Java Program to Display String in a Rectangle

This is a Java Program to Display String in a Rectangle

Problem Description

We have to write a program in Java such that it creates a rectangle and displays a string inside it.

Expected Input and Output

For drawing string in a rectangle, we can have the following set of input and output.

To View the String in a Rectangle :

On the execution of the program,
it is expected that a string is displayed inside a rectangle.
Given string is "String inside Rectangle".
Rectangle shape color should be "Red" and string color "Green".

Problem Solution

1. Draw a rectangle with required dimensions.
2. Create a string and draw it with proper co-ordinates.

Program/Source Code

Here is source code of the Java Program to display string in a rectangle. The program is successfully compiled and tested using javac compiler on Fedora 30. The program output is also shown below.

/* Java Program to Display String in a Rectangle */

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import java.applet.*;
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import java.awt.*;
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public class String_Rectangle extends Applet

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{
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    //Initialize the applet
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    public void init()
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    {
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	setBackground(Color.white);
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    }
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    //Function to draw rectangle and string

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    public void paint(Graphics g)
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    {
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	g.setColor(Color.red);
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	int wid = 300;
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	int len = 150;
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	//Draw a rectangle
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	g.drawRect(100,175,wid,len);
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	//Create a font and draw string
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	Font myFont = new Font("TimesRoman",Font.BOLD,15);

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	g.setFont(myFont);
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	g.setColor(Color.green);
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	String s = "String inside Rectangle";
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	g.drawString(s,150,250);
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    }
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}
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/*
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<applet code = String_Rectangle.class width = 500 height = 500>

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</applet>
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*/
```

To compile and execute the program use the following commands :

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>>> javac String_Rectangle.java
>>> appletviewer String_Rectangle.java

Program Explanation

1. Use drawRect(int x,int y,int width,int length) method of Graphics class to draw a rectangle with dimensions width * length starting from (x,y) co-ordinate.
2. To draw a string use method drawString.

Runtime Test Cases

Here’s the run time test cases to draw a string in rectangle for different input cases.

Test case 1 – To View a String in Rectangle.

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