javax.microedition.lcdui
Class Font

java.lang.Object
  javax.microedition.lcdui.Font

public final class Font
extends Object

The Font class represents fonts and font metrics. Fonts cannot be created by applications. Instead, applications query for fonts based on font attributes and the system will attempt to provide a font that matches the requested attributes as closely as possible.

A Font's attributes are style, size, and face. Values for attributes must be specified in terms of symbolic constants. Values for the style attribute may be combined using the logical OR operator, whereas values for the other attributes may not be combined. For example, the value

STYLE_BOLD | STYLE_ITALIC

may be used to specify a bold-italic font; however

SIZE_LARGE | SIZE_SMALL

is illegal.

The values of these constants are arranged so that zero is valid for each attribute and can be used to specify a reasonable default font for the system. For clarity of programming, the following symbolic constants are provided and are defined to have values of zero:

• STYLE_PLAIN
• SIZE_MEDIUM
• FACE_SYSTEM

Values for other attributes are arranged to have disjoint bit patterns in order to raise errors if they are inadvertently misused (for example, using FACE_PROPORTIONAL where a style is required). However, the values for the different attributes are not intended to be combined with each other.

Field Summary
static int	FACE_MONOSPACE The "monospace" font face.
static int	FACE_PROPORTIONAL The "proportional" font face.
static int	FACE_SYSTEM The "system" font face.
static int	FONT_INPUT_TEXT Font specifier used by the implementation to draw text input by a user.
static int	FONT_STATIC_TEXT Default font specifier used to draw Item and Screen contents.
static int	SIZE_LARGE The "large" system-dependent font size.
static int	SIZE_MEDIUM The "medium" system-dependent font size.
static int	SIZE_SMALL The "small" system-dependent font size.
static int	STYLE_BOLD The bold style constant.
static int	STYLE_ITALIC The italicized style constant.
static int	STYLE_PLAIN The plain style constant.
static int	STYLE_UNDERLINED The underlined style constant.

Method Summary
int	charWidth(char ch) Gets the advance width of the specified character in this Font.
int	charsWidth(char[] ch, int offset, int length) Returns the advance width of the characters in ch, starting at the specified offset and for the specified number of characters (length).
int	getBaselinePosition() Gets the distance in pixels from the top of the text to the text's baseline.
static Font	getDefaultFont() Gets the default font of the system.
int	getFace() Gets the face of the font.
static Font	getFont(int fontSpecifier) Gets the Font used by the high level user interface for the fontSpecifier passed in.
static Font	getFont(int face, int style, int size) Obtains an object representing a font having the specified face, style, and size.
int	getHeight() Gets the standard height of a line of text in this font.
int	getSize() Gets the size of the font.
int	getStyle() Gets the style of the font.
boolean	isBold() Returns true if the font is bold.
boolean	isItalic() Returns true if the font is italic.
boolean	isPlain() Returns true if the font is plain.
boolean	isUnderlined() Returns true if the font is underlined.
int	stringWidth(String str) Gets the total advance width for showing the specified String in this Font.
int	substringWidth(String str, int offset, int len) Gets the total advance width for showing the specified substring in this Font.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

STYLE_PLAIN

public static final int STYLE_PLAIN

The plain style constant. This may be combined with the other style constants for mixed styles.

Value 0 is assigned to STYLE_PLAIN.

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STYLE_BOLD

public static final int STYLE_BOLD

The bold style constant. This may be combined with the other style constants for mixed styles.

Value 1 is assigned to STYLE_BOLD.

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STYLE_ITALIC

public static final int STYLE_ITALIC

The italicized style constant. This may be combined with the other style constants for mixed styles.

Value 2 is assigned to STYLE_ITALIC.

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STYLE_UNDERLINED

public static final int STYLE_UNDERLINED

The underlined style constant. This may be combined with the other style constants for mixed styles.

Value 4 is assigned to STYLE_UNDERLINED.

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SIZE_SMALL

public static final int SIZE_SMALL

The "small" system-dependent font size.

Value 8 is assigned to STYLE_SMALL.

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SIZE_MEDIUM

public static final int SIZE_MEDIUM

The "medium" system-dependent font size.

Value 0 is assigned to STYLE_MEDIUM.

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SIZE_LARGE

public static final int SIZE_LARGE

The "large" system-dependent font size.

Value 16 is assigned to SIZE_LARGE.

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FACE_SYSTEM

public static final int FACE_SYSTEM

The "system" font face.

Value 0 is assigned to FACE_SYSTEM.

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FACE_MONOSPACE

public static final int FACE_MONOSPACE

The "monospace" font face.

Value 32 is assigned to FACE_MONOSPACE.

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FACE_PROPORTIONAL

public static final int FACE_PROPORTIONAL

The "proportional" font face.

Value 64 is assigned to FACE_PROPORTIONAL.

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FONT_STATIC_TEXT

public static final int FONT_STATIC_TEXT

Default font specifier used to draw Item and Screen contents. FONT_STATIC_TEXT has the value 0.

