PaintUtil.java

import java.awt.*;

/**
 * @author Caleb Date: 27/04/12 Time: 22:38
 */
public class PaintUtil {

     public static class ColorString {

          private final Color color;
          private final String string;

          public ColorString(final Color color, final String string) {
               this.color = color;
               this.string = string;
          }

          public Color getColor() {
               return color;
          }

          public String getString() {
               return string;
          }

     }

     public static class StringGroup {

          private ColorString[] strings;

          public StringGroup(final ColorString... strings) {
               this.strings = strings;
          }

          public ColorString[] getStrings() {
               return strings;
          }

     }

     public static int[] drawString(final Graphics g, final int x, final int y, final StringGroup... groups) {
          int cy = y;
          int width = 0;
          int height = 0;
          final FontMetrics fm = g.getFontMetrics();
          for (final StringGroup group : groups) {
               int cx = x;
               for (final ColorString string : group.getStrings()) {
                    g.setColor(string.getColor());
                    g.drawString(string.getString(), cx, cy);
                    cx += fm.stringWidth(string.getString());
               }
               if (cx > width) {
                    width = cx;
               }
               cy += 10;
          }
          height = cy;
          return new int[]{ width - x, height - y };
     }

}