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Writlaus · Dec 5th, 2005, 6:42 PM

I am creating my own button class in an applet, and I'm planning to use the g.drawString() method, but I need to know the size of the text when it's drawn to know how big to draw the border around it. Are there any methods that return the size a given string would be if it were to be drawn?

Dec 5th, 2005, 6:42 PM	#1
Writlaus Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 149 Rep Power: 4	drawString size? I am creating my own button class in an applet, and I'm planning to use the g.drawString() method, but I need to know the size of the text when it's drawn to know how big to draw the border around it. Are there any methods that return the size a given string would be if it were to be drawn?