/**

* Gets the length, in pixels, of the String passed in.

* @param g The Graphics object to reference the font metrics of.

* @param s The String to get the length of, in pixels.

*

* @return The length, in pixels, of the String passed in.

*/

public static int getPxLength(Graphics g, String s) {

int x = 0;

for (int c1 = 0; c1 < s.length(); c1++) {

x += g.getFontMetrics().charWidth(s.charAt(c1));

}

return x;

}

/**

* Gets the color (from green-red) based on the percent value passed in.

* Generally, you will use this to display the health of a Character.

* @param percent The percent to get the Color of.

* @return The color of the percent passed in.

*/

public static Color getPercentColor(int percent) {

double dec = (double) percent / 100;

double green = 255 * dec;

double red = 255 - green;

if (green <= 255 && green >= 0 && red <= 255 && red >= 0) {

return new Color((int) red, (int) green, 0);

}

return Color.BLACK;

}

/**

* Gets the per hour value for the int passed in based on the start time of when

* the int was being recorded.

* @param value The int to get the per hour value of.

* @param startTime The time, in milliseconds, when the int began being recorded.

* @return The per hour value of the int passed in.

*/

public static long getPerHour(final int value, final long startTime) {

return (long) (value * 3600000D / (System.currentTimeMillis() - startTime));

}

/**

* Inserts commas (US LOCALE) into the passed in int.

* @param i The int to insert commas into.

* @return The String created by inserting commas into the passed in int.

*/

public static String commas(final int i) {

return NumberFormat.getNumberInstance(Locale.US).format((long) i);

}

Edited March 24, 201411 yr by Sigma

Nice snippet, thanks

Keep them coming Sigma!