See Also:

Font.getFont(int fontSpecifier), Constant Field Values

Since:

BlackBerry API 4.0.0, MIDP 2.0

FONT_INPUT_TEXT

public static final int FONT_INPUT_TEXT

Font specifier used by the implementation to draw text input by a user. FONT_INPUT_TEXT has the value 1.

See Also:

Font.getFont(int fontSpecifier), Constant Field Values

Since:

BlackBerry API 4.0.0, MIDP 2.0

Method Detail

getFont

public static Font getFont(int fontSpecifier)

Gets the Font used by the high level user interface for the fontSpecifier passed in. It should be used by subclasses of CustomItem and Canvas to match user interface on the device.

Parameters:

fontSpecifier - one of FONT_INPUT_TEXT, or FONT_STATIC_TEXT

Returns:

font that corresponds to the passed in font specifier

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if fontSpecifier is not a valid fontSpecifier

Since:

BlackBerry API 4.0.0, MIDP 2.0

getDefaultFont

public static Font getDefaultFont()

Gets the default font of the system.

getFont

public static Font getFont(int face,
                           int style,
                           int size)

Obtains an object representing a font having the specified face, style, and size. If a matching font does not exist, the system will attempt to provide the closest match. This method always returns a valid font object, even if it is not a close match to the request.

Parameters:

face - one of FACE_SYSTEM, FACE_MONOSPACE, or FACE_PROPORTIONAL

style - STYLE_PLAIN, or a combination of STYLE_BOLD, STYLE_ITALIC, and STYLE_UNDERLINED

size - one of SIZE_SMALL, SIZE_MEDIUM, or SIZE_LARGE

Returns:

instance the nearest font found

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if face, style, or size are not legal values

getStyle

public int getStyle()

Gets the style of the font. The value is an OR'ed combination of STYLE_BOLD, STYLE_ITALIC, and STYLE_UNDERLINED; or the value is zero (STYLE_PLAIN).

Returns:

style of the current font

See Also:

Font.isPlain(), Font.isBold(), Font.isItalic()

getSize

public int getSize()

Gets the size of the font.

Returns:

one of SIZE_SMALL, SIZE_MEDIUM, SIZE_LARGE

getFace

public int getFace()

Gets the face of the font.

Returns:

one of FACE_SYSTEM, FACE_PROPORTIONAL, FACE_MONOSPACE

isPlain

public boolean isPlain()

Returns true if the font is plain.

Returns:

true if font is plain

See Also:

Font.getStyle()

isBold

public boolean isBold()

Returns true if the font is bold.

Returns:

true if font is bold

See Also:

Font.getStyle()

isItalic

public boolean isItalic()

Returns true if the font is italic.

Returns:

true if font is italic

See Also:

Font.getStyle()

isUnderlined

public boolean isUnderlined()

Returns true if the font is underlined.

Returns:

true if font is underlined

See Also:

Font.getStyle()

getHeight

public int getHeight()

Gets the standard height of a line of text in this font. This value includes sufficient spacing to ensure that lines of text painted this distance from anchor point to anchor point are spaced as intended by the font designer and the device. This extra space (leading) occurs below the text.

Returns:

standard height of a line of text in this font (a non-negative value)

getBaselinePosition

public int getBaselinePosition()

Gets the distance in pixels from the top of the text to the text's baseline.

Returns:

the distance in pixels from the top of the text to the text's baseline

charWidth

public int charWidth(char ch)

Gets the advance width of the specified character in this Font. The advance width is the amount by which the current point is moved from one character to the next in a line of text, and thus includes proper inter-character spacing. This spacing occurs to the right of the character.

Parameters:

ch - the character to be measured

Returns:

the total advance width (a non-negative value)

charsWidth

public int charsWidth(char[] ch,
                      int offset,
                      int length)

Returns the advance width of the characters in ch, starting at the specified offset and for the specified number of characters (length). The advance width is the amount by which the current point is moved from one character to the next in a line of text.

The offset and length parameters must specify a valid range of characters within the character array ch. The offset parameter must be within the range [0..(ch.length)]. The length parameter must be a non-negative integer such that (offset + length) <= ch.length.

Parameters:

ch - The array of characters

offset - The index of the first character to measure

length - The number of characters to measure

Returns:

the width of the character range

Throws:

ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException - if offset and length specify an invalid range

NullPointerException - if ch is null

stringWidth

public int stringWidth(String str)

Gets the total advance width for showing the specified String in this Font. The advance width is the amount by which the current point is moved from one character to the next in a line of text.

Parameters:

str - the String to be measured.

Returns:

the total advance width

Throws:

NullPointerException - if str is null

substringWidth

public int substringWidth(String str,
                          int offset,
                          int len)

Gets the total advance width for showing the specified substring in this Font. The advance width is the amount by which the current point is moved from one character to the next in a line of text.

The offset and length parameters must specify a valid range of characters within str. The offset parameter must be within the range [0..(str.length())]. The length parameter must be a non-negative integer such that (offset + length) <= str.length().

Parameters:

str - the String to be measured.

offset - zero-based index of first character in the substring

len - length of the substring.

Returns:

the total advance width

Throws:

StringIndexOutOfBoundsException - if offset and length specify an invalid range

NullPointerException - if str is null