How do I make drawString() text bold?

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I have a drawString() method in my paintComponent method. Is there a way to make the text drawn by the drawString() bold? Also, is there a way to make the text bigger? I would like to avoid using JLabels, unless it is absolutely necessary.

score 20 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 10 '13 at 19:27

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According to documentation of drawString:

Draws the text given by the specified string, using this graphics context's current font and color. The baseline of the leftmost character is at position (x, y) in this graphics context's coordinate system

Indeed, Graphics class has the setFont(Font font) method available:

g.setFont(new Font("default", Font.BOLD, 16));

answered Feb 10 '13 at 19:27

Jack

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You could use g.getFont().deriveFont(Font.BOLD) if all you wanted to do was change the font style of the current font... – MadProgrammer Feb 10 '13 at 19:53
@MadProgrammer Excellent, this is what I am looking for. You should have written your answer here. Will +1 without hesitation. – user3437460 Jun 30 '15 at 18:54
In case this is not clear to others, `g` is the canvas. If, for example, you're overriding `public void paintComponent(Graphics canvas)`, then you'll want `canvas.setFont(new Font("default", Font.BOLD, 16));`. – Mark Cramer Jun 05 '16 at 23:03

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 10 '13 at 19:27

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You have to set the font before drawing the text.

g.setFont(font);

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Dan D.

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 10 '13 at 19:27

There are methods: setFont(Font) - Method in class java.awt.Component Sets the font of this component. setFont(Font) - Method in class java.awt.Container Sets the font of this container. setFont(Font) - Method in class java.awt.Graphics Sets this graphics context's font to the specified font.

How do I make drawString() text bold?

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