com.sap.ip.me.api.pios.printer
Class Metrics

java.lang.Object
  com.sap.ip.me.api.pios.printer.Metrics

public final class Metrics

extends java.lang.Object

This class represents a measurement (height, width) specified in points (1/72th of an inch units) for a field. This information then can be used to calculate the position of a field in a page. A field can be text, barcode or image.

Example: Centering text.

 
 	
	String TITLE = "This is My Title";
	PrinterFont font = graphicPrinter.getFont("Scalable");
	Metrics metrics = font.getMetrics(TITLE); 
	float center = (pageWidth/2) - (metrics.getWidth()/2);
		
	graphicPrinter.drawText(font, center, 0, TITLE, GraphicPrinter.NO_ROTATION);
 		
 
 

Since:

MI 2.5

Author:

Abaco

See Also:

PrinterBarcode, PrinterImage, PrinterFont

Constructor Summary

protected

Metrics(float width, float height) Creates a new Metrics object.

Method Summary

float	getHeight() Returns the height of a field in points.
float	getWidth() Returns the width of a field in points.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Metrics

protected Metrics(float width,
                  float height)

Creates a new Metrics object.

Parameters:

width - the field width in points (1/72nds of an inch units)

height - the field height in points (1/72nds of an inch units)

Method Detail

getHeight

public float getHeight()

Returns the height of a field in points.

Returns:

The field height in points (1/72nds of an inch units).

getWidth

public float getWidth()

Returns the width of a field in points.

Returns:

The field width in points (1/72nds of an inch units).