Class Font

java.lang.Object
com.itextpdf.text.Font
All Implemented Interfaces:
Comparable<Font>
public class Font extends Object implements Comparable<Font>
Contains all the specifications of a font: fontfamily, size, style and color.

Example: 


Paragraph p = new Paragraph("This is a paragraph", new
Font(FontFamily.HELVETICA, 18, Font.BOLDITALIC, new BaseColor(0, 0, 255)) );

  • Field Details

    • NORMAL

      public static final int NORMAL
      this is a possible style.
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    • BOLD

      public static final int BOLD
      this is a possible style.
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    • ITALIC

      public static final int ITALIC
      this is a possible style.
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    • UNDERLINE

      public static final int UNDERLINE
      this is a possible style.
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    • STRIKETHRU

      public static final int STRIKETHRU
      this is a possible style.
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    • BOLDITALIC

      public static final int BOLDITALIC
      this is a possible style.
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    • UNDEFINED

      public static final int UNDEFINED
      the value of an undefined attribute.
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    • DEFAULTSIZE

      public static final int DEFAULTSIZE
      the value of the default size.
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    • family

      private Font.FontFamily family
      the value of the fontfamily.

    • size

      private float size
      the value of the fontsize.

    • style

      private int style
      the value of the style.

    • color

      private BaseColor color
      the value of the color.

    • baseFont

      private BaseFont baseFont
      the external font

  • Constructor Details

    • Font

      public Font(Font other)
      Copy constructor of a Font
      Parameters:
      other - the font that has to be copied

    • Font

      public Font(Font.FontFamily family, float size, int style, BaseColor color)
      Constructs a Font.
      Parameters:
      family - the family to which this font belongs
      size - the size of this font
      style - the style of this font
      color - the BaseColor of this font.
      Since:
      iText 5.0.1 (first parameter has been replaced with enum)

    • Font

      public Font(BaseFont bf, float size, int style, BaseColor color)
      Constructs a Font.
      Parameters:
      bf - the external font
      size - the size of this font
      style - the style of this font
      color - the BaseColor of this font.

    • Font

      public Font(BaseFont bf, float size, int style)
      Constructs a Font.
      Parameters:
      bf - the external font
      size - the size of this font
      style - the style of this font

    • Font

      public Font(BaseFont bf, float size)
      Constructs a Font.
      Parameters:
      bf - the external font
      size - the size of this font

    • Font

      public Font(BaseFont bf)
      Constructs a Font.
      Parameters:
      bf - the external font

    • Font

      public Font(Font.FontFamily family, float size, int style)
      Constructs a Font.
      Parameters:
      family - the family to which this font belongs
      size - the size of this font
      style - the style of this font
      Since:
      iText 5.0.1 (first parameter has been replaced with enum)

    • Font

      public Font(Font.FontFamily family, float size)
      Constructs a Font.
      Parameters:
      family - the family to which this font belongs
      size - the size of this font
      Since:
      iText 5.0.1 (first parameter has been replaced with enum)

    • Font

      public Font(Font.FontFamily family)
      Constructs a Font.
      Parameters:
      family - the family to which this font belongs
      Since:
      iText 5.0.1 (first parameter has been replaced with enum)

    • Font

      public Font()
      Constructs a Font.

  • Method Details

    • compareTo

      public int compareTo(Font font)
      Compares this Font with another
      Specified by:
      compareTo in interface Comparable<Font>
      Parameters:
      font - the other Font
      Returns:
      a value

    • getFamily

      public Font.FontFamily getFamily()
      Gets the family of this font.
      Returns:
      the value of the family

    • getFamilyname

      public String getFamilyname()
      Gets the familyname as a String.
      Returns:
      the familyname

    • setFamily

      public void setFamily(String family)
      Sets the family using a String ("Courier", "Helvetica", "Times New Roman", "Symbol" or "ZapfDingbats").
      Parameters:
      family - A String representing a certain font-family.

    • getFamily

      public static Font.FontFamily getFamily(String family)
      Translates a String -value of a certain family into the FontFamily enum that is used for this family in this class.
      Parameters:
      family - A String representing a certain font-family
      Returns:
      the corresponding FontFamily
      Since:
      5.0.1

    • getSize

      public float getSize()
      Gets the size of this font.
      Returns:
      a size

    • getCalculatedSize

      public float getCalculatedSize()
      Gets the size that can be used with the calculated BaseFont .
      Returns:
      the size that can be used with the calculated BaseFont

    • getCalculatedLeading

      public float getCalculatedLeading(float multipliedLeading)
      Gets the leading that can be used with this font.
      Parameters:
      multipliedLeading - a certain multipliedLeading
      Returns:
      the height of a line

    • setSize

      public void setSize(float size)
      Sets the size.
      Parameters:
      size - The new size of the font.

    • getStyle

      public int getStyle()
      Gets the style of this font.
      Returns:
      a size

    • getCalculatedStyle

      public int getCalculatedStyle()
      Gets the style that can be used with the calculated BaseFont .
      Returns:
      the style that can be used with the calculated BaseFont

    • isBold

      public boolean isBold()
      checks if this font is Bold.
      Returns:
      a boolean

    • isItalic

      public boolean isItalic()
      checks if this font is italic.
      Returns:
      a boolean

    • isUnderlined

      public boolean isUnderlined()
      checks if this font is underlined.
      Returns:
      a boolean

    • isStrikethru

      public boolean isStrikethru()
      checks if the style of this font is STRIKETHRU.
      Returns:
      a boolean

    • setStyle

      public void setStyle(int style)
      Sets the style.
      Parameters:
      style - the style.

    • setStyle

      public void setStyle(String style)
      Sets the style using a String containing one or more of the following values: normal, bold, italic, oblique, underline, line-through
      Parameters:
      style - A String representing a certain style.

    • getStyleValue

      public static int getStyleValue(String style)
      Translates a String -value of a certain style into the index value is used for this style in this class. Supported styles are in Font.FontStyle values are checked on Font.FontStyle.getValue()
      Parameters:
      style - A String
      Returns:
      the corresponding value

    • getColor

      public BaseColor getColor()
      Gets the color of this font.
      Returns:
      a color

    • setColor

      public void setColor(BaseColor color)
      Sets the color.
      Parameters:
      color - the new color of the font

    • setColor

      public void setColor(int red, int green, int blue)
      Sets the color.
      Parameters:
      red - the red-value of the new color
      green - the green-value of the new color
      blue - the blue-value of the new color

    • getBaseFont

      public BaseFont getBaseFont()
      Gets the BaseFont inside this object.
      Returns:
      the BaseFont

    • getCalculatedBaseFont

      public BaseFont getCalculatedBaseFont(boolean specialEncoding)
      Gets the BaseFont this class represents. For the built-in fonts a BaseFont is calculated.
      Parameters:
      specialEncoding - true to use the special encoding for Symbol and ZapfDingbats, false to always use Cp1252
      Returns:
      the BaseFont this class represents

    • isStandardFont

      public boolean isStandardFont()
      Checks if the properties of this font are undefined or null.

      If so, the standard should be used.

      Returns:
      a boolean

    • difference

      public Font difference(Font font)
      Replaces the attributes that are equal to null with the attributes of a given font.
      Parameters:
      font - the font of a lower element class (ex. this - paragraph font, font - chunk font)
      Returns:
      a Font