jxl.write
Class WritableFont

java.lang.Object
  jxl.biff.RecordData
      jxl.biff.WritableRecordData
          jxl.biff.FontRecord
              jxl.write.biff.WritableFontRecord
                  jxl.write.WritableFont

All Implemented Interfaces:

jxl.biff.ByteData, Font

Direct Known Subclasses:

Font

public class WritableFont

extends jxl.write.biff.WritableFontRecord

A class which is instantiated when the user application wishes to specify the font for a particular cell

Nested Class Summary

static class

WritableFont.FontName Static inner class used for classifying the font names

Field Summary

static WritableFont.FontName	ARIAL Objects created with this font name will be rendered within Excel as ARIAL fonts
static jxl.write.WritableFont.BoldStyle	BOLD Indicates that this font should be presented in a BOLD style
static WritableFont.FontName	COURIER Objects created with this font name will be rendered within Excel as COURIER fonts
static int	DEFAULT_POINT_SIZE The default point size for all Fonts
static jxl.write.WritableFont.BoldStyle	NO_BOLD Indicates that this font should not be presented as bold
static WritableFont.FontName	TAHOMA Objects created with this font name will be rendered within Excel as TAHOMA fonts
static WritableFont.FontName	TIMES Objects created with this font name will be rendered within Excel as TIMES fonts

Fields inherited from class jxl.biff.FontRecord

biff7

Constructor Summary

WritableFont(Font f)
Publicly available copy constructor

WritableFont(WritableFont.FontName fn)
Creates a default font, vanilla font of the specified face and with default point size.

WritableFont(WritableFont.FontName fn, int ps)
Constructs of font of the specified face and of size given by the specified point size

WritableFont(WritableFont.FontName fn, int ps, jxl.write.WritableFont.BoldStyle bs)
Creates a font of the specified face, point size and bold style

WritableFont(WritableFont.FontName fn, int ps, jxl.write.WritableFont.BoldStyle bs, boolean italic)
Creates a font of the specified face, point size, bold weight and italicised option.

WritableFont(WritableFont.FontName fn, int ps, jxl.write.WritableFont.BoldStyle bs, boolean it, UnderlineStyle us)
Creates a font of the specified face, point size, bold weight, italicisation and underline style

WritableFont(WritableFont.FontName fn, int ps, jxl.write.WritableFont.BoldStyle bs, boolean it, UnderlineStyle us, Colour c)
Creates a font of the specified face, point size, bold style, italicisation, underline style and colour

WritableFont(WritableFont.FontName fn, int ps, jxl.write.WritableFont.BoldStyle bs, boolean it, UnderlineStyle us, Colour c, ScriptStyle ss)
Creates a font of the specified face, point size, bold style, italicisation, underline style, colour, and script style (superscript/subscript)

Method Summary

static WritableFont.FontName	createFont(java.lang.String fontName) Factory method which creates the specified font name.
boolean	isStruckout() Accessor for the strike-out flag
void	setBoldStyle(jxl.write.WritableFont.BoldStyle boldStyle) Sets the bold style for this font, if the font hasn't been initialized
void	setColour(Colour colour) Sets the colour for this font, if the font hasn't been initialized
void	setItalic(boolean italic) Sets the italic indicator for this font, if the font hasn't been initialized
void	setPointSize(int pointSize) Sets the point size for this font, if the font hasn't been initialized
void	setScriptStyle(ScriptStyle scriptStyle) Sets the script style (eg.
void	setStruckout(boolean struckout) Sets Accessor for the strike-out flag
void	setUnderlineStyle(UnderlineStyle us) Sets the underline style for this font, if the font hasn't been initialized

Methods inherited from class jxl.biff.FontRecord

equals, getBoldWeight, getColour, getData, getFontIndex, getName, getPointSize, getScriptStyle, getUnderlineStyle, hashCode, initialize, isInitialized, isItalic, uninitialize

Methods inherited from class jxl.biff.WritableRecordData

getBytes

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

ARIAL

public static final WritableFont.FontName ARIAL

Objects created with this font name will be rendered within Excel as ARIAL fonts

TIMES

public static final WritableFont.FontName TIMES

Objects created with this font name will be rendered within Excel as TIMES fonts

COURIER

public static final WritableFont.FontName COURIER

Objects created with this font name will be rendered within Excel as COURIER fonts

TAHOMA

public static final WritableFont.FontName TAHOMA

Objects created with this font name will be rendered within Excel as TAHOMA fonts

NO_BOLD

public static final jxl.write.WritableFont.BoldStyle NO_BOLD

Indicates that this font should not be presented as bold

BOLD

public static final jxl.write.WritableFont.BoldStyle BOLD

Indicates that this font should be presented in a BOLD style

DEFAULT_POINT_SIZE

public static final int DEFAULT_POINT_SIZE

The default point size for all Fonts

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

WritableFont

public WritableFont(WritableFont.FontName fn)

Creates a default font, vanilla font of the specified face and with default point size.

