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Java - FontMetrics without Graphics

How to get FontMetrics without use Graphics ? I want to get FontMetrics in constructor, now I do this way: 

BufferedImage bi = new BufferedImage(5, 5, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_RGB);
FontMetrics fm = bi.getGraphics().getFontMetrics(font);
int width = fm.stringWidth(pattern);
int height = fm.getHeight();
Solution

  • Hmm... It is quite logical that you need graphics to get FontMetrics. Font height, width etc. can differ on various displays.

    If you have some Component, you can use it for getting FontMetrics:

    component.getFontMetrics(font);