Class FontSelector

java.lang.Object
com.lowagie.text.pdf.FontSelector

public class FontSelector extends Object
Selects the appropriate fonts that contain the glyphs needed to render text correctly. The fonts are checked in order until the character is found.

The built in fonts "Symbol" and "ZapfDingbats", if used, have a special encoding to allow the characters to be referred by Unicode.

  • Field Details

  • Constructor Details

    • FontSelector

      public FontSelector()
  • Method Details

    • setDefaultColor

      public void setDefaultColor(Color color)
      change the color of default font in FontSelector.
      Parameters:
      color - the Color of default font
    • setDefaultSize

      public void setDefaultSize(float size)
      change the size of default font in FontSelector.
      Parameters:
      size - the size of default font
    • addFont

      public void addFont(Font font)
      Adds a Font to be searched for valid characters.
      Parameters:
      font - the Font
    • process

      public Phrase process(String text)
      Process the text so that it will render with a combination of fonts if needed.
      Parameters:
      text - the text
      Returns:
      a Phrase with one or more chunks