String gradient paint : Gradient Paint « 2D Graphics « Java Tutorial

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2. 2D Graphics
3. Gradient Paint

import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Font;
import java.awt.FontMetrics;
import java.awt.GradientPaint;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;

import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;

public class StringGraidentPaint extends JFrame {
  public StringGraidentPaint() {
    getContentPane().add(new DrawingCanvas());
    setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    setSize(500, 500);
    setVisible(true);
  }

  public static void main(String arg[]) {
    new StringGraidentPaint();
  }
}

class DrawingCanvas extends JPanel {
  Font font = new Font("Dialog", Font.BOLD, 40);
  FontMetrics fontMetrics;
  
  DrawingCanvas() {
    setSize(300, 300);
    setBackground(Color.white);
    fontMetrics = getFontMetrics(font);
  }

  public void paint(Graphics g) {
    Graphics2D g2D = (Graphics2D) g;
    int w = getSize().width;
    int h = getSize().height;

    g2D.setFont(font);
    GradientPaint gp = new GradientPaint(
                            30.0f, 50.0f,
                            Color.blue,
                            fontMetrics.stringWidth("Hello!"),
                            fontMetrics.getHeight(),
                            Color.red);             
    g2D.setPaint(gp);
    g2D.drawString("Hello!", 20,200);                                                 


  }
}

16.18.Gradient Paint
	16.18.1.	Gradients: a smooth blending of shades from light to dark or from one color to another
	16.18.2.	Control the direction of Gradients
	16.18.3.	Horizontal Gradients
	16.18.4.	Vertical Gradient Paint
	16.18.5.	Gradients in the middle
	16.18.6.	Cyclic Gradient Paint
	16.18.7.	Acyclic Gradient Paint
	16.18.8.	String gradient paint
	16.18.9.	A non-cyclic gradient
	16.18.10.	Drawing with a Gradient Color