Class FontConverter

public Object convert(Class type,
                      Attribute attr,
                      Localizer localizer)
            throws Exception

Convert the value of the given Attribute object into an output object of the specified type. Returns the Font that the str argument describes. To ensure that this method returns the desired Font, format the str parameter in one of two ways:

"fontfamilyname-style-pointsize" or
"fontfamilyname style pointsize"

in which style is one of the three case-insensitive strings: "BOLD", "BOLDITALIC", or "ITALIC", and pointsize is a decimal representation of the point size. For example, if you want a font that is Arial, bold, and a point size of 18, you would call this method with: "Arial-BOLD-18".

The default size is 12 and the default style is PLAIN. If you don't specify a valid size, the returned Font has a size of 12. If you don't specify a valid style, the returned Font has a style of PLAIN. If you do not provide a valid font family name in the str argument, this method still returns a valid font with a family name of "dialog". To determine what font family names are available on your system, use the GraphicsEnvironment.getAvailableFontFamilyNames() method. If str is null, a new Font is returned with the family name "dialog", a size of 12 and a PLAIN style. If str is null, a new Font is returned with the name "dialog", a size of 12 and a PLAIN style.

Specified by:

convert in interface Converter

Parameters:

type - Class Data type to which the Attribute's value should be converted

attr - Attribute the attribute, providing the value to be converted.

Returns:

the Font object that str describes, or a new default Font if str is null.

public Class convertsTo()

A Converters conversTo method informs about the Class type the converter is returning when its convert method is called

Specified by:

convertsTo in interface Converter

Returns:

Class - the Class the converter is returning when its convert method is called