| Package | Description | 
|---|---|
| java.awt | 
 Contains all of the classes for creating user
interfaces and for painting graphics and images. 
 | 
| java.text | 
 Provides classes and interfaces for handling text, dates, numbers, and messages
in a manner independent of natural languages. 
 | 
| javax.swing.text | 
 Provides classes and interfaces that deal with editable
and noneditable text components. 
 | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
int | 
Font.canDisplayUpTo(CharacterIterator iter,
              int start,
              int limit)
Indicates whether or not this  
Font can display the
 text specified by the iter starting at
 start and ending at limit. | 
GlyphVector | 
Font.createGlyphVector(FontRenderContext frc,
                 CharacterIterator ci)
Creates a  
GlyphVector by
 mapping the specified characters to glyphs one-to-one based on the
 Unicode cmap in this Font. | 
LineMetrics | 
Font.getLineMetrics(CharacterIterator ci,
              int beginIndex,
              int limit,
              FontRenderContext frc)
Returns a  
LineMetrics object created with the
 specified arguments. | 
LineMetrics | 
FontMetrics.getLineMetrics(CharacterIterator ci,
              int beginIndex,
              int limit,
              Graphics context)
Returns the  
LineMetrics object for the specified
 CharacterIterator in the specified Graphics
 context. | 
Rectangle2D | 
Font.getStringBounds(CharacterIterator ci,
               int beginIndex,
               int limit,
               FontRenderContext frc)
Returns the logical bounds of the characters indexed in the
 specified  
CharacterIterator in the
 specified FontRenderContext. | 
Rectangle2D | 
FontMetrics.getStringBounds(CharacterIterator ci,
               int beginIndex,
               int limit,
               Graphics context)
Returns the bounds of the characters indexed in the specified
  
CharacterIterator in the
 specified Graphics context. | 
| Modifier and Type | Interface and Description | 
|---|---|
interface  | 
AttributedCharacterIterator
An  
AttributedCharacterIterator allows iteration through both text and
 related attribute information. | 
| Modifier and Type | Class and Description | 
|---|---|
class  | 
StringCharacterIterator
StringCharacterIterator implements the
 CharacterIterator protocol for a String. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
abstract CharacterIterator | 
BreakIterator.getText()
Get the text being scanned 
 | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
CollationElementIterator | 
RuleBasedCollator.getCollationElementIterator(CharacterIterator source)
Returns a CollationElementIterator for the given CharacterIterator. 
 | 
void | 
CollationElementIterator.setText(CharacterIterator source)
Set a new string over which to iterate. 
 | 
abstract void | 
BreakIterator.setText(CharacterIterator newText)
Set a new text for scanning. 
 | 
| Modifier and Type | Class and Description | 
|---|---|
class  | 
Segment
A segment of a character array representing a fragment
 of text. 
 | 
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