FontMetrics.getAscent

FontMetrics.getAscent

Class Overview | Class Members | This Package | All Packages

Syntax
public int getAscent()
Returns
the font ascent of the font.
Description
Determines the font ascent of the font described by this font metric. The font ascent is the distance from the font's baseline to the top of most alphanumeric characters. Some characters in the font may extend above the font ascent line.

See Also
getMaxAscent