Parameters:

fn - the font name

WritableFont

public WritableFont(Font f)

Publicly available copy constructor

Parameters:

f - the font to copy

WritableFont

public WritableFont(WritableFont.FontName fn,
                    int ps)

Constructs of font of the specified face and of size given by the specified point size

Parameters:

ps - the point size

fn - the font name

WritableFont

public WritableFont(WritableFont.FontName fn,
                    int ps,
                    jxl.write.WritableFont.BoldStyle bs)

Creates a font of the specified face, point size and bold style

Parameters:

ps - the point size

bs - the bold style

fn - the font name

WritableFont

public WritableFont(WritableFont.FontName fn,
                    int ps,
                    jxl.write.WritableFont.BoldStyle bs,
                    boolean italic)

Creates a font of the specified face, point size, bold weight and italicised option.

Parameters:

ps - the point size

bs - the bold style

italic - italic flag

fn - the font name

WritableFont

public WritableFont(WritableFont.FontName fn,
                    int ps,
                    jxl.write.WritableFont.BoldStyle bs,
                    boolean it,
                    UnderlineStyle us)

Creates a font of the specified face, point size, bold weight, italicisation and underline style

Parameters:

ps - the point size

bs - the bold style

us - the underline style

fn - the font name

it - italic flag

WritableFont

public WritableFont(WritableFont.FontName fn,
                    int ps,
                    jxl.write.WritableFont.BoldStyle bs,
                    boolean it,
                    UnderlineStyle us,
                    Colour c)

Creates a font of the specified face, point size, bold style, italicisation, underline style and colour

Parameters:

ps - the point size

bs - the bold style

us - the underline style

fn - the font name

it - italic flag

c - the colour

WritableFont

public WritableFont(WritableFont.FontName fn,
                    int ps,
                    jxl.write.WritableFont.BoldStyle bs,
                    boolean it,
                    UnderlineStyle us,
                    Colour c,
                    ScriptStyle ss)

Creates a font of the specified face, point size, bold style, italicisation, underline style, colour, and script style (superscript/subscript)

Parameters:

ps - the point size

bs - the bold style

us - the underline style

fn - the font name

it - the italic flag

c - the colour

ss - the script style

Method Detail

setPointSize

public void setPointSize(int pointSize)
                  throws WriteException

Sets the point size for this font, if the font hasn't been initialized

Parameters:

pointSize - the point size

Throws:

WriteException, - if this font is already in use elsewhere

WriteException

setBoldStyle

public void setBoldStyle(jxl.write.WritableFont.BoldStyle boldStyle)
                  throws WriteException

Sets the bold style for this font, if the font hasn't been initialized

Parameters:

boldStyle - the bold style

Throws:

WriteException, - if this font is already in use elsewhere

WriteException

setItalic

public void setItalic(boolean italic)
               throws WriteException

Sets the italic indicator for this font, if the font hasn't been initialized

Parameters:

italic - the italic flag

Throws:

WriteException, - if this font is already in use elsewhere

WriteException

setUnderlineStyle

public void setUnderlineStyle(UnderlineStyle us)
                       throws WriteException

Sets the underline style for this font, if the font hasn't been initialized

Parameters:

us - the underline style

Throws:

WriteException, - if this font is already in use elsewhere

WriteException

setColour

public void setColour(Colour colour)
               throws WriteException

Sets the colour for this font, if the font hasn't been initialized

Parameters:

colour - the colour

Throws:

WriteException, - if this font is already in use elsewhere

WriteException

setScriptStyle

public void setScriptStyle(ScriptStyle scriptStyle)
                    throws WriteException

Sets the script style (eg. superscript, subscript) for this font, if the font hasn't been initialized

Parameters:

scriptStyle - the colour

Throws:

WriteException, - if this font is already in use elsewhere

WriteException

isStruckout

public boolean isStruckout()

Accessor for the strike-out flag

Returns:

the strike-out flag

setStruckout

public void setStruckout(boolean struckout)
                  throws WriteException

Sets Accessor for the strike-out flag

Parameters:

struckout - TRUE if this is a struckout font

Returns:

the strike-out flag

Throws:

WriteException, - if this font is already in use elsewhere

WriteException

createFont

public static WritableFont.FontName createFont(java.lang.String fontName)

Factory method which creates the specified font name. This method should be used with care, since the string used to create the font name must be recognized by Excel's internal processing

Parameters:

fontName - the name of the Excel font

Returns:

the font name