[java] Centering text

Original Post

Jun 3, 2002 at 8:15 PM

I have a String that I want to place in a box in my frame. Now I can manually adjust it until it looks right but then when I put a different sized string of text it''s not centered as it should be. Is there a function that can center text on an x axis? I''ve looked it setHorizontalText or something but I couldn''t get it to work right.

TheDarkOne

Jun 3, 2002 at 8:17 PM

If there isn''t one, just get the width and divide by two.

Chaoslab

Jun 4, 2002 at 1:32 AM

If you are using awt you can get a FontMetrics object from the Graphics (Graphics.getFontMetrics()) object and use the FontMetrics.stringWidth(String) to get the width of the string.

Hope that helps....

:-)

Daemon

Jun 5, 2002 at 10:52 AM

Use a Layout and use the appropriate contraint.

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