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org.eclipse.swt.graphics
Class FontMetrics

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.eclipse.swt.graphics.FontMetrics

public final class FontMetrics
extends java.lang.Object

Instances of this class provide measurement information about fonts . FontMetrics are obtained from GCs using the getFontMetrics() method.

Since:
1.3
See Also:
GC.getFontMetrics()

Method Summary
 boolean equals(java.lang.Object object)
          Compares the argument to the receiver, and returns true if they represent the same object using a class specific comparison.
 int getAverageCharWidth()
          Returns the average character width, measured in pixels, of the font described by the receiver.
 int getHeight()
          Returns the height of the font described by the receiver, measured in pixels.
 int hashCode()
          Returns an integer hash code for the receiver.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Method Detail

getAverageCharWidth

public int getAverageCharWidth()
Returns the average character width, measured in pixels, of the font described by the receiver.

Returns:
the average character width of the font

getHeight

public int getHeight()
Returns the height of the font described by the receiver, measured in pixels. A font's height is the sum of its ascent, descent and leading area.

Returns:
the height of the font

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object object)
Compares the argument to the receiver, and returns true if they represent the same object using a class specific comparison.

Overrides:
equals in class java.lang.Object
Parameters:
object - the object to compare with this object
Returns:
true if the object is the same as this object and false otherwise
See Also:
hashCode()

hashCode

public int hashCode()
Returns an integer hash code for the receiver. Any two objects that return true when passed to equals must return the same value for this method.

Overrides:
hashCode in class java.lang.Object
Returns:
the receiver's hash
See Also:
equals(java.lang.Object)

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