Java Font Derive deriveFont(Font font, String name)

Description

Create a new Font given an existing font and a different font name.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
font	font to base new font on
name	new font name

Return

derived font

Declaration

public static Font deriveFont(Font font, String name) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/*from  w  ww  .  j  a va  2  s  .  c o m*/
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*
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*  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
*  GNU General Public License for more details.
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*/

import java.awt.Font;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Create a new Font given an existing font and a different font name. 
     * The base fonts size and style will be used. This
     * is provided because 1.1 doesnt have a Font.deriveFont() method.
     * 
     * @param font font to base new font on
     * @param name new font name
     * @return derived font
     */
    public static Font deriveFont(Font font, String name) {
        return new Font(name, font.getStyle(), font.getSize());
    }

    /**
     * Create a new Font given an existing font and a different font style. 
     * The base fonts name and size will be used. This
     * is provided because 1.1 doesnt have a Font.deriveFont() method.
     * 
     * @param font font to base new font on
     * @param style new font style
     * @return derived font
     */
    public static Font deriveFont(Font font, int style) {
        return new Font(font.getName(), style, font.getSize());
    }

    /**
     * Create a new Font given an existing font and a different font size. 
     * The base fonts name and style will be used. This
     * is provided because 1.1 doesnt have a Font.deriveFont() method.
     * 
     * @param font font to base new font on
     * @param size new font size
     * @return derived font
     */
    public static Font deriveFont(Font font, float size) {
        return new Font(font.getName(), font.getStyle(), (int) size);
    }
}

Related

1. deriveFont(Font font, int style, int size)
2. deriveFont(Font sample, String family, String style, String sizeStr)