based on it's name.- Returns:
- Font.NORMAL if no style can be detected from the font name.
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isBold
public boolean isBold()checks if this font is Bold.- Returns:
- a
boolean
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isItalic
public boolean isItalic()checks if this font is italic.- Returns:
- a
boolean
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isUnderlined
public boolean isUnderlined()checks if this font is underlined.- Returns:
- a
boolean
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isStrikethru
public boolean isStrikethru()checks if the style of this font is STRIKETHRU.- Returns:
- a
boolean
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getColor
Gets the color of this font.- Returns:
- a color
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setColor
Sets the color.- Parameters:
color
- the new color of the font
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setColor
public void setColor(int red, int green, int blue) Sets the color.- Parameters:
red
- the red-value of the new colorgreen
- the green-value of the new colorblue
- the blue-value of the new color
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getBaseFont
Gets theBaseFont
inside this object.- Returns:
- the
BaseFont
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getCalculatedBaseFont
Gets theBaseFont
this class represents. For the built-in fonts aBaseFont
is calculated.- Parameters:
specialEncoding
-true
to use the special encoding for Symbol and ZapfDingbats,false
to always useCp1252
- Returns:
- the
BaseFont
this class represents
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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
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difference
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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