Enum Class FontWeight

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<FontWeight>

javafx.scene.text.FontWeight

All Implemented Interfaces:: Serializable, Comparable<FontWeight>, Constable

public enum FontWeight extends Enum<FontWeight>

Specifies different font weights which can be used when searching for a font on the system. The names correspond to pre-defined weights in the OS/2 table of the OpenType font specification. The CSS 3 specification references the same as a sequence of values.

Since:: JavaFX 2.0

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces declared in class java.lang.Enum

Enum.EnumDesc<E extends Enum<E>>

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constant	Description
`BLACK`	represents Black font weight (900).
`BOLD`	represents Bold font weight (700).
`EXTRA_BOLD`	represents 'Extra Bold' font weight (800).
`EXTRA_LIGHT`	represents 'Extra Light' font weight (200).
`LIGHT`	represents Light font weight (300).
`MEDIUM`	represents Medium font weight (500).
`NORMAL`	represents Normal font weight (400).
`SEMI_BOLD`	represents 'Demi Bold' font weight (600).
`THIN`	represents Thin font weight (100).

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static FontWeight`	`findByName(String name)`	Returns `FontWeight` by its name.
`static FontWeight`	`findByWeight(int weight)`	Returns the closest `FontWeight` for a weight value as defined by the CSS and OpenType specifications.
`int`	`getWeight()`	Return the visual weight (degree of blackness or thickness) specified by this `FontWeight`.
`static FontWeight`	`valueOf(String name)`	Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name.
`static FontWeight[]`	`values()`	Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.

Methods declared in class java.lang.Enum

clone, compareTo, describeConstable, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constant Details

THIN

public static final FontWeight THIN

represents Thin font weight (100).

EXTRA_LIGHT

public static final FontWeight EXTRA_LIGHT

represents 'Extra Light' font weight (200).

LIGHT

public static final FontWeight LIGHT

represents Light font weight (300).

NORMAL

public static final FontWeight NORMAL

represents Normal font weight (400).

MEDIUM

public static final FontWeight MEDIUM

represents Medium font weight (500).

SEMI_BOLD

public static final FontWeight SEMI_BOLD

represents 'Demi Bold' font weight (600).

BOLD

public static final FontWeight BOLD

represents Bold font weight (700).

EXTRA_BOLD

public static final FontWeight EXTRA_BOLD

represents 'Extra Bold' font weight (800).

BLACK

public static final FontWeight BLACK

represents Black font weight (900).

Method Details

values

public static FontWeight[] values()

Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.

Returns:: an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared

valueOf

public static FontWeight valueOf(String name)

Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this class. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)

Parameters:: name - the name of the enum constant to be returned.
Returns:: the enum constant with the specified name
Throws:: IllegalArgumentException - if this enum class has no constant with the specified name; NullPointerException - if the argument is null

getWeight

public int getWeight()

Return the visual weight (degree of blackness or thickness) specified by this FontWeight.

Returns:: weight

findByName

public static FontWeight findByName(String name)

Returns FontWeight by its name.

Parameters:: name - name of the FontWeight
Returns:: the FontWeight by its name

findByWeight

public static FontWeight findByWeight(int weight)

Returns the closest FontWeight for a weight value as defined by the CSS and OpenType specifications. Where the specified value is equidistant between two FontWeight values, then the implementation may select either at its discretion. This lookup is without reference to a font, so this is purely a mapping to the set of FontWeight instances and does not mean that a font of that weight will be available.

Parameters:: weight - the weight value
Returns:: closest FontWeight

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