getTextBounds(String, double, double, Graphics2D)

gistfile1.java

public Rectangle2D getTextBounds(String text, double x, double y,
                                 Graphics2D graphics) {

    FontMetrics fontMetrics = graphics.getFontMetrics();
    Rectangle2D bounds      = fontMetrics.getStringBounds(text, graphics);

    double widthPad  = 3;
    double heightPad = 1;

    double width  = bounds.getWidth()  + widthPad;
    double height = bounds.getHeight() + heightPad;

    // centre the rectangle on the given x and y
    return new Rectangle2D.Double(x - width / 2, y - height / 2,
                                  width, height);
}