How to calculate the font's width?

Question

I am using java to draw some text, but it is hard for me to calculate the string\'s width. for example: zheng中国... How long will this string occupy?

Answer 1

here is a simple app that can show you how to use FontMetrics when testing the width of a String:

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;

import javax.swing.*;

public class GUITest {
    JFrame frame;
    public static void main(String[] args){
        new GUITest();
    }
    public GUITest() {
        frame = new JFrame("test");
        frame.setSize(300,300);
        addStuffToFrame();
        SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable(){
            public void run() {
                frame.setVisible(true);
            }
        });
    }           

    private void addStuffToFrame() {    
        JPanel panel = new JPanel(new GridLayout(3,1));
        final JLabel label = new JLabel();
        final JTextField tf = new JTextField(); 
        JButton b = new JButton("calc sting width");
        b.addActionListener(new ActionListener(){
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                FontMetrics fm = label.getFontMetrics(label.getFont());
                String text = tf.getText();
                int textWidth = fm.stringWidth(text);
                label.setText("text width for \""+text+"\": " +textWidth);
            }
        });
        panel.add(label);
        panel.add(tf);
        panel.add(b);
        frame.setContentPane(panel);
    }


}