Java tutorial
import java.awt.Font; import java.awt.FontMetrics; import java.awt.Graphics; import javax.swing.JComponent; import javax.swing.JFrame; public class BasicDraw { public static void main(String[] args) { new BasicDraw(); } BasicDraw() { JFrame frame = new JFrame(); frame.add(new MyComponent()); frame.setSize(300, 300); frame.setVisible(true); } } class MyComponent extends JComponent { public void paint(Graphics g) { Font font = new Font("Serif", Font.PLAIN, 12); g.setFont(font); g.drawString("a String", 10, 10); FontMetrics fontMetrics = g.getFontMetrics(); g.drawString("aString", 10, 10 + fontMetrics.getAscent()); } }