BasicDraw.java Source code

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import java.awt.FontMetrics;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;

import javax.swing.JComponent;
import javax.swing.JFrame;

public class BasicDraw {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        JFrame frame = new JFrame();
        frame.add(new MyComponent());

        frame.setSize(300, 300);
        frame.setVisible(true);
    }

}

class MyComponent extends JComponent {
    public void paint(Graphics g) {
        Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D) g;
        FontMetrics fontMetrics = g2d.getFontMetrics();

        int width = fontMetrics.stringWidth("aString");
        int height = fontMetrics.getHeight();
        System.out.println(width);
        System.out.println(height);
    }

}