Java tutorial
import java.awt.Font; import java.awt.FontMetrics; import java.awt.Graphics; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JPanel; public class StringRectPaintPanel extends JPanel { public void paint(Graphics g) { g.setFont(new Font("", 0, 100)); FontMetrics fm = getFontMetrics(new Font("", 0, 100)); String s = "java2s"; int x = 5; int y = 5; for (int i = 0; i < s.length(); i++) { char c = s.charAt(i); int h = fm.getHeight(); int w = fm.charWidth(c); g.drawRect(x, y, w, h); g.drawString(String.valueOf(c), x, y + h); x = x + w; } } public static void main(String[] args) { JFrame frame = new JFrame(); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); frame.setContentPane(new StringRectPaintPanel()); frame.setSize(500, 300); frame.setVisible(true); } }