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How can I center the text of a drawString in Java? I want it to that it can be centered along the screen dynamically, whether I change the height and width of the box or not. I found this codebut I don't know how to use it. can someone explain?

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  • The answer in that post has some well documented method. – Trevi Awater Sep 30 '15 at 06:47
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    What part of *"I don't know how to use it"* are you stuck on – MadProgrammer Sep 30 '15 at 06:48
  • `but I don't know how to use it. can someone explain?`. 1st copy the code, 2nd paste the code, 3rd see what happens when you compile it, 4th analyze it, if you're stuck and have an error in it, then post **your** [MCVE](http://stackoverflow.com/help/mcve) – Frakcool Sep 30 '15 at 06:48

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Horizontally...

String text = "...";
Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D)g.create();
FontMetrics fm = g2d.getFontMetrics();
int x = (getWidth() - fm.stringWidth(text)) / 2;

Vertically...

String text = "...";
Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D)g.create();
FontMetrics fm = g2d.getFontMetrics();
int y = ((getHeight() - fm.getHeight()) / 2) + fm.getAscent();

Also demonstrated here

Also have a look at 2D Graphics and Working with Text APIs

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