Get Char width based on current font in Java

Description

The following code shows how to get Char width based on current font.

Example


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import java.awt.FontMetrics;

import javax.swing.JFrame;

public class Main {
  public static void main(String args[]) {
    JFrame f = new JFrame("");
    f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    

    f.setSize(300, 200);
    f.setVisible(true);
    
    FontMetrics metrics = f.getFontMetrics(f.getFont());

    int widthX = metrics.charWidth('X');

    System.out.println(widthX);
    
  }
}