org.apache.fontbox.util

Class FontManager

java.lang.Object

org.apache.fontbox.util.FontManager

public class FontManager
extends Object

This class is used as manager for local fonts. It's based on the font manager provided by Apache FOP. see org.apache.fop.fonts.FontManager.java

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static TrueTypeFont	findTTFont(String fontname) Search for a true type font for the given font name.
static String	findTTFontname(String fontname) Search for a font for the given font name.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

findTTFontname

public static String findTTFontname(String fontname)

Search for a font for the given font name.

Parameters:

fontname - the given font name

Returns:

the name of the mapped font

findTTFont

public static TrueTypeFont findTTFont(String fontname)
                               throws IOException

Search for a true type font for the given font name.

Parameters:

fontname - the given font name

Returns:

the mapped true type font

Throws:

IOException - if something went wrong