How to Draw Text in Java

[Java Tip]

This Java tip shows how to draw Text in Java.

import java.awt.Font;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;
import java.awt.RenderingHints;

import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;

public class DrawSimpleText extends JPanel{
    public void paint(Graphics g) {
        Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D)g;
        g2.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING,
            RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON);
        Font font = new Font("Serif", Font.PLAIN, 96);
        g2.setFont(font);

        g2.drawString("Java Forums", 40, 120); 
      }

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    JFrame f = new JFrame();
    f.getContentPane().add(new DrawSimpleText());
    f.setSize(300, 200);
    f.setVisible(true);
  }
}