Java Graphics library, how to size drawString-CodePudding

im new to awt and string, and I am trying to draw a string but I dont know how to size it.

This is what I have done:

public void draw(Graphics g) {
    g.drawString("$", x, y);}

So the $ comes up, but it is very small, I want to make the string same as an oval I made

g.fillOval(applex,appley,unitSize,unitSize);

Any tips? Thank you

CodePudding user response：

Set a font to increase the size. Check out the Font class in the Javadoc to see the options.

g.setFont(new Font("Arial", Font.BOLD, 72));

Also, if you cast g to Graphics2D and use RenderingHints, you can turn on anti-aliasing to visually smooth out your shapes, etc.

Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D) g;
g2d.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING,
                RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON);