Create a path from some text : Path « SWT 2D Graphics « Java Tutorial

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2. SWT 2D Graphics
3. Path

import org.eclipse.swt.SWT;
import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Color;
import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Font;
import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.FontData;
import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.GC;
import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Path;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Event;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Listener;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Shell;

public class PathTextFrom {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    Display display = new Display();
    FontData data = display.getSystemFont().getFontData()[0];

    Font font = new Font(display, data.getName(), 96, SWT.BOLD | SWT.ITALIC);
    final Color green = display.getSystemColor(SWT.COLOR_GREEN);
    final Color blue = display.getSystemColor(SWT.COLOR_BLUE);
    final Path path = new Path(display);

    path.addString("SWT", 0, 0, font);

    Shell shell = new Shell(display);
    shell.addListener(SWT.Paint, new Listener() {
      public void handleEvent(Event e) {
        GC gc = e.gc;
        gc.setBackground(green);
        gc.setForeground(blue);
        gc.fillPath(path);
        gc.drawPath(path);
      }
    });
    shell.open();
    while (!shell.isDisposed()) {
      if (!display.readAndDispatch())
        display.sleep();
    }
    path.dispose();
    font.dispose();
    display.dispose();
  }
}

18.12.Path
	18.12.1.	Draw and fill path
	18.12.2.	Create a path from some text