We would like to know how to center a string in a rectangle.
import java.awt.BorderLayout; import java.awt.Color; import java.awt.Dimension; import java.awt.Font; import java.awt.FontMetrics; import java.awt.Graphics; import java.awt.Graphics2D; /*from www . j a v a 2 s. c o m*/ import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JPanel; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { JFrame frame = new JFrame(); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); frame.setLayout(new BorderLayout()); frame.add(new TestPane()); frame.pack(); frame.setVisible(true); } } class TestPane extends JPanel { String text; public TestPane() { text = "this is a test"; } @Override public Dimension getPreferredSize() { return new Dimension(200, 200); } @Override protected void paintComponent(Graphics g) { super.paintComponent(g); Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D) g.create(); g2d.setColor(Color.RED); g2d.drawLine(getWidth() / 2, 0, getWidth() / 2, getHeight()); g2d.drawLine(0, getHeight() / 2, getWidth(), getHeight() / 2); Font font = new Font("Arial", Font.BOLD, 48); g2d.setFont(font); FontMetrics fm = g2d.getFontMetrics(); int x = ((getWidth() - fm.stringWidth(text)) / 2); int y = ((getHeight() - fm.getHeight()) / 2) + fm.getAscent(); g2d.setColor(Color.BLACK); g2d.drawString(text, x, y); g2d.dispose(); } }