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Center a text in Java Swing (See related posts)

Draws a string centered by calculating its position depending on the size.

String s;
int width, height;
Graphics g;

FontMetrics fm = getFontMetrics(ftDefault);
Rectangle2D textsize = fm.getStringBounds(s, g);
int xPos = (width - textsize.getWidth()) / 2;
int yPos = (height - textsize.getHeight()) / 2 + fm.getAscent();

g.drawString(s, xPos, yPos);
to java swing font by fschoenm on Mon Apr 14 16:25:46 -0400 2008

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