talx.util
Class DrawUtils

java.lang.Object
  talx.util.DrawUtils

public class DrawUtils

extends java.lang.Object

Provides static methods to assist in drawing components.

Method Summary

static java.awt.Font	bestFitFont(java.lang.String text, java.awt.Component c) Returns the font that best fits the given string to the given component.
static javax.swing.ImageIcon	getScaledIcon(java.lang.String name, int width, int height, boolean isFile) Returns a scaled ImageIcon from the given filename.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getScaledIcon

public static javax.swing.ImageIcon getScaledIcon(java.lang.String name,
                                                  int width,
                                                  int height,
                                                  boolean isFile)

Returns a scaled ImageIcon from the given filename.

Parameters:

name - the name of the file or resource that holds the image.

width - the width in pixels of the returned image

height - the height in pixels of the returned image

isFile - if true, this method will try to load the image from the file system. If false, this method will use the system class loader to find the image resource in the classpath.

Returns:

the Icon or null if the file can't be parsed.

bestFitFont

public static java.awt.Font bestFitFont(java.lang.String text,
                                        java.awt.Component c)

Returns the font that best fits the given string to the given component. This method assumes the text should all be on a single line. The font name and style are taken from the current values for the component's font. This method never returns a font bigger than 144 point (2 inches tall).

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalStateException - if the component is not currently showing, or its font has not been set.