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Class Font

public class netscape.application.Font
    extends java.lang.Object
    implements netscape.util.Codable
{
    /* Fields
     */
    public final static int BOLD;
    public final static int ITALIC;
    public final static int PLAIN;

    /* Constructors
     */
    public Font();
    public Font(String, int, int);

    /* Methods
     */
    public static Font defaultFont();
    public static synchronized Font fontNamed(String, int, int);
    public static Font fontNamed(String);

    public void decode(Decoder);
    public void describeClassInfo(ClassInfo);
    public void encode(Encoder);
    public String family();
    public void finishDecoding();
    public FontMetrics fontMetrics();
    public boolean isBold();
    public boolean isItalic();
    public boolean isPlain();
    public String name();
    public int size();
    public int style();
    public String toString();
}

Fields

PLAIN

  public final static int PLAIN

Plain font style.

BOLD

  public final static int BOLD

Bold font style.

ITALIC

  public final static int ITALIC

Italic font style.

Constructors

Font

  public Font()

Constructs an empty Font. This constructor is only useful when decoding.

Font

  public Font(String name,
              int style,
              int size)

Constructs a Font with the specified name, style and size.

Methods

  public static Font defaultFont()

Returns the "default" font, currently defined to be Helvetica 12.

  public static synchronized Font fontNamed(String fontName,
                                            int style,
                                            int size)

Retrieves the Font for the specified font name, style, and size, and places it in the Application's font cache, allowing future requests for the font to be handled efficiently.

  public static Font fontNamed(String aString)

Returns the Font identified by the String aString. Font names take the form "FontName.style.size".

  public FontMetrics fontMetrics()

Returns the Font's font metrics.

  public String family()

Returns the Font's family.

  public String name()

Returns the Font's name. For local fonts this is the font name, such as "Helvetica".

  public int style()

Returns the integer representation of the Font's style.

  public int size()

Returns the Font's point size.

  public boolean isPlain()

Returns true if the Font's style is "plain."

  public boolean isBold()

Returns true if the Font's style is "bold."

  public boolean isItalic()

Returns true if the Font's style is "italic."

  public String toString()

Returns the Font's string representation. The string takes the form "Fontname.style.size" and is suitable for use in Font.fontNamed().

Overrides:

toString in class Object

  public void describeClassInfo(ClassInfo info)

Describes the Font class' information.

See Also:

describeClassInfo

  public void encode(Encoder encoder) throws CodingException

Encodes the Font instance by name.

See Also:

encode

  public void decode(Decoder decoder) throws CodingException

Decodes the Font instance by name.

See Also:

decode

  public void finishDecoding() throws CodingException

Finishes the Font's decoding.

See Also:

finishDecoding

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