How to add text outline using java.awt.*?

Question

How can I add text with outline to image using java.awt.* ?

Example below:

Answer 1

I can guide you but You should know the basic functionality how awt work.
look at Smoothing a Smoothing a jagged. The algorithm to obtain the (crude) outline was relatively quick in the final versions. Creating a GeneralPath is astonishingly faster than appending Area objects.For better understanding refer this

The important part is this method:

public Area getOutline(Color target, BufferedImage bi) {
    // construct the GeneralPath
    GeneralPath gp = new GeneralPath();

    boolean cont = false;
    int targetRGB = target.getRGB();
    for (int xx=0; xx<bi.getWidth(); xx++) {
        for (int yy=0; yy<bi.getHeight(); yy++) {
            if (bi.getRGB(xx,yy)==targetRGB) {
                if (cont) {
                    gp.lineTo(xx,yy);
                    gp.lineTo(xx,yy+1);
                    gp.lineTo(xx+1,yy+1);
                    gp.lineTo(xx+1,yy);
                    gp.lineTo(xx,yy);
                } else {
                    gp.moveTo(xx,yy);
                }
                cont = true;
            } else {
                cont = false;
            }
        }
        cont = false;
    }
    gp.closePath();

    // construct the Area from the GP & return it
    return new Area(gp);
}