org.apache.batik.gvt.font
Class KerningTable

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.batik.gvt.font.KerningTable

public class KerningTable

extends java.lang.Object

The KerningTable class holds a kerning table (a collection of Kern elements). It provides a more convenient method of looking up kerning values when laying out glyphs.

Version:

$Id: KerningTable.java,v 1.4 2003/08/08 11:39:16 vhardy Exp $

Author:

Dean Jackson

Constructor Summary

KerningTable(Kern[] entries)
Creates a KerningTable from an array of Kern entries.

Method Summary

float

getKerningValue(int glyphCode1, int glyphCode2, java.lang.String glyphUnicode1, java.lang.String glyphUnicode2) Returns the amount of kerning that should be added between the given glyphs.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

KerningTable

public KerningTable(Kern[] entries)

Creates a KerningTable from an array of Kern entries.

Parameters:

entries - The array of Kern objects that represent the kerning entries for the font that this kerning table belongs to.

Method Detail

getKerningValue

public float getKerningValue(int glyphCode1,
                             int glyphCode2,
                             java.lang.String glyphUnicode1,
                             java.lang.String glyphUnicode2)

Returns the amount of kerning that should be added between the given glyphs. Returns 0 if the glyphs should not be kerned.

Parameters:

glyphCode1 - The id of the first glyph in the kerning pair

glyphCode2 - The id of the second glyph in the kerning pair

glyphUnicode1 - The unicode value of the first glyph in the kerning pair

glyphUnicode2 - The unicode vlaue of the second glyph in the kerning pair

Returns:

The amount of kerning to be added when laying out the glyphs