Introduction to Parameters and Objects - Building Java Programs: A Back to Basics Approach - page 204

Table 3G.4 Useful Constants of the Font Class

Constant Displays

Bold text

Font.BOLD

Italic text

Font.ITALIC

Bold/Italic text

Font.BOLD + Font.ITALIC

Plain text

Font.PLAIN

Table 3G.5 Common Font Names

Name Description

a typewriter font, such as Courier New "Monospaced"

a font without curves (serifs) at letter edges, such as Arial

"SansSerif"

a font with curved edges, such as Times New Roman "Serif"

As in the case of colors, setting the font affects only strings that are drawn after
the font is set. The following program sets several fonts and uses them to draw
strings:

1 // Draws several messages using different fonts.
2
3 import java.awt.*;
4
5 public class DrawFonts {
6

public static void main(String[] args) {

7 DrawingPanel panel = new DrawingPanel(200, 100);

8 panel.setBackground(Color.PINK);

9
10

Graphics g = panel.getGraphics();

11 g.setFont( new Font("Monospaced",

12 Font.BOLD + Font.ITALIC, 36));

13 g.drawString("Too big", 20, 40);

14
15 g.setFont( new Font("SansSerif", Font.PLAIN, 10));

16 g.drawString("Too small", 30, 60);

17
18

g.setFont( new Font("Serif", Font.ITALIC, 18));

19 g.drawString("Just right", 40, 80);

20 }

21 }

This program produces the output shown in Figure 3G.11.