Compute the bounds of the given string when rendered with the given font into a default graphics object that uses fractional metrics. - Java 2D Graphics

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Compute the bounds of the given string when rendered with the given font into a default graphics object that uses fractional metrics.

Demo Code

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import java.awt.Font;
import java.awt.FontMetrics;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;
import java.awt.RenderingHints;
import java.awt.geom.Rectangle2D;
import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;

public class Main{
    /**
     * A default graphics instance
     */
    private static final Graphics2D DEFAULT_GRAPHICS;
    /**
     * Compute the bounds of the given string when rendered with the given
     * font into a default graphics object that uses fractional metrics.
     * 
     * @param string The string
     * @param font The font
     * @return The string bounds
     */
    public static Rectangle2D computeStringBounds(String string, Font font) {
        return computeStringBounds(string, font, new Rectangle2D.Double());
    }
    /**
     * Compute the bounds of the given string when rendered with the given
     * font into a default graphics object that uses fractional metrics.<br>
     * <br>
     * The bounds will be stored in the given rectangle, which is then
     * returned. If the given result rectangle is <code>null</code>,
     * then a new rectangle will be created and returned. 
     * 
     * @param string The string
     * @param font The font
     * @param result The rectangle that will store the result
     * @return The string bounds
     */
    public static Rectangle2D computeStringBounds(String string, Font font,
            Rectangle2D result) {
        final float helperFontSize = 1000.0f;
        final float fontSize = font.getSize2D();
        final float scaling = fontSize / helperFontSize;
        Font helperFont = font.deriveFont(helperFontSize);
        FontMetrics fontMetrics = DEFAULT_GRAPHICS
                .getFontMetrics(helperFont);
        double stringWidth = fontMetrics.stringWidth(string) * scaling;
        double stringHeight = fontMetrics.getHeight() * scaling;
        if (result == null) {
            result = new Rectangle2D.Double();
        }
        result.setRect(0, -fontMetrics.getAscent() * scaling, stringWidth,
                stringHeight);
        return result;

    }
}

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