add .ttf file to java project

awt, fonts, java, truetype

Solution

You can register the created font with the graphics environment , as below :

try {
   GraphicsEnvironment ge = 
     GraphicsEnvironment.getLocalGraphicsEnvironment();
 ge.registerFont(Font.createFont(Font.TRUETYPE_FONT, new File("akshar.TTF"));
} catch (IOException|FontFormatException e) {
 //Handle exception
}

Refer the Java tutorial.

Problem

I have downloaded akshar.ttf file and want to add it to my java project. I have tried the following ways by searching online but nothing worked so far. Try 1: ``` Font ttfBase = null; Font ttfReal = null; try { InputStream myStream = new BufferedInputStream(new FileInputStream("akshar.TTF")); ttfBase = Font.createFont(Font.TRUETYPE_FONT, myStream); ttfReal = ttfBase.deriveFont(Font.PLAIN, 24); } catch (Exception ex) { ex.printStackTrace(); System.err.println("akshar font not loaded."); } ``` Try 2: ``` Font font = new Font("akshar",Font.PLAIN,15); ``` I have the akshar.ttf file at the following places:- - java/jre/lib/fonts - bin folder of my project - src folder of my project I am new to java and have tried all these by following various links online. Please help me where am i going wrong.

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