jhelp.util.gui

Class TextCutter

java.lang.Object

jhelp.util.gui.TextCutter

public class TextCutter
extends java.lang.Object

Cut text to take a limited number of pixels.
The text is cut in middle, and cut characters are replace by ...
By example "The house is in fire", can become "The ho...n fire"

Author:

JHelp

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
private java.awt.FontMetrics	fontMetrics Measure strings
private int	width Width limit

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
TextCutter(int width, java.awt.Font font) Create a new instance of TextCutter

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.String	convert(java.lang.String string) Convert a string to a cut one using current settings
int	getWidth() Maximum width in pixels
void	setFont(java.awt.Font font) Change current font
void	setWidth(int width) Change maximum width

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

fontMetrics

private java.awt.FontMetrics fontMetrics

Measure strings

width

private int width

Width limit

Constructor Detail

TextCutter

public TextCutter(int width,
          java.awt.Font font)

Create a new instance of TextCutter

Parameters:

width - Width limit in pixels

font - Font to use

Method Detail

convert

public java.lang.String convert(java.lang.String string)

Convert a string to a cut one using current settings

Parameters:

string - String to cut

Returns:

Cut string

getWidth

public int getWidth()

Maximum width in pixels

Returns:

Maximum width in pixels

setFont

public void setFont(java.awt.Font font)

Change current font

Parameters:

font - New font

setWidth

public void setWidth(int width)

Change maximum width

Parameters:

width - new maximum width in pixels