Example usage for javax.media.j3d Text3D setString

Introduction

In this page you can find the example usage for javax.media.j3d Text3D setString.

Prototype

public void setString(String string) 

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Copies the character string from the supplied parameter into the Text3D node.

Usage

From source file:ExText.java

public void checkboxChanged(CheckboxMenu menu, int check) {
    if (menu == fontMenu) {
        // Change the 2D font used to build a 3D font
        currentFont = check;/*  ww w  . j ava  2 s  .  com*/
        String fontName = (String) fonts[currentFont].name;
        Font font = (Font) fonts[currentFont].value;
        Font3D font3d = new Font3D(font, extrusion);

        Text3D tex = new Text3D();
        tex.setFont3D(font3d);
        tex.setString(fontName);
        tex.setAlignment(Text3D.ALIGN_CENTER);

        scene.removeChild(0);
        shape.setGeometry(tex);
        scene.addChild(textGroup);

        if (debug)
            System.err.println("Font set to " + fontName);
        return;
    }

    // Handle all other checkboxes
    super.checkboxChanged(menu, check);
}

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From source file:ExText.java

public Group buildScene() {
    // Get the current font attributes
    Font font = (Font) fonts[currentFont].value;
    String textString = (String) fonts[currentFont].name;

    // Turn on the example headlight
    setHeadlightEnable(true);//from w  w  w  . j  av a  2  s  . co  m

    // Build the scene group
    scene = new Group();
    scene.setCapability(Group.ALLOW_CHILDREN_EXTEND);
    scene.setCapability(Group.ALLOW_CHILDREN_WRITE);

    // Build a branch group to hold the text shape
    // (this allows us to remove the text shape later,
    // change it, then put it back, all under menu control)
    textGroup = new BranchGroup();
    textGroup.setCapability(BranchGroup.ALLOW_DETACH);
    scene.addChild(textGroup);

    // BEGIN EXAMPLE TOPIC
    // Create a font extrusion with a default extrusion shape
    extrusion = new FontExtrusion();

    // Define a 3D font with a default extrusion path
    Font3D font3d = new Font3D(font, extrusion);

    // Build 3D text geometry using the 3D font
    Text3D tex = new Text3D();
    tex.setFont3D(font3d);
    tex.setString(textString);
    tex.setAlignment(Text3D.ALIGN_CENTER);

    // Define a generic shaded appearance
    Appearance app = new Appearance();
    Material mat = new Material();
    mat.setLightingEnable(true);
    app.setMaterial(mat);

    // Assemble geometry and appearance into a shape
    // and add it to the scene
    shape = new Shape3D(tex, app);
    shape.setCapability(Shape3D.ALLOW_GEOMETRY_WRITE);
    textGroup.addChild(shape);
    // END EXAMPLE TOPIC

    return scene;
}

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