Java tutorial
import java.awt.Container; import java.awt.Font; import java.awt.Graphics; import java.awt.Graphics2D; import java.awt.RenderingHints; import java.awt.font.FontRenderContext; import java.awt.geom.Rectangle2D; import javax.swing.JComponent; import javax.swing.JFrame; public class MainClass { public static void main(String[] args) { JFrame jf = new JFrame("Demo"); Container cp = jf.getContentPane(); MyCanvas tl = new MyCanvas(); cp.add(tl); jf.setSize(300, 200); jf.setVisible(true); } } class MyCanvas extends JComponent { public void paint(Graphics g) { Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D) g; g2.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING, RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON); g2.setFont(new Font("Serif", Font.PLAIN, 48)); FontRenderContext frc = g2.getFontRenderContext(); String s = "www.java2s.com"; Rectangle2D bounds = g2.getFont().getStringBounds(s, frc); float width = (float) bounds.getWidth(); int centerX = 100; int baselineY = 70; g2.drawString(s, centerX - width / 2, baselineY); } }