Re: How to know the size in pixels???

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From: nlaan
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 00:00

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Use the java.awt.FontMetrics class.  And next time post your request to
borland.public.jbuilder.java.language

ie:

FontMetrics fm = new FontMetrics(Font f);

int width = fm.getWidth(String str);
int height = fm.getHeight();

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nathan laan                341 Avadh Bhatia Physics Building
University of Alberta   Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
nlaan@ualberta.ca


David V�squez Estrada wrote in message <37B18BC5.FDC58523@ucbcba.edu.bo>...
>Hi,
>
>I�m trying to know the size in pixels of a string that will be the text
>of a JLabel.
>At this time I can know the number of characters and the current font
>size, but the result of:   (number of characters * current Font size) is
>bigger than the required.
>
>Any suggestions?
>
>Thanks in advance
>
>David
>

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