Custom fonts

Newbie & Debugging Questions
#1

Okay so I have a .ttf folder for a custom font that I wish to load. How do I import it, then use it in a JLabel? I’ve sat here and tried over and over and never got it:/

#2

Here is how I load a .ttf file.


// Font manager should be replaced with your class name.
	public static Font createFont(String path, float size) {
		try (InputStream is = FontManager.class.getClass().getResourceAsStream(path)) {
			Font font = null;
			try {
				font = Font.createFont(Font.TRUETYPE_FONT, is);
			} catch (FontFormatException | IOException e) {
				e.printStackTrace();
			}
			if (font != null) {
				font = font.deriveFont(size);
			}
			return font;
		} catch (IOException e1) {
			e1.printStackTrace();
		}
		return null;
	}

// Example of me creating it later on.
// /fonts/ is located within my res folder.
Font title_font = FontManager.createFont("/fonts/PHATONE_.TTF", 58); //$NON-NLS-1$

If you are not running Java 1.7 you will need to modify the first line. I am unaware if this is the best design but hopefully it helps; please ask any questions you might have.