Name: dsR10051 Date: 11/16/2000



The documentation for constructor
java.awt.Font.Font(String name, int style, int size)
"
     ...
     * @param name the font name. This can be a logical font name or a
     * font face name. A logical name must be either: Dialog, DialogInput,
     * Monospaced, Serif, SansSerif, or Symbol. If <code>name</code> is
                                                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
     * <code>null</code>, the <code>name</code> of the new
       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
     * <code>Font</code> is set to Default.
       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
     ...
"

But the example below demonstrates that the name of new font
is set to Dialog.
Under JDK1.3 the name of the font in this case is set to Default
that corresponds to doc.

Here is a minimized test:
import java.awt.Font;

public class FontTest01 {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Font font = new Font((String) null, Font.PLAIN, 12);
        System.out.println("Font created:");
        System.out.println(font);
        if(font.getName().equals("Default")) {
            System.out.println("OKAY");
        } else {
            System.out.println("FAILED: Font name is " + font.getName());
            System.out.println(" Should be Default");
        }
        System.exit(0);
    }
}
--- Output ---
%java -version
java version "1.4.0beta"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.0beta-b40)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4beta-B40, mixed mode)
%java FontTest01
Font created:
java.awt.Font[family=dialog,name=Dialog,style=plain,size=12]
FAILED: Font name is Dialog
        Should be Default
%/set/java/jdk1.3/solaris/bin/java -version
java version "1.3.0"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.3.0-C)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.3.0-C, interpreted mode)
%/set/java/jdk1.3/solaris/bin/java FontTest01
Font created:
java.awt.Font[family=Arial,name=Default,style=plain,size=12]
OKAY

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