org.eclipse.swt.graphics
Class Font

java.lang.Object
  org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Font

public final class Font

extends java.lang.Object

Instances of this class manage operating system resources that define how text looks when it is displayed. Fonts may be constructed by providing a device and either name, size and style information or a FontData object which encapsulates this data.

Application code must explicitly invoke the Font.dispose() method to release the operating system resources managed by each instance when those instances are no longer required.

See Also:

FontData

Constructor Summary

Font(Device device, FontData fd)
Constructs a new font given a device and font data which describes the desired font's appearance.

Font(Device device, FontData[] fds)
Constructs a new font given a device and an array of font data which describes the desired font's appearance.

Font(Device device, java.lang.String name, int height, int style)
Constructs a new font given a device, a font name, the height of the desired font in points, and a font style.

Method Summary

void	dispose() Disposes of the operating system resources associated with the font.
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object object) Compares the argument to the receiver, and returns true if they represent the same object using a class specific comparison.
FontData[]	getFontData() Returns an array of FontDatas representing the receiver.
int	hashCode() Returns an integer hash code for the receiver.
boolean	isDisposed() Returns true if the font has been disposed, and false otherwise.
java.lang.String	toString() Returns a string containing a concise, human-readable description of the receiver.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Font

public Font(Device device,
            FontData fd)

Constructs a new font given a device and font data which describes the desired font's appearance.

You must dispose the font when it is no longer required.

Parameters:

device - the device to create the font on

fd - the FontData that describes the desired font (must not be null)

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException -

• ERROR_NULL_ARGUMENT - if device is null and there is no current device
• ERROR_NULL_ARGUMENT - if the fd argument is null

SWTError -

• ERROR_NO_HANDLES - if a font could not be created from the given font data

Font

public Font(Device device,
            FontData[] fds)

Constructs a new font given a device and an array of font data which describes the desired font's appearance.

You must dispose the font when it is no longer required.

Parameters:

device - the device to create the font on

fds - the array of FontData that describes the desired font (must not be null)

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException -

• ERROR_NULL_ARGUMENT - if device is null and there is no current device
• ERROR_NULL_ARGUMENT - if the fds argument is null
• ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT - if the length of fds is zero
• ERROR_NULL_ARGUMENT - if any fd in the array is null

SWTError -

• ERROR_NO_HANDLES - if a font could not be created from the given font data

Since:

2.1

Font

public Font(Device device,
            java.lang.String name,
            int height,
            int style)

Constructs a new font given a device, a font name, the height of the desired font in points, and a font style.

You must dispose the font when it is no longer required.

Parameters:

device - the device to create the font on

name - the name of the font (must not be null)

height - the font height in points

style - a bit or combination of NORMAL, BOLD, ITALIC

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException -

• ERROR_NULL_ARGUMENT - if device is null and there is no current device
• ERROR_NULL_ARGUMENT - if the name argument is null
• ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT - if the height is negative

SWTError -

• ERROR_NO_HANDLES - if a font could not be created from the given arguments

Method Detail

dispose

public void dispose()

Disposes of the operating system resources associated with the font. Applications must dispose of all fonts which they allocate.

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object object)

Compares the argument to the receiver, and returns true if they represent the same object using a class specific comparison.

Parameters:

object - the object to compare with this object

Returns:

true if the object is the same as this object and false otherwise

See Also:

hashCode()

getFontData

public FontData[] getFontData()

Returns an array of FontDatas representing the receiver. On Windows, only one FontData will be returned per font. On X however, a Font object may be composed of multiple X fonts. To support this case, we return an array of font data objects.

Returns:

an array of font data objects describing the receiver

Throws:

SWTException -

• ERROR_GRAPHIC_DISPOSED - if the receiver has been disposed

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Returns an integer hash code for the receiver. Any two objects that return true when passed to equals must return the same value for this method.

Returns:

the receiver's hash

See Also:

equals(java.lang.Object)

isDisposed

public boolean isDisposed()

Returns true if the font has been disposed, and false otherwise.

This method gets the dispose state for the font. When a font has been disposed, it is an error to invoke any other method using the font.

Returns:

true when the font is disposed and false otherwise

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Returns a string containing a concise, human-readable description of the receiver.

Returns:

a string representation of the receiver