Create a Shape Object from Font Object in Java

Question

I have a font object and a String. I want to return a Shape Object that is a representation of the String. I have a whole bunch of other classes that will display the String and take care of it.

I'm having trouble figuring out how to do this when I do not have a graphics/graphics2d object. Any Help? I have searched the net but had trouble finding helpful links.

public class SpecializationOfTester extends ParentTester {

    private String      str;
    private Font        font;


    public SpecializationOfTester(String str, Font font) {
        this.font = font;
        this.str = str;
    }

    public Shape getShape()
    {
        Shape           s;
        //
        //
        return s;
    }

}

Thanks

Answer 1

You can use GlyphVector#getOutline(), as mentioned here. You can create a graphics context in a BufferedImage, as discussed in Using Headless Mode in the Java SE Platform.

See also these appealing examples:

• PictureText, due to Andrew Thompson.

• Test, due to Savvas Dalkitsis.