How do you draw a string centered vertically in Java?

Question

I know it\'s a simple concept but I\'m struggling with the font metrics. Centering horizontally isn\'t too hard but vertically seems a bit difficult.

I\'ve tried usi

Answer 1

Another option is the getBounds method from the TextLayout class.

Font f;
// code to create f
String TITLE = "Text to center in a panel.";
FontRenderContext context = g2.getFontRenderContext();

TextLayout txt = new TextLayout(TITLE, f, context);
Rectangle2D bounds = txt.getBounds();
int xString = (int) ((getWidth() - bounds.getWidth()) / 2.0 );
int yString = (int) ((getHeight() + bounds.getHeight()) / 2.0);
// g2 is the graphics object 
g2.setFont(f);
g2.drawString(TITLE, xString, yString);