FontMetrics.charsWidth(char[] data, int off, int len) has the following syntax.
public int charsWidth(char[] data, int off, int len)
In the following code shows how to use FontMetrics.charsWidth(char[] data, int off, int len) method.
/*from www . j a va 2 s . c om*/ import java.awt.FontMetrics; import javax.swing.JFrame; public class Main { public static void main(String args[]) { JFrame f = new JFrame("JColorChooser Sample"); f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); f.setSize(300, 200); f.setVisible(true); FontMetrics metrics = f.getFontMetrics(f.getFont()); int widthX = metrics.charsWidth(new char[]{'a','b'}, 1,2); System.out.println(widthX); } }