Package org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.font

Class Standard14Fonts

java.lang.Object
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.font.Standard14Fonts
public final class Standard14Fonts extends Object
The "Standard 14" PDF fonts, also known as the "base 14" fonts. There are 14 font files, but Acrobat uses additional names for compatibility, e.g. Arial.
Author:
John Hewson

  • Method Details

    • getAFM

      public static org.apache.fontbox.afm.FontMetrics getAFM(String fontName)
      Returns the metrics for font specified by fontName. Loads the font metrics if not already loaded.
      Parameters:
      fontName - name of font; either a base name or alias
      Returns:
      the font metrics or null if the name is not one of the known names
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException - if no metrics exist for that font.

    • containsName

      public static boolean containsName(String fontName)
      Returns true if the given font name is one of the known names, including alias.
      Parameters:
      fontName - the name of font, either a base name or alias
      Returns:
      true if the name is one of the known names

    • getNames

      public static Set<String> getNames()
      Returns the set of known font names, including aliases.
      Returns:
      the set of known font names

    • getMappedFontName

      public static Standard14Fonts.FontName getMappedFontName(String fontName)
      Returns the base name of the font which the given font name maps to.
      Parameters:
      fontName - name of font, either a base name or an alias
      Returns:
      the base name or null if this is not one of the known names

    • getGlyphPath

      public static GeneralPath getGlyphPath(Standard14Fonts.FontName baseName, String glyphName) throws IOException
      Returns the path for the character with the given name for the specified Standard 14 font. The mapped font is cached. The path may differ in different environments as it depends on the mapped font.
      Parameters:
      baseName - name of the standard 14 font
      glyphName - name of glyph
      Returns:
      the mapped font
      Throws:
      IOException - if the data could not be read