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How do I make my font bold with the GreenFoot API?

I have this font constructor written to make the font I want BOLD, however whenever I try to compile, it tells me the error Cannot find symbol - variable BOLD.

Font font = new Font("Arial",font.BOLD, 40);

These are the classes I'm importing:

import greenfoot.*;
import java.util.*;
import greenfoot.Font;
import java.lang.Class;

If anyone knows the probably quick fix it'd be much appreciated.

Solution

  • You're using the constructor incorrectly. Per the documentation:

    Constructor and Description

    Font(java.lang.String name, boolean bold, boolean italic, int size)

    Creates a font from the specified font name, size and style.

    It should be like so (bold, non-italic):

    Font font = new Font("Arial", true, false, 40);

    You were using the constructor incorrectly and attempt to access an instance variable that did not exist.