How to catch the length of string in pixels

[k_venkurao]

hello all,

i have got a doubt. Can any one help me
how to catch the length of a string in pixel.

For example i want to draw an image after printing
a string like this

"HEllo how are you" <Image>

"Hai fine how about you are you ok" <Image>

Can any one tell me a general approach for this

Thanx in advance
k_venkurao

[weaver]

You can use the FontMetrics class to get the length of a string in pixels. You can do this by the following:

FontMetrics metrics = aWindow.getFontMetrics(); // aWindow is a frame
int stringLength = metrics.stringLength( myString );

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[k_venkurao]

Thank you very much for you reply. Can you tell the same for an applet. Because i have developed a chat server. I will to give an option for images
also.

Thankyou very much
k_venkurao

[weaver]

Ok, here's a version that should work with applets.

Graphics g = getGraphics();
FontMetrics fm = g.getFontMetrics();
int length = fm.stringLength(myString);

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