# PaintCompat

added in[version 25.4.0](https://developer.android.com/topic/libraries/support-library/revisions)  
belongs to Maven artifact com.android.support:support-compat:28.0.0-alpha1  
Summary:[Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/graphics/PaintCompat#pubmethods)\|[Inherited Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/graphics/PaintCompat#inhmethods)\|[\[Expand All\]](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/graphics/PaintCompat#)  

# PaintCompat

| This package is part of the Android[support library](https://developer.android.com/topic/libraries/support-library)which is no longer maintained. The support library has been superseded by[AndroidX](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx)which is part of[Jetpack](https://developer.android.com/jetpack). We recommend using the AndroidX libraries in all new projects. You should also consider[migrating](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/migrate)existing projects to AndroidX. To find the AndroidX class that maps to this deprecated class, see the AndroidX support library[class mappings](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/migrate/class-mappings).

`
public

final

class
PaintCompat
`  
`

extends Object


``


`

|---|-----------------------------------------|
| java.lang.Object                           ||
| ↳ | android.support.v4.graphics.PaintCompat |

<br />

*** ** * ** ***

Helper for accessing features in[Paint](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/graphics/Paint.html).

## Summary

|                                                                                                                                                                                      ### Public methods                                                                                                                                                                                       ||
|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| ` static boolean` | ` `[hasGlyph](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/graphics/PaintCompat#hasGlyph(android.graphics.Paint, java.lang.String))`(`[Paint](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/graphics/Paint.html)` paint, String string) ` Determine whether the typeface set on the paint has a glyph supporting the string in a backwards compatible way. |

| ### Inherited methods |
|-----------------------|---|
| [![](https://developer.android.com/static/assets/images/styles/disclosure_down.png)](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/graphics/PaintCompat#)From class` java.lang.Object ` |-------------------|-------------------------------| | ` Object`         | ` clone() `                   | | ` boolean`        | ` equals(Object arg0) `       | | ` void`           | ` finalize() `                | | ` final Class<?>` | ` getClass() `                | | ` int`            | ` hashCode() `                | | ` final void`     | ` notify() `                  | | ` final void`     | ` notifyAll() `               | | ` String`         | ` toString() `                | | ` final void`     | ` wait(long arg0, int arg1) ` | | ` final void`     | ` wait(long arg0) `           | | ` final void`     | ` wait() `                    | ||

## Public methods

### hasGlyph

added in[version 25.4.0](https://developer.android.com/topic/libraries/support-library/revisions)  

```
boolean hasGlyph (Paint paint, 
                String string)
```

Determine whether the typeface set on the paint has a glyph supporting the string in a backwards compatible way.

<br />

|                                  Parameters                                  ||
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `paint`  | `Paint`: the paint instance to check <br />                        |
| `string` | `String`: the string to test whether there is glyph support <br /> |

|                                         Returns                                          ||
|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `boolean` | true if the typeface set on the given paint has a glyph for the string <br /> |

-

  ## Classes

  - [BitmapCompat](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/graphics/BitmapCompat)
  - [ColorUtils](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/graphics/ColorUtils)
  - [PaintCompat](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/graphics/PaintCompat)