package coreservlets; import java.io.*; import javax.servlet.*; import javax.servlet.http.*; import java.awt.*; /** Servlet that generates GIF images representing * a designated message with an oblique shadowed * version behind it. *

* Only runs on servers that support Java 2, since * it relies on Java2D to build the images. *

* Taken from Core Servlets and JavaServer Pages * from Prentice Hall and Sun Microsystems Press, * http://www.coreservlets.com/. * © 2000 Marty Hall; may be freely used or adapted. */ public class ShadowedText extends HttpServlet { public void doGet(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws ServletException, IOException { String message = request.getParameter("message"); if ((message == null) || (message.length() == 0)) { message = "Missing 'message' parameter"; } String fontName = request.getParameter("fontName"); if (fontName == null) { fontName = "Serif"; } String fontSizeString = request.getParameter("fontSize"); int fontSize; try { fontSize = Integer.parseInt(fontSizeString); } catch(NumberFormatException nfe) { fontSize = 90; } response.setContentType("image/gif"); OutputStream out = response.getOutputStream(); Image messageImage = MessageImage.makeMessageImage(message, fontName, fontSize); MessageImage.sendAsGIF(messageImage, out); } /** Allow form to send data via either GET or POST. */ public void doPost(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws ServletException, IOException { doGet(request, response); } }