## Uses of Class
java.awt.font.FontRenderContext

- Packages that use FontRenderContext
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  java.awt | Contains all of the classes for creating user interfaces and for painting graphics and images.
  java.awt.font | Provides classes and interface relating to fonts.

- - ### Uses of FontRenderContext in java.awt

    Methods in java.awt that return FontRenderContext
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `abstract FontRenderContext` | Graphics2D.`getFontRenderContext()` Get the rendering context of the `Font` within this `Graphics2D` context.
    `FontRenderContext` | FontMetrics.`getFontRenderContext()` Gets the `FontRenderContext` used by this `FontMetrics` object to measure text.

    Methods in java.awt with parameters of type FontRenderContext
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `GlyphVector` | Font.`createGlyphVector(FontRenderContext frc, char[] chars)` Creates a `GlyphVector` by mapping characters to glyphs one-to-one based on the Unicode cmap in this `Font`.
    `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`.
    `GlyphVector` | Font.`createGlyphVector(FontRenderContext frc, int[] glyphCodes)` Creates a `GlyphVector` by mapping characters to glyphs one-to-one based on the Unicode cmap in this `Font`.
    `GlyphVector` | Font.`createGlyphVector(FontRenderContext frc, String str)` Creates a `GlyphVector` by mapping characters to glyphs one-to-one based on the Unicode cmap in this `Font`.
    `LineMetrics` | Font.`getLineMetrics(char[] chars, int beginIndex, int limit, FontRenderContext frc)` Returns a `LineMetrics` object created with the specified arguments.
    `LineMetrics` | Font.`getLineMetrics(CharacterIterator ci, int beginIndex, int limit, FontRenderContext frc)` Returns a `LineMetrics` object created with the specified arguments.
    `LineMetrics` | Font.`getLineMetrics(String str, FontRenderContext frc)` Returns a `LineMetrics` object created with the specified `String` and `FontRenderContext`.
    `LineMetrics` | Font.`getLineMetrics(String str, int beginIndex, int limit, FontRenderContext frc)` Returns a `LineMetrics` object created with the specified arguments.
    `Rectangle2D` | Font.`getMaxCharBounds(FontRenderContext frc)` Returns the bounds for the character with the maximum bounds as defined in the specified `FontRenderContext`.
    `Rectangle2D` | Font.`getStringBounds(char[] chars, int beginIndex, int limit, FontRenderContext frc)` Returns the logical bounds of the specified array of characters in the specified `FontRenderContext`.
    `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` | Font.`getStringBounds(String str, FontRenderContext frc)` Returns the logical bounds of the specified `String` in the specified `FontRenderContext`.
    `Rectangle2D` | Font.`getStringBounds(String str, int beginIndex, int limit, FontRenderContext frc)` Returns the logical bounds of the specified `String` in the specified `FontRenderContext`.
    `GlyphVector` | Font.`layoutGlyphVector(FontRenderContext frc, char[] text, int start, int limit, int flags)` Returns a new `GlyphVector` object, performing full layout of the text if possible.

  - ### Uses of FontRenderContext in java.awt.font

    Methods in java.awt.font that return FontRenderContext
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `abstract FontRenderContext` | GlyphVector.`getFontRenderContext()` Returns the `FontRenderContext` associated with this `GlyphVector`.

    Methods in java.awt.font with parameters of type FontRenderContext
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `boolean` | FontRenderContext.`equals(FontRenderContext rhs)` Return true if rhs has the same transform, antialiasing, and fractional metrics values as this.
    `Rectangle` | GlyphVector.`getGlyphPixelBounds(int index, FontRenderContext renderFRC, float x, float y)` Returns the pixel bounds of the glyph at index when this `GlyphVector` is rendered in a `Graphics` with the given `FontRenderContext` at the given location.
    `Rectangle` | TextLayout.`getPixelBounds(FontRenderContext frc, float x, float y)` Returns the pixel bounds of this `TextLayout` when rendered in a graphics with the given `FontRenderContext` at the given location.
    `Rectangle` | GlyphVector.`getPixelBounds(FontRenderContext renderFRC, float x, float y)` Returns the pixel bounds of this `GlyphVector` when rendered in a graphics with the given `FontRenderContext` at the given location.

    Constructors in java.awt.font with parameters of type FontRenderContext
    Constructor | Description
    --- | ---
    `LineBreakMeasurer(AttributedCharacterIterator text, BreakIterator breakIter, FontRenderContext frc)` Constructs a `LineBreakMeasurer` for the specified text.
    `LineBreakMeasurer(AttributedCharacterIterator text, FontRenderContext frc)` Constructs a `LineBreakMeasurer` for the specified text.
    `TextLayout(AttributedCharacterIterator text, FontRenderContext frc)` Constructs a `TextLayout` from an iterator over styled text.
    `TextLayout(String string, Font font, FontRenderContext frc)` Constructs a `TextLayout` from a `String` and a `Font`.
    `TextLayout(String string, Map<? extends AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute,?> attributes, FontRenderContext frc)` Constructs a `TextLayout` from a `String` and an attribute set.
    `TextMeasurer(AttributedCharacterIterator text, FontRenderContext frc)` Constructs a `TextMeasurer` from the source text.